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Thank you.

Love! Can't wait to be heading back down! My 2nd home!

I'm not sitting in the dugout right next to any players, having to see and hear them spit.

Well, since I don't visit urinals, I wouldn't know about that. But did have the 'pleasure' once of sitting next to someone spitting into a cup, and not always managing well with that.

Frankly, I'd rather sit next to someone who is smoking a bad cigar than sit next to someone who is chewing and spitting. It's beyond disgusting.

Yeah, I really don't need ads targeted specifically for me. My shoe addiction is hard enough without getting hit by shoe ads from every place on the planet.

The Queen does not need your ratification. You are just lucky I let you eat cake once in a while.

Um, and sisters.

I don't miss mullet one iota. itstime, however ... that was beyond epic.

IMHO, this thread should've gotten locked from the start. The title alone only begs the response it got. It didn't take much to know how things were going to 'evolve' in here. I rarely comment on this site, but I read most everything, and maybe I should have just stayed away from this thread as I knew how it would be. But even in a bad thread, occasionally is something good to get from it. Not the case in here. This is more frustrating than the current shape of the Twins.

A lot of these places aren't exactly 'close' to the stadium, esp. anything downtown or in N Ft Myers. The things on McGreggor I'd say aren't close but also aren't far. Good list ... I've been to some of those places ... a little more info, though ... The Veranda is very nice. It's a dining experience. While no place is 'fancy dress' in Florida, I wouldn't show up there in shorts and a tshirt. And if you are going to head downtown for a meal, you might also want to try the Morgan House. Or, for breakfast, head to Bennett's Fresh Roast ... great coffee and even better donuts; they have other stuff, too, and have lunch items as well. (2011 Bayside Pkwy). The Veranda: The Veranda Restaurant - Ft. Myers Florida The Morgan House: The Morgan House Restaurant Fort Myers Florida Bennett's: http://www.bennettsfreshroast.com/ Over by the 'old' Sox stadium (City of Palms Park) is a restaurant called the Farmer's Market Restaurant. Great southern cooking (fried okra, chicken fried steak, biscuits, grits, etc) ... very reasonable and huge portions. You could eat a late breakfast there and not need to eat again until supper. Very not fancy, but very filling. Farmers Market - Welcome Closer to the Twins stadium, there are plenty of options at Bell Towers Mall both chain and non-chain; lots of variety and levels of experince ... Daniels and Cleveland. And the service road stretch across Daniels from there, too. Depending on where you are staying, the Gulf Coast Mall and Coconut Point Mall also have tons of options. Bell Tower: http://www.thebelltowershops.com/directory/restaurants One of my favorite places near the stadium is the Shrimp Shack. (13361 Metro Blvd ... just off Daniels). Love the hush puppies. It gets very crowded this time of year, so call ahead and put your name in before heading out. (And they don't serve just shrimp, but other seafood as well.) Is a very casual hang out. Welcome to Shrimp Shack! Bonefish Grill is a chain place I like ... 14261 S Tamiami Tr ... between Daniels and 6 Mile Cypress. CRaVe is also a very good breakfast spot; First Watch is also great for breakfast, and there are few locations in Ft Myers ... one in the same plaza as CRaVE. Another nearby is in the plaza on College Pkwy at Cleveland. If you like Prawnbroker, the University Grill (Cypress Lake and Summerlin) is owned/run by the same group and is a little closer to the stadium. Out on Sanibel they also have The Timbers and the Sanibel Grill, both good. Prawnbroker Restaurant Group All of these are easy to find and not off the beaten trail. (Well, Bennett's might be a bit, but worth it.) There are tons of places that open new every year. As the traffic goes this time of year, restaurants are equally busy. Some take reservations, most will at least put your name on the list if you call ahead to lessen your wait time once there. If you want to stop for ice cream, there's a DQ off the Walmart Plaza at Tamiami and 6 Mile Cypress/Gladious intersection. But try the soft serve at Sun Harvest instead ... best chocolate/key lime twist ever! (Basically 4 flavors ... choc, vanilla, orange and keylime, with twist options). Or the Love Boat at 16229 San Carlos. Handmade ice cream ... awesome flavors, all sizes and toppings, delish.

He was my favorite player growing up. His passing was 'more emotional' for me than Puckett's.

He didn't spend a lot of time in the majors

Okay, so, it's okay to not vote Republican because I am a liberal, but it's not okay to not vote Republican because I'm a woman? Frankly, I'm going to vote for someone who best serves my ideals, my interests, and my rights. That is not a Republican in this current climate. And abortion is far down the list as to why, but yes, is one factor of many. Let's not turn this into yet another abortion debate.

I had to laugh that his motivation to get healthy was his upcoming 21st birthday ... the last big one to celebrate? Yeah, ok.

Because the 'average' Twins fan isn't a knowledgeable baseball fan.

Hrbek is a fan favorite to many Twins fans. Jerk or not, he was a big part of an era that saw two World Series for us. Maybe, in such a crowd, instead of responding with hate, it would be better to just not interject on this particular subject. Just a suggestion.

For me the motivation is there, but I wish, for once, I were motivated by positives rather than negatives. Again, it's the 'lesser of two evils' concept. It's not that I exactly live in fear for my rights, but I do worry about them; and there are definitely places I'd never move to as a result.

Yeah, that was actually going to be my original statement, but I figured, odds were, that a few here would be offended; not that that's stopped me before, but I was trying to be more subtle, I guess.

Yeah, me too. It's the signal of the beginning. Am bummed that I'll only be there a week this year instead of my usual two.

Heh ... I actually forgot about Mauer and was thinking of Gagne.

I've been pretty much been doing this since I've started voting. And unless we truly are no longer a two-party' system, that's how it will continue. And gays aren't the only ones who stand to lose a lot in the hands of Republicans. As a woman, there is no way in hell I will ever vote Republican in this era of where this party has gone.

Gotta go with this; Tovar.

Excellent thread. I'm laughing here at work. People are staring. I don't care.

Settle down. It's just a game. And it's not being a jerk enjoying the things that go your way. Sheesh. Find a Braves forum if this makes you upset.