| In a scene out of Hollywood, the Minnesota Twins | | | | baseball. On the face of it playing baseball, when |
| played ball Wednesday night. Before the game | | | | just a few blocks away a scene of devastation |
| there had been questions on whether or not to | | | | was unfolding in the heart of the Twins' own |
| cancel the nights game. A cancellation not because | | | | community, made no sense. Calling off the game |
| of weather, but because of a catastrophe close | | | | seemed the way to go. Then the Twins office |
| to the Metrodome. | | | | heard from the Minnesota Department of Public |
| A bridge collapsed an hour before the scheduled | | | | Safety. The state office asked the Twins to play |
| start of the game. A major bridge carrying | | | | ball. To play ball, and keep the 25,000 fans who |
| thousands of Minnesotans daily. A freeway bridge, | | | | had reached the Metrodome there. To play and |
| which had stood for over 40 years in the heart | | | | help keep the downtown streets and remaining |
| of the Twin Cities, spanning the mighty Mississippi. | | | | highways clear of these 25,000 exiting people for |
| A bridge that carried thousands of Twins fans to | | | | a few critical hours. |
| games in the Metrodome. A bridge, which carried | | | | And so the Twins played ball. To the disbelief of |
| many of the Twins players, coaches and office | | | | people and reporters around the country, the |
| staff to work and back home. | | | | Twins went ahead with their game. They did not |
| The news reached the Twins office about 6:30. | | | | know, at first, of the request by the Minnesota |
| And suddenly, the stunned Twins staff was | | | | Department of Public Safety to do just that; to |
| grappling with a decision on whether to play | | | | play ball. |