August 02, 2007
Bridge Collapse Tragedy
The bridge collapse in Minnesota caused the postponement of today's Twins game, and of the ground breaking ceremony for the new stadium. Joe Christensen reported from the stadium last night.
I spoke with Twins president Dave St. Peter, and he said the decision to play tonight's 7:10 game as scheduled was made after speaking with department of transportation officials. The theory was that sending 20,000-25,000 people back into traffic would only make it more congested for the emergency crews.
It sounds like tomorrow's game will be postponed. The team is working on a statement, and an announcement is coming soon. At 7:08, the team made an announcement over the PA alerting the fans of the collapsed bridge, asking for their prayers and reminding people if they needed to leave to do so calmly. Also, people were asked to only use cell phones if necessary.
La Velle and I keep commenting on how hard it is to focus on the game. "What just happened? How did Alex Gordon just reach base?" It all feels so trivial right now.
My thoughts go out to the families and friends of the victims.
Posted by David Pinto at
07:58 AM
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