It's on days like this one -- a little over two weeks from the Twins' home opener we are in the midst of rain that is supposed to turn to snow -- that we start to (perhaps irrationally) get worried about the weather at Year Two at Target Field. We're not worried so much about the weather itself, but the perceptions that could be formed in the second go-round. Consider this, then, a pre-emptive strike consisting of an admittedly mixed bag of thoughts that don't necessarily seem to follow one another (what's new, you say? HEY! [redacted] you we say).

*The weather this year at Target Field can't possibly be nicer than it was last year. The Twins might never have it that good again, with the combination of an unseasonably warm April, plenty of sunshine in the summer and rain that always seemed to fall at convenient times (right after games or when the Twins were on the road). It was a charmed year, and a great time for it.

*It almost certainly will be nicer on April 8, when the Twins have their home opener, than it is today. The average high temperature jumps 10 degrees (from 43 to 53) between now and then.

*That said, it feels like we are in for a cool spring. Even if we're just in for an average spring, there are likely to be more games where you need a jacket (and/or blanket, and/or a rain poncho) than last year. It's just fact. And when those days come, we are going to hear it from the roof folks, saying, "I told you so." They were largely kept at bay last year, which might have been Target Field's greatest overall achievement.

*When those roof folks try to talk to us, we will remind them of our stance, from which we will never waver: We'll still gladly take a handful of chilly games and 4-6 rainouts or delays every season over 81 games tainted by an unsightly retractable roof (looking at you, Milwaukee, and your monstrosity).

*Even so, we will complain now and then about the weather. Like we said, it's a mixed bag. Overall, though: brace yourselves. Remember that last year was pretty close to perfect, and we can't have that every year. And remember the prevailing Minnesota mindset: it's the bad days that make the good days even better.