Joe C. had a story today in which some of the Twins players expressed concern about the way Target Field is holding up for hitters. Apparently there is too much glare (picture is a view from the batter's box, courtesy of a Twins player who wishes to remain anonymous because he is a slugging first baseman from Canada. Ah! We've said too much). OK, so Justin M. ... er J. Morneau ... er ... nobody really sent in that picture. But there is a fair amount of complaining, or at least suggesting going on. From Joe's story:

"The pitchers are enjoying the heck out of it," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "And the hitters are hoping there's a swimming pool in center field with dolphins in it next year, and the fences are moved in." ... Gardenhire said this tongue-in-cheek, but the players are serious about some of their recommendations, as they prepare to open their fourth homestand Tuesday night against Kansas City. At times, hitters have had real trouble seeing through the combination of shadows and glare. ...

"It's a great facility, we're all proud of it, but there's always going to be some things that need to be adjusted," hitting coach Joe Vavra said. "There's a lot of light that reflects off that wall [beyond center field], maybe because of all the glass. It has been borderline dangerous at some points. You can see some of the catchers having trouble catching the ball, and if the catcher can't catch it, I don't think you're going to be able to hit it." Never mind hitting it. How about ducking for cover if it's coming at your head? "It gets pretty bright out there," Twins catcher Joe Mauer confirmed. "I don't want to make excuses, but there's been certain times of the game, when I couldn't really see anything hitting. Those are usually the 3 o'clock games."

The most GLARING stats in a negative light: 13 home runs for the Twins at Target Field vs. 35 on the road. Twins opponents have hit 21 at Target Field (in 27 games) and 27 when the Twins are the road team (in 30 games). Also: the Twins are batting 33 points higher at home and are scoring almost one full run per game more at home than on the road.

So if the Twins are winning and scoring at home, but they're having a hard time hitting home runs and perhaps seeing the ball very well, are they 1) needlessly and perhaps selfishly complaining, 2) making helpful suggestions for possible improvement, or 3) a little bit of both?