Twins playing through tornado sirens might be the most Minnesotan thing ever

It was a hot, humid, and muggy night in Minneapolis on Monday, one that got thunderous in more than one way.

None of it was good for the Minnesota Twins, as it took fewer than two full innings for Bailey Ober to get fired into the sun by the Atlanta Braves lineup. Ober gave up nine runs and allowed the top five in the Braves' order -- Merrifield, Soler, Ozuna, Olson and d'Arnaud -- to go 7-for-8 with two home runs.

That was somehow the least disasterous part of the night.

After Ober got out of the inning, the skies opened up and the game was delayed due to a severe storm that rolled through the area. Nobody was taken by surprise when the tarp came onto the field because everyone was very loudly warned a half inninf earlier when tornado sirens started going off all around the ballpark.

In perhaps the most Minnesotan thing ever, the teams played on.

Twins-Braves played through a tornado warning in the most psychotic display of Ball Is Life

Before the storm officially hit the area, tornado sirens started going off as the National Weather Service issued a rare tornado warning for the Twins Cities. Fans at the ballpark captured the omnious atmosphere and the sirens were very clearly heard on the broadcast.

Home plate umpire Mark Wegner was the only person seemingly alarmed by the sirens, as he briefly stopped the game to consult with the Twins' meteorologist and head groundskeeper. Whatever they told him must have calmed his concern, as he motioned to play on -- which the two teams did in one of the most bizarre moments of the season.

While everyone was sort of nervously laughing off the sirens going off while everyone at Target Field seemed entirely unbothered, the local national weather service had a completely difference read on the situation.

The game was eventually delayed, though, as the storm that pounded the western suburbs made its way into the metro and pummeled the downtown area. Braves pitcher Max Fried didn't look very happy that his night came to a premature end, yelling at officials on the field that the game should have never been started considering everyone knew a severe storm was barreling toward the stadium.

Minnesota probably wishes the same thing, as Ober getting absolutely rocked is the last thing the team needs. He's been a stud for the Twins lately, and while this outing can't be ignored it shouldn't be seen as an accurate representation of his ability.

Playing through the sirens and fans not having a care in the world might also be the most Minnesotan thing ever -- short of ever dad in the stadium standing up in unison to put his hands on his hips and stare at the clouds -- even if it probably wasn't the safest thing to do.

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