Target Field's beer vendors divulge a few trade secrets

Target Field beer vendor
Vendors work fast and they work on commission, so if you want to have a conversation with one that doesn't involve the purchase of a frosty adult beverage, you'd better be quick about it.
MPR Photo/Brandt Williams

For some baseball fans, a trip to the ballpark is not complete without a cold beer. For reporter Brandt Williams, one of the best things about going to a baseball game is listening to the sound of the ballpark's mobile bartenders -- the beer vendors.

Like wild birds looking for a mate, beer vendors use a distinctive call to find customers. And they work on commission, so if you want to have a conversation with one that doesn't involve the purchase of a frosty adult beverage, you'd better be quick about it.

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