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The St. Paul Saints painted 56,000 dots on the field for a massive game of Twister

By Adrian Garro

Take a bow, St. Paul Saints. You might have put together one of the most impressive ballgame promotions ever.
After their game against the Wichita Wingnuts on Tuesday night, the Saints (of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball) put together the biggest Twister board of all time, probably ... and they did it on the field itself.
No, really: 

Obviously, this was a massive undertaking, and also one the Saints documented throughout. 

Here's a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at what made this all possible: 

The levels of effort and energy put into this are just ... wow. Take a bow, everyone involved.
The Saints wound up losing to the Wingnuts, 8-3, but on a field covered in Twister dots:

And after the teams left the field, the game was on:

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