Governor Arne Carlson today set a date for a special session of the Legislature to deal with a new stadium for the Minnesota Twins. The session will take place during the week of October 20th. In October, Twins officials could inform the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission of the team's intention to leave the Metrodome after the 1998 season. But lawmakers on a stadium task force say they don't expect to conclude their work any time soon. The stadium could cost up to half-a-billion dollars. The Metrodome is being cast as the albatross around the Minnesota Twins' neck, just sixteen seasons after it was built. The team wants to replace it with a stadium that resembles the old steel and concrete ballparks of the past ... like Met Stadium, where the Twins USED to play. Commentator Kevin Hennessy is not waiting until there's a new stadium -- or NO stadim -- to mourn the passing of the Metrodome and its unique attributes. | D-CART ITEM: 8326