TIGERS

Driving through a city that is long-past its hey-day -with tumbling down bricks, art-deco buildings which were once things of beauty, over streets being reclaimed by mother nature, and past the skeletal remains of the old Tiger Stadium lies a hidden jewel - Comerica Park.


Old Tiger Stadium




Comerica Park is a beautiful park with an almost over-the-top theme. The image of the tiger is omnipresent, from the gigantic statues standing sentry at the gates, to light sconces, scoreboard tigers with light-up eyes... you couldn't look anywhere in the park without the watchful eyes of a tiger upon you.










The atmosphere at Comerica Park is almost carnival-like. There are rides for the kids, a beer pavilion, and so much to see and do that you could easily get distracted and miss the game. The night we were there, they were celebrating the 1968 Tigers' World Series win. Former players were on-hand to sign autographs, and they were giving away 1968 replica jerseys to the first 10,000 fans. They must not have much to do here in Detroit, because this brought out the largest crowd we have seen so far, and the third largest in Comerica Park's history. A sea of people, to be sure.

Unfortunately, this park had some of the worst seats we have ever seen in any park. They are literally behind the score-board, with so many obstructions that people sitting there couldn't see the field of play. And guess where our seats were? You guessed it! But, as BelovesAmazingBaseballAdventure stories tend to go, there is a happy ending. As Jim was going to Guest Services to try and fix the problem, he met another unhappy fan who was happy to unload his (first-deck) seats on us.



This is a picture of Pudge from our new-and-improved seats. I love how it looks like he is looking directly into the camera!





This was an enjoyable stadium, and a fun ballgame. Carter was thrilled that "his" team won, and he managed to stay awake until we returned home. Next stop: Cleveland.