Tiger Stadium (1 Viewer)

[Al Czervik]

Dropped by the old ball park during lunch yesterday. Wanted to share some pictures I took of the stadium coming down. LF/LCF is now gone.

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Lots of great memories in that park. Sad to see it go.

 

[whoknew]

I thought I read something the other day that they decided to save part of it for a museum.

 

[Al Czervik]

I thought I read something the other day that they decided to save part of it for a museum.

There's talking of keeping the field and the area between the dugouts. Details are still being worked out with the ever productive City Council.

 

[Darth Cheney]

I wish I got to see it. That was right before I started my yearly baseball trips.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

They should let the Lions play there one last time while they blow up the place.

 

[Greco]

They should let the Lions play there one last time while they blow up the place.

This is right up there with feeding live tuna mayo.

 

[Addai's Adidas]

I grew up in DEEEtroit and still see a game every so often. Tear it down already.

 

[Al Czervik]

Tear it down already.

Believe me, I'm no stadium hugger and I agree that it needs to be torn down and we need to move on. However, it was sad to see based on the many memories of my youth.

 

[Greco]

Tear it down already.

Believe me, I'm no stadium hugger and I agree that it needs to be torn down and we need to move on. However, it was sad to see based on the many memories of my youth.

Word.

 

[meeka]

Tear it down already.

Believe me, I'm no stadium hugger and I agree that it needs to be torn down and we need to move on. However, it was sad to see based on the many memories of my youth.

I have a lot of great memories going to games at Tiger Stadium. The fact that it is getting torn down will not alter that in any way. GB good ol Tiger Stadium.

 

[wadegarrett]

Was there a bunch of times. Cool place to watch a game.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

I was there two weeks ago and got in. Pretty eerie.

 

[T Bell]

Grand old stadiums always make me sad when they're torn down. Fenway, Tiger Stadium, Wrigley- they don't make them like that anymore. Yeah, the new stadiums are "nicer", but they lack the worn intimacy of the older parks. They are/were pieces of Americana.

Wasn't that the stadium that had the press box practically right on top of home plate?

Also, wasn't home plate slightly mis-aligned, making it a little wider for pitchers to throw strikes?

 

[whoknew]

When I think of the old stadium, I always think of Kirk Gibson jumping up and down after hitting his second homer in game 5 of the 84 series.

I suspect, though, a lot of people (at least older folk like my Dad) always think of Reggie's monstrous HR in the all-star game. He always says (and I know he's wrong, but it's a fun story), "That thing was still climbing when it hit that light tower!"

 

[Ron_Mexico]

no IMPLOSION ?

 

[Anthony Borbely]

When I think of the old stadium, I always think of Kirk Gibson jumping up and down after hitting his second homer in game 5 of the 84 series.I suspect, though, a lot of people (at least older folk like my Dad) always think of Reggie's monstrous HR in the all-star game. He always says (and I know he's wrong, but it's a fun story), "That thing was still climbing when it hit that light tower!"

I'm not so sure he was wrong about it still going up. That was the longest HR I've ever seen.

 

[Anthony Borbely]

My best Tiger Stadium memory was as a 15 year old in 1976, seeing Mark "The Bird" Fidrych pitch. The atmosphere was electric and was unlike anything I have ever seen.