Comments on: Group Project: Preserving Tiger Stadium

By: Remembering Tiger Stadium

Remembering Tiger Stadium — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:44:53 +0000

I love the old stadium and i have a site dedicated to it

By: chris flores

chris flores — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:08:23 +0000

What they should do is remove the tigers bullpen out of their, they have way to much space anyways. Convert it into a monument park like at Yankee Stadium displaying all past history of the old B.P. And Tigers warmup area would be next to third base line like the old days. And don’t forget the flagpole and the old baseball cage during batting practice they used to use.

By: DougSki

DougSki — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 04:11:09 +0000

Personally if you want to see a great way to preserve Tiger STadium, you need to take a look at this webpage. http://www.wowappeal.com/michigan.

There have been other plans too, but this a good one. I also am aware of one group who would like to take the sections that are deemed to be torn down and transfer to them another location as a museum to architecture and also be part of a living museum field. Sort of like a Field of Dreams. I’d support something like that for sure.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:42:30 +0000

I would like to see the scoreboard that was on the left field wall in Tiger Stadium moved to Comerica Park. I think it would fit in where they currently have advertisements by the bullpen.

Here’s what I’m talking about:
http://www.digitalballparks.co.....ger28.html

By: adr

adr — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:00:13 +0000

Let’s put the old tiger logo up somewhere – the one with a realistic looking tiger peering through the blue circle.

By: Jojo SunDevil

Jojo SunDevil — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:51:04 +0000

The flag pole, put the flag pole back in play, that would be interesting. No, good riddance to Tiger Stadium, hopefully Comerica Park marks the end of Tigers futility and the beginning of a strong successful franchise

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 20:03:20 +0000

I like all of the above ideas. They could put the seats in a certain area and give it a special name. Adding the bleacher seats would be wonderful, the electric box and definitely a Tiger Stadium Room in the CoPa. I love the new park but anything that will make it feel cozier and bring back the warm fuzziy feelings that Tiger Stadium gave us would be great!

By: DJS

DJS — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:07:16 +0000

The flag pole. Put it back in play, and get the actual pole (if it still stands) from the Corner.

I’d also love to have the overhang transplanted — not necessarily as a new overhang, but at least the seats and perhaps, it at all possible (but only if the stadium is facing a wrecking ball), the concrete, beams, and girders, too. It sould be installed somwhere cool in Copa. “The Overhang” seats could even acquire the same type of (marketing) cache that the “Monster Seats” have at Fenway.

By: Dave T.

Dave T. — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:25:13 +0000

I vaguely remember stories as a child, that after the 5th inning you could get into the bleachers for free. Was this true?
I would love to see the Tigers do something with the parking deck which is located in Right Center field, a la Wrigley Field. I know they may not own it, and it would gobble up precious parking spots, but I think it would ad to the character of the overall game day experience. Perhaps some of the old center field bleachers/huge bilboards could be moved up there. I don’t know if anyone is nostalgic over the old Budweiser sign, but still.

By: Kyle J

Kyle J — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:28:03 +0000

I think some sort of museum is the best idea. Ultimately, I think Tiger Stadium and Comerica Park are too disparate in their styles to meld a piece of the former into the latter. Anything sizable would just stick out in Comerica.

According to this article, the city may open Tiger Stadium on opening day for a farewell open house:

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pb...../612180429

By: billfer

billfer — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:44:19 +0000

I do like the museum idea. It prompted me to think that short of that, they could at least transfer a lot of Tiger Stadium stuff and redecorate the Beer Hall in Comerica Park. Like taking the padding from the walls and put that on the Beer Hall walls and just go with a whole blue theme.

I’ll leave this open a couple more days and then we’ll ship it off to the Tigers.

Ronnie – a Tiger Stadium Open House is a great idea, but it’s not up to Dombrowski/Tigers. It’s owned by the city so it’s Kwame’s call.

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:36:34 +0000

Why not put the flag pole in left center field, it was the only flag pole that was in play. Also I would love if they had a day or weekend before it gets demo’ed to have an open house to walk around tiger stadium. They could probably sell $5.00 tickets and make a good amount of money. I would love to take a whole bunch of pictures again before it goes down. Someone write Dave Dom. and ask if they plan on having one last open house. I would but dont know how.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:45:34 +0000

I’ve always felt that the poles up and down the concourses of Comerica Park do not do justice to an organization with as rich a history as the Detroit Tigers.

I think that in some of the space that designated for retail/bars that isn’t filled, there should be some sort of Tiger Museum/Hall of Fame. I think this would give a place for a great deal of Tiger Stadium paraphernalia.

In terms of incorporating one of the unique aspects from Tiger Stadium into Comerica Park, I like the light tower idea and of course, the overhang. Putting a row of seats is idea that is incredibly practical.

The Flag pole being “in play” was the one design element they did bring to Comerica Park. Since they brought the fences in, it is no longer a part of the playing field. Wouldn’t putting it back onto the field be a relatively easy improvement to make?

By: Tim D

Tim D — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:02:30 +0000

il ike Greg’s idea of a little museum the best. If we can’t have the overhang.

The best thing would to be have the closeness of the seats in the upper deck infield. Watching from those first few rows hanging over the infield was an experience I’ve never had in another park. I guess Ebbetts in Brooklyn was like that too.

Unfortunately it is the posts that made that possible. I always thought that Tiger Stadium had 20,000 of the best seats in baseball and 30,000 of the worst. Comeica has 40,000 good but not great seats and no bad ones.

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:17:03 +0000

steve has a good idea there about the seed/grass. Let me take it a step further: how feasable would it be to bring in some of the Tiger Stadium sod and lay it down in Comerica? Maybe bring enough to outline Comerica’s field???