July 7, 2010

Michigan & Trumbull, July 2010

My parents went down to the Tigers/Orioles game on Monday afternoon and stopped by the site of Tiger Stadium to see what it looked like these days. As you can see, only a long portion of the fence surrounding the entrance to Tiger Plaza remains. Out of view is the centerfield flagpole.

June 27, 2009

Memories of Enron Field and Loose Tigers Connections

For a two unfortunate years, I was a resident of the greater Houston metroplex. In fact, it’ll be 10 years this December that I moved there (and it was seven years ago this week that I escaped). My stay in Houston coincided with the April 2000 opening of a new baseball stadium, then Enron Field, [...]

June 21, 2009

Ever Wonder What Bobby Cox Remembers About Tiger Stadium?

Find out here. Did they burn cars in ’68 too, or is Bobby mixing his championship metaphors?

October 8, 2008

You Can Help Save Tiger Stadium

First, the news: The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation have reached agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding that will ultimately transfer title to the stadium to the Conservancy and grant a long-term lease of the playing field. We want our supporters to know that we are encouraged by this development [...]

October 1, 2008

Clock Ticking – Again! – for Tiger Stadium

What’s left of Tiger Stadium may soon become a pile of rubble just as the other 75 percent of the ballpark did this past summer. According to a Free Press story: The Detroit City Council’s planning and economic development committee decided today that a preservation group must pay $219,000 to the city by Tuesday morning. [...]

August 7, 2008

Tiger Stadium Seats: A Public Service Announcement

The wrecking ball at Michigan and Trumbull has caused Tigers fans across the nation to freak out. Or, to be precise, to express a desire to find a pair of Tiger Stadium seats. How do I know this? Because of a stream of comments, pleas and offers for seats on a post I wrote last [...]

July 17, 2008

Breaking: Mich. Senators Secure $4 Million Earmark for Tiger Stadium

At last some good (possible) news for those who want to save part of Tiger Stadium. According to a news release on Michigan Senator Carl Levin‘s Senate Web site: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Carl Levin (D-MI) today announced the inclusion of $13,500,000 for Michigan transportation and community outreach projects in the Transportation, Treasury, [...]