Andrew Clem, Staunton, VA -- Aug 31, 2006 13:39 PM
1 visit(s). My rating: 6
I stopped at Tiger Stadium in August 2004, just before attending a Tigers-Rangers game at Comerica Park across town. Aside from a few rust stains, peeling paint, and boarded-up doorways, Tiger Stadium appears to be in fairly good shape from the outside. Since tours aren't offered to the public, however, it's hard to say what it's like inside. The neighborhood is wide open, with lots of vacant lots once used for parking, and few tall buildings. There is an odd assortment of businesses, including a tire store, a Subway eatery, and several sports bars. It's so sad to see the weed-overgrown parking lots and the now-useless pedestrian bridge that crosses the Interstate highway, imagining what it would have been like just a few years ago to see thousands of eager fans streaming toward their ballpark.

James Sutton, St. Louis, MO -- Oct 10, 2006 11:19 AM
1 visit(s). My rating: 8
It's sad to see that Detroit has so far been unable to get closure. I went to a game here in 1993. My family and I had first row seats in the upper deck. I was impressed how close to the field we were. When in the first row in the upper deck, you are almost even with the front row of the field level seats. Being in the ballpark you can see the timeline of Tiger Stadium and its changes, alterations and expansions over the century. It was unique walking to the upper deck seats on a catwalk over the field level seats. There is so much history here and it is sad to see the city let it sit there and rot. I understand that the stadium doesn't have many uses, so don't let it sit in limbo. It deserves better. I felt the same way in St. Louis with the St. Louis Arena where the Blues hockey team used to play. It was a great place and had a special place in our hearts. So, it was so hard to see it sit there from 1994 to 1999 and become a pitiful shell of its former self before it was finally torn down. It seems Detroit has allowed this to happen to one of baseballs best tresures.

Joseph Coleman, Lawrenceburg, TN -- Apr 26, 2007 21:42 PM
10 visit(s). My rating: 9
I loved Tiger Stadium, and watched the old A's with Vida Blue pitching on one of my first visits as a kid. Even in the upper deck you were close to the action and except in the upper center field bleachers, protected from rain.

Al Poland, Springfield, MO -- Jul 19, 2007 20:04 PM
10 visit(s). My rating: 9
Tiger Stadium was the place to be in the summer months. It just doesn't seem right that the old place is not where the Tiger's play. I remember so many games sitting in the upper deck of the center field bleachers watching Al Kaline make such great plays. I was always excited to watch a runner tag up at third and I just knew AL Kaline would throw him out at the plate. What a place, it's very special in my heart.

James Fletcher, Umatilla, FL -- Jul 12, 2008 10:27 AM
1 visit(s). My rating: 9
Being a true Tiger fan raised for the most part in FL, Tiger Stadium was one of the best experiences I've ever had. My first visit was in 82. Just seeing the structure excited me so as a 12 yo. We dont have traditional staiums like that in Fl, so going to Tiger Stadium was a treat. Only 38 yo now, I'm a nostalgia buff when it comes to sports. I can only hope Tiger Stadium is saved in some way (saw positive news about that today). Even if only the field, Detroit needs this history to remain.