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Post by Fistor on Jul 22, 2008 17:29:53 GMT -5
It's a damn shame the decision was made to bring it down. The history in that place is almost tangible. People will go nuts when the same thing happens to Yankee Stadium, yet Tiger Stadium is barely acknowledged. Sad.
Crazy how the Roman Colloseum still stands, yet a stadium about 1800 years younger has to get torn down. Good thing there was no such thing as parking lots in the 100's.
To me, tearing down Tiger Stadium is akin to the French tearing down the Louvre. It's a living museum.......now, dying.
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Post by Dino on Jul 22, 2008 17:55:45 GMT -5
It does suck ass. I have quite a few great memories there.
I got to go to the second to the last home game. Ahhhh the good old days.
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Post by Fistor on Jul 22, 2008 18:04:38 GMT -5
I saw Sweet Lou, Tram, and Gibby play Yaz and Jim Rice back in '83. Pretty special.
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Post by Dino on Jul 22, 2008 18:09:44 GMT -5
I saw Sweet Lou, Tram, and Gibby play Yaz and Jim Rice back in '83. Pretty special. Yep....I think I went to my first game in June of 84. Chet Lemon with his semi-fro; Jack Morris sportin' the porn stache. |
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Post by wingospagettio on Jul 22, 2008 18:18:33 GMT -5
I saw Sweet Lou, Tram, and Gibby play Yaz and Jim Rice back in '83. Pretty special. Yep....I think I went to my first game in June of 84. Chet Lemon with his semi-fro; Jack Morris sportin' the porn stache. This is like a chick flick for me..tear..damn childhood memories. Tiger stadium is where I found out what a homeless person was and also to cross the street when you see a panhandler approaching. Those are memories I will never forget. |
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Post by Dino on Jul 22, 2008 18:31:06 GMT -5
Yep....I think I went to my first game in June of 84. Chet Lemon with his semi-fro; Jack Morris sportin' the porn stache. This is like a chick flick for me..tear..damn childhood memories. Tiger stadium is where I found out what a homeless person was and also to cross the street when you see a panhandler approaching. Those are memories I will never forget. Crackheads charging you $20 to park in their yard. |
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Post by addicted2wow on Jul 22, 2008 19:24:59 GMT -5
I loved going to Old Tiger stadium, the smell of hotdogs and sausage burning in the concorse..the damp smell of the bathrooms
The pigeons in the rafters pooping on you as your about to drink your beer and hearing Ernie Harwell announce games in his radio booth
I miss the park!!
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Post by potthole on Jul 22, 2008 22:59:57 GMT -5
I will never forget the sight of walking into the ballpark and seeing the field for the first time. June 8, 1996. The same day my adopted sister was born.
Never did I think that seeing the old girl being torn down would make me sad, but it does. Boy am I glad that my wife got me a pair of seats as a wedding gift!
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Post by The Biff Lebowski on Jul 23, 2008 6:11:28 GMT -5
I was at the last game. My memories are still in my head. While I wish they could have turned it into a baseball museum with tours of the locker rooms etc., I'll never forget the dozens of games I attended.
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Post by ChampKind on Oct 2, 2008 19:00:40 GMT -5
the true shame is that apparently, while many people have sentimental memories of Michigan and Trumbull, none of them give enough of a rats ass about it to take the time to sign a petition to make it a historical landmark and get it upkept and maintained again. noooo, let's tear it down and put up a parking lot. fuck detroit, and fuck city planning.
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Post by The Biff Lebowski on Oct 2, 2008 22:03:55 GMT -5
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Post by ChampKind on Oct 7, 2008 14:26:30 GMT -5
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Post by plumpenut on Oct 10, 2008 19:13:51 GMT -5
they should leave it up it will match the rest of detroit very well
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Post by spoonman on Oct 11, 2008 14:56:11 GMT -5
The Roman Coliseum actually provided entertainment for those in attendance though. OH SNAP SON. |
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Post by potthole on Oct 12, 2008 13:42:21 GMT -5
The Roman Coliseum actually provided entertainment for those in attendance though. OH SNAP SON. Weak. I had a blast going to games in Tiger Stadium, even if and when the Tigers were getting killed. |
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