Ernie Harwell: Save Tiger Stadium!

[Starman]

It will be a shame if all the old stadiums get levelled at some point. They really do offer a glimpse into our past. When I was in Comiskey Park, I always could feel or sense the past of Ruth, Jackson or Veeck having played/worked there.

I know the land these stadiums are built on are worth a lot more if something else is there. But, it sure would be nice if maybe just one of the old ballparks was maintained almost as a museum piece for baseball of the first half of the 20th century.

Wishful thinking, I know.

Just wait for the Armageddon which will ensue if the Cubs ever move out of Wrigley. :o :o

 

[JR]

Most memorable baseball game I ever attended was a World Series game at Tiger Stadium ('84 against the Padres).

However, this discussion reminds me of the handwringing over the fate of Maple Leaf Gardens after the boys had a parade down Yonge St and moved to the Air Canada Centre.

The Gardens was a dump. Small seats, crappy concessions and troughs in the men's washrooms.

It's been empty since it closed (1999?) and plans are to turn it into a grocery store. Nobody even thinks about it any more.

 

[wickedwritah]

Just wait for the Armageddon which will ensue if the Cubs ever move out of Wrigley. :o :o

Same if the Sox ever try to move out of Fenway. It's actually a decent place to watch a ballgame now that they've put some money into making the place look decent.

 

[wickedwritah]

And I thought the Gardens were going to be used by the junior team at one point? Thought the latest plan for it was condos or apartments or something.

 

[Starman]

VERY good call, Starman!

I never thought of that aspect of the Stadium (or Lions, for that matter!).

The Bobby Layne movie really needs to get made. Matthew McConaghey is an utter lock to play Layne (kinda goofy-dopey-sounding blonde Texas party animal). I'm thinking Chris Cooper as coach Buddy Parker (at Layne's shoulder).

Rock and roll, 50s Thunderbirds, boozing, broads and brawling -- what more do you want?

 

[KP]

Just wait for the Armageddon which will ensue if the Cubs ever move out of Wrigley. :o :o

Same if the Sox ever try to move out of Fenway. It's actually a decent place to watch a ballgame now that they've put some money into making the place look decent.

Sure, the seats from Canvas Alley to where the seats jut out down the third base line are good, but you wouldn't catch me anywhere from Sec. 3-7. The Monster Seats are still the most overrated seats in sports. Every other city they are called upper deck.

 

[wickedwritah]

Just wait for the Armageddon which will ensue if the Cubs ever move out of Wrigley. :o :o

Same if the Sox ever try to move out of Fenway. It's actually a decent place to watch a ballgame now that they've put some money into making the place look decent.

Sure, the seats from Canvas Alley to where the seats jut out down the third base line are good, but you wouldn't catch me anywhere from Sec. 3-7. The Monster Seats are still the most overrated seats in sports. Every other city they are called upper deck.

They are overrated, but at least the ballpark does not have an overriding urine stench anymore.

 

[JR]

And I thought the Gardens were going to be used by the junior team at one point? Thought the latest plan for it was condos or apartments or something.

No, because the St. Mikes Majors are owned by Eugene Melnyk who owns the Senators. No way those douchebags at MLSE would ever do something like that.

The team has since moved to Mississauga, just outside of Toronto.

 

[wickedwritah]

And I thought the Gardens were going to be used by the junior team at one point? Thought the latest plan for it was condos or apartments or something.

No, because the St. Mikes Majors are owned by Eugene Melnyk who owns the Senators. No way those douchebags at MLSE would ever do something like that.

The team has since moved to Mississauga, just outside of Toronto.

And then they renovated another arena for the AHL team, which I didn't understand.