MUSIC - Ball of confusion by the Temptations

Comerica Park - still standing

Location - 2100 Woodward Ave., Detroit Michigan -- Bounded by E. Montcalm St., Brush St., Adams Ave.

Located in the "Foxtown" section of downtown Detroit at 2100 Woodward Avenue. The Fox theater is located on Woodward Avenue, directly across the street from Comerica Park. Ford field (home to the NFL Detroit Lions) is directly in back of left field. It is one of the new age of ballparks. A lot more leg room, less seats, no poles obstructing the views. The ballpark opened in 2000.

The first ever Tiger's game was on April 11, 2000. The Tigers defeated the Seattle Mariners 5-2. In an odd twist, Brian Moehler was the winning pitcher, just as he was the winning pitcher in the last ever game at old Tiger Stadium. The first home run was not hit till April 14. Juan Gonzalez hit a 3 run home run off Tampa Bay's Ryan Rupe in the 3rd inning.

To be honest, its a nice park in my mind. They have a Ferris wheel decorated with baseball's as cars, and a merry go-round. To me, they don't belong in a ballpark. Another over the top feature are the tiger's (the animal kind) statues everywhere. You see them when you enter the park, they are on the scoreboard, and on the facings of the front of the park. One nice touch at Comerica is the area in center field where all the Tigers greats have their statues. Ty Cobb. Hal Newhouser, Al Kaline, Charlie Gehringer, Willie Horton, and Hank Greenberg.

Comerica park hosted both the all-star game in 2005, and the world series in 2006. On June 12th 2007, Justin Verlander threw the first no-hitter at Comerica Park. He beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0.

My personal opinion of the park is this. It's a nice yard. Lots more leg room, more room in the concourse. No obstructed views, great sightlines. It is part of the revitalization of Detroit. Tiger stadium had its problems. Obstructed views, no legroom, cramped concourse, bad area of town. BUT... Tiger stadium had the ballpark aura. You could feel the history in her. You could smell the hot dogs and stale beer, and in the days gone by, the smell of cigars. As Tiger stadium was a relic from baseball's past, Comerica is a modern park with all the comforts new stadiums provide.