{"id":4147,"date":"2013-09-08T07:35:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-08T13:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=4147"},"modified":"2013-09-08T09:35:08","modified_gmt":"2013-09-08T15:35:08","slug":"ballpark-tour-comerica-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/ballpark-tour-comerica-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballpark Tour: Comerica Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Comerica\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Stadium Name:<\/strong> Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong> Detroit<\/p>\n

Home Team:<\/strong> Tigers<\/p>\n

Years in Service:<\/strong>\u00a02000 – Present<\/p>\n

Visits:<\/strong> 2<\/p>\n

After 87 seasons at Tiger Stadium, the Tigers opened their new stadium in 2000 on a snowy afternoon against the Mariners. \u00a0In contrast to Tiger Stadium, which had been considered one of the most hitter-friendly parks in baseball, Comerica Park is considered to be extremely friendly to pitchers. \u00a0After years of irrelevance, the new stadium was one step leading the Tigers back to contention, which they achieved in 2006, making the World Series and being in the hunt every year since.<\/p>\n

The White Sox were 3.5 games behind the Twins for the AL Central lead heading into a Labor Day holiday series against the Tigers in 2010. \u00a0After they split the first 2 games of the series, I decided to head up to Detroit to take in the final two games, my first trip to Comerica Park. \u00a0I had booked a room at the Caesars hotel and casino in Windsor, so I drove up to Canada and checked in prior to the night’s game back in Detroit. \u00a0I booked a round trip on a bus back to the US which dropped me off near the park, where I took in the Tigers 5-1 victory. \u00a0The next afternoon, I drove back to Detroit and stopped for the afternoon’s series finale, which the Tigers once again won.<\/p>\n

The stadium itself was a vast improvement over Tiger Stadium. \u00a0For the first game, I sat in the upper deck behind home plate and had a good view of the entire field. \u00a0For the second game, I was right behind the White Sox dugout, which, while a bit pricey, did provide another nice view. \u00a0The only disappointment, besides the play of the south siders, was the food. \u00a0Since the Tigers owner also owns Little Caesars pizza, that is the food that is available. \u00a0I remember making it through a few bites before leaving the pizza underneath my seat for whoever wanted it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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