Comerica Park was opened on April 11, 2000 against the Seattle Mariners. It replaced Tigers Stadium which sat at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull and served the Tigers for a long time. Tigers Stadium was a nice place to watch a game but it was getting long in the tooth and was showing signs of its age. It's taken a while but Comerica is finally starting to grow on me.
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Out in the Centerfield area there are statues dedicated to the Tigers that have made it to the Hall of Fame. This one is Ty Cobb.
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The flagpole near the scoreboard. The flag below is a dedication to Sparky Anderson.
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One of the Tiger statues. There are several statues around the stadium.
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The other statue on the scoreboard.
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The scoreboard itself.
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Since some of the park is sponsored by GM, they have GM cars in the centerfield area.
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The Al Kaline statue. I don't remember him as a player, but I do remember him when he would cover the TV broadcasts for the Tigers with George Kell.
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Hal Newhouser.
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The Charlie Gehringer statue.
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