September 16, 2007
Harwell scales back Tiger Stadium plan
This snuck past me last week: Hall of Fame broadcaster Ernie Harwell has backed off from his proposal to preserve Tiger Stadium as a 10,000-seat venue for baseball, football, and boxing, and is instead joining forces with the Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy, a group that is pushing to save just 3,000 seats behind home plate, along with the playing field. "We wanted to be consensus builders and this is the best way we can do that," said Harwell's partner Gary Spicer.
The city of Detroit is currently planning to demolish the 95-year-old ballpark in October, though it has yet to find a developer interested in the site. Anyone interested in buying pieces of the body as souvenirs can do so at this site.
—Neil deMause
Once again, turn Tiger stadium into a soccer stadium for a MLS Detroit expansion side!
Posted by Mark from NYC on September 16, 2007 11:51 AM
Once again, Tigers owner Mike Ilitch is not going to let it happen.
Posted by Daniel Francis on September 17, 2007 07:02 PM