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June 12, 2008
Ninth life for Tiger
In what can only be characterized as a total shocker, Detroit Mayor Kwame "I want you soooo bad" Kilpatrick has granted a two-month reprieve to Tiger Stadium before it's entirely demolished by wrecking balls. The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy, which missed a June 1 deadline to raise $369,000 to save a corner of the historic ballpark, will now have until August 1 to meet that goal; demolition crews will start tearing down part of the stadium in the interim, but will leave the section between first and third base untouched in case the Conservancy is able to raise preservation funds.
I swear this time I'm going to find out whether the Conservancy is taking online contributions. Stay tuned.
