Good stuff, and I’ll add that I’m pretty sure it’s an okay place for homerun-hitting lefties. It seems like righties are constantly crushing balls that are caught in front of the warning track in left center (but that might be selective memory, in part) while lefties are dropping them into the bullpen or that little recess near the scoreboard in right.

Great site, by the way–I found it through Hardball Times. I enjoyed today’s comments about Tiger Stadium, and I must say that I feel exactly the same way. I got to play a game there a few years ago, and it was a big musty mess even then. Can’t imagine what it’s like now. Thanks-

First of all, thanks for stopping by and dropping a comment, Dan… You’re probably remembering the original configuration of Comerica, before they added the temporary (now permanent) fences in LF, moved the bullpens from RF to LF and added seats where the bullpens used to be.

Now, the deepest part of the park is out in center field, but about 30-50 feet toward RF. Where home runs go to die. I watched the video on mlb.com of all of Abreu’s 41 HR, and I noticed he hit a few that made it out right in that area, most of them 10 rows back or less.

I agree with the sentiment in today’s article in the freep that, if nothing else, the ASG may have put a spotlight on Tiger Stadium and what to do with it.

Personally, I’m hoping it sits tight and slowly crumbles for another 20-25 years, at which time there will be rumblings to replace Comerica Park (for a stadium that will generate even more money, surely), and they can propose to put the new park back at the corner of Michigan & Trumbull.