The city of Detroit has run out of money and simply can’t pay to do anything with the remaining Tiger Stadium structure other than tear it down and recycle it. That was the decision made by the city council last night. Expect to see demolition crews taking down those final pieces of history in the near future. This is a sad day for Tigers baseball and baseball history in general. So many great memories from that stadium that will soon just be memories. I can understand why they’re doing it though, as keeping the old structure there would have been very costly to the city and a museum or high school/college ballfield wouldn’t have come close to generating the revenue needed for upkeep. The stadium is victim of Detroit’s current (and likely future) economic woes. Things probably aren’t going to be getting better either. I encourage anyone reading this to take a road trip this year to see the Tigers play in their wonderful new ballpark. The team and the city would greatly appreciate it.

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