I turned on the Yankees v. Cubs game tonight, so I could see how the new Yankee Stadium looked even though it has the same dimensions as the old one and what do I hear???

During a discussion, oh about the 4th inning or so, the Tigers come up.  Michael Kay, David Cone, and Paul O'Neill all take shots at the Tigers about the pitching, Detroit's economy, and worst of all... Comerica Park.  Paul O'Neill even went so far as to say that the stadium designers made a big mistake in designing Comerica because they did not make it like Tiger Stadium.

They all took their shots saying what we've all heard as Tiger fans all spring... "If Detroit gets off to a slow start, they'll be the first team to have a fire sale.  They're a perfect candidate... guys like Cabrera will be gone".  Now... I can see Maggs, Guillen, Bondo, Thames all going but I can't see our 24-25 year old centerpiece or Granderson going anywhere.

I also have a major beef with the hating on CoPa.  I've been to games every season there, and having also been to Yankee Stadium, I consider CoPa to be one of the best ballparks I've been to.  I've been to Camden, Yankee, Fenway, Nationals Stadium and Turner Field including several minor league stadiums... and while CoPa doesn't have the history of Fenway or old Yankee, I consider the CoPa experience to be among the best of any pro sports experience I've been a part of.

Sure, having some pieces of Tiger Stadium or trademarks of old Tiger Stadium be a part of your stadium would be nice... but I think the designers of the stadium did well.  It was the first stadium to have open concourses on the main level, it had the largest scoreboard in baseball when it first opened...   So another post from me and another poll...