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Year Opened 2000 Current Team Affiliate League Capacity My Grades Photos taken in 2000 |
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Detroit, Michigan |
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| The Tigers deserted Tiger Stadium for this ? While Comerica Park is a nice enough new park, is it really a better place to see a game for the average fan ? I don't think so. The seats are further away, the concessions are more expensive, and parking is both more expensive and harder to find. Of all the new retro parks that have been built in the past 10 years, Comerica is probably the least interesting of all of them. The exterior of the park is mostly red brick. Because the park is sunk in, it hardly stands out from other buildings around it. The seating is comfortable, but not as close as it was in Tiger Stadium - either on the lower deck or the upper deck. The park has a strange feel to it, especially down the right field line where there is a break in the seating - this is where the luxury boxes stop. Perhaps the aspect I most disliked about the park is the Tiger Den seating. This is seating on the lower level above the field boxes which consists of more comfortable seats and end tables. A few sections of this would have been sufficient, but to have it extend throughout the whole lower deck goes overboard. It's just takes up too much of the prime seating in the park. The concourse is located in view of the playing field. It is a little narrow, however, as it can become quite crowded. There are plenty of small concession stands as well as one main food court. The concourse also has a carousel and ferris wheel which kids can ride on - for a fee of course. At least this entertainment is out of sight and does not interfere with the baseball experience. Concessions are nicely varied and relatively affordable compared to other new parks. Parking is very expensive here - especially that close to the park. The cheapest parking within a block of the park is $12. Most is either $15 or $20. Comerica Park is clean and comfortable, just not very memorable. |
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