@@davidlafleche1142 low key I think Ginger gets paid by the sports leagues to be a like "warning siren" when it comes to stadiums. Some are false others are real
@@greglbennett I’ve been to 30/40 games there and the only problem I’ve had is the heat in the summer but almost every other ballpark I’ve been to also has that problem
I was at this park literally 3 days ago and this park is still as good as new my cubs fan friend even said that Comerica is one of the best in the game
Ginger does these videos for content, the only relocation situation in jeopardy is Tampa's. Comerica Park is in the perfect spot like Ford Field across the street. I'd say just minor renovations, nothing major as the parknis still in great shape.
Hey Ginger, Comerica is great. Like one of the other mentioned, it’s in downtown Detroit. There is so many things going on in the stadium. Ferris wheel. Merry go round good food. Everything is reasonably priced also. I also like the statues and how they incorporate the history of the team
If I could do anything with that split- opening area between the upper decks, I'd build a multi-level restaurant/bar /clubhouse with seats and it would be glass all around, so that you could see out to the streets behind the park and of course, you would have a clear view of the whole park.
Umpires wore jackets and coats, unlike Comerica where it Always short sleeve black shirts because it always warm and sunny. Thanks to weather modification by Democrats.
The moment i saw this video on your channel, I instantly thought about Tiger Stadium. The worst thing the Tigers ever did was abandoning their historic cathedral of baseball for an alright but non superior replacement in downtown that will ultimately have a shorter lifespan than its former glory on Turnbull and Michigan. Thisnis the most damning thing of Mr. I's tenure and hes one of the very few sports owners that I dont care to speak ill of.
I agree with you 100%. Teams like Detroit, and the White Sox had an opportunity to be in the same realm as the Red Sox and Cubs by just upgrading and renovating their already beloved historical parks and instead they built glorified football stadiums where the upper decks are too high and too far from the action. If I'm in the upper deck I was to be looking right over the field. I want to be able to hear the pop of the glove. I don't want to require binoculars to see the game. Camden Yards was the last modern park to do a decent job at this. I was there recently, sat front row of the upper deck on the 1st base side and I could hear the pitchers glove when the catcher threw the ball back. Get the fans closer to the action and they will show up even if the team isn't in 1st place.
The downtown development authority, Fox Town, mayor Coleman Young all played a part in the Tigers leaving the corner of Michigan & Trumbull they all wanted to redevelop around this ballpark. Mayor Young wanted to build on the river, I wonder how that would of turned out. MLB was trending towards these futuristic ballparks like Jacob's Field in Cleveland SafeCo Field in Seattle.
@@7mileDem the white Sox and Indians definitely played a role in Mr. I pulling the plug because he saw his divisional rivals ditching near century old cathedrals for new pop shops and thought, "maybe it's time for a change myself" considering the idea of preserving cathedrals like Fenway and Wrigley weren't exactly that popular seeing as the huge renovation projects those parks underwent would could after the turn of the millennium
OLD TIGER STADIUM WAS A DISASTER! COMERICA IS BEAUTIFUL!!! Been to over 50 games at both of them. You're getting caught up in the history and nostalgia of the stadium, not remember all the obstruction of view, ect.
I know there are a lot of Tiger stadium lovers here but looking at historical attendance. Tiger Stadium only averaged above 30k attendance in a year once 1984. Comerica has averaged 30k yearly attendance 12 times since being built. Also Tiger stadium had 50k Capacity from 1937-1999. Comerica Park has 40k Capacity since being built. I know we all love Tiger Stadium but people didn't show it like we think they did.
LED field lightning was done for this season plus the changes in outfield dimensions. I was disappointed with how new wall was made and it also eliminated the out of town scoreboard that was part of the RCF wall. The last update to scoreboard was for the 2012 season - they still use static ads along with rotating tri-ads; entire structure should be latest LED technology. There’s potential for some great social spaces, but the organization fails to execute properly. The porch area above RF is ok, but a lot more could be done. There’s a spot in outfield that currently has some very dilapidated picnic tables just placed there. I noticed they’ve installed some green mesh screening to obscure view into park if you’re outside on the street. Sound system has never been updated. Lower bowl seating slope is too gradual unless you sit in Tigers Den or Terrace seats - top rows of lower bowl which offers some protection from overhang of suite level and there is extra leg room. Definitely sit on 1st base side to avoid being blasted by sun. Concessions have been kept up to date for the most part. Overall it’s a decent ballpark that isn’t living up to its potential even with its design flaws - especially lower bowl and a very small canopy over upper deck that maybe covers last 5 rows. Wish they’d hire a live organist for next season as the music selection is beyond obnoxious this season. Might be the worst of all the years going to games here!! Go Tigers 🐅🐅🐅
🎯💥💯 I hate that green screen they put outside the ballpark that's over hanging center field, that was a cool feature for the people that are just passing by the ballpark to take a peek of the game. I've taking my kids down there since the championship runs 04- present that was petty. The out of town scoreboard wall looked nice.
I was with relatives for an evening game I think two years ago. Stupidly sat down the 3rd base line and didn't have sun glasses. The glare was awful. Didn't 't get better until the sun went down.
Just build pretty outfield wall. A social space is a great idea. Erect a big overhang over the upper grandstand seats too! The stadium has so much potential!
Calm down Ginger Comerica Park is fine You just do this video criticizing just for criticizing, it just needs some updates but in general the stadium is fine right in downtown Detroit.
I remember going to Comerica when it opened and I thought, "We left Tiger Stadium for this?" It was exactly the same thoughts I had when they built Joe Louis Arena to replace the Olympia. (Yes, my wife and I do get the senior discount when we go out to eat 😊) I do like Ford Field and Little Caesars' Arena better than The Silver Dome and JLA. When the Pistons moved to The Palace, that was definitely an upgrade from Cobo. I am glad the Pistons are back downtown now. They got the site right with Comerica but were too focussed on showing abandoned skyskrapers in the background of the outfield than they were about the experience for ticket holders. If they tear down right and left fields and double deck them the stadium might be salvageable. Make it resemble Tiger Stadium and maybe we can correct this mistake of a stadium. Bingo night at the Moose tonight! Gotta run! 🤪
My bias will show here (diehard Tigers fan), Ginger, but you clearly haven't been to Comerica in a while or at all. If the buildings beyond the center field wall give the ballpark a natural and beautiful skyline to look at like at PNC Park (which is a gorgeous ballpark) then Comerica needs to get points for the same reason. Furthermore, if you want to reference other lists, I challenge you personally to list 15 parks better than it and list the reasons why. Stadiums and winning teams are often inseparable. Which is part of the problem. The Tigers have been dogshit for years. And now, I wouldn't put it as a top five park in the game, but it's way higher than most. If you think this is is a park thats #23 (or so) in the league I vehemently disagree with you. I've only been to 13 parks but I could name you 7 parks worse than Comerica and I haven't even been to half of the league's stadiums. People need to get to Comerica and chill on the slander.
Comerica is 11th on my list but still haven't gone to Colorado, San Fran, Oak, New ATL, and new TEX. Only valid thing he said throughout the video is how the new wall look. He obviously never been to the stadium.
I've been to 15 MLB Stadiums and there are only 2 that are better than Comerica Park. Those 2 are Oracle Park(SF Giants), and Petco Park(SD Padres). I am disappointed with the fact that Comerica eliminated the scoreboard on the RF wall when they lowered the RF wall. That was a really cool feature. They didn't need to go crazy on moving the fences in either.
Comerica Park is a nice ballpark as I have been to a few games there and it should never be compared to iconic Tiger Stadium as that was like a "baseball cathedral." One thing I would have kept would have been the original dimensions of the fences because it should be difficult to hit a home run in my opinion and today's best hitters would still be able to hit a homer at Comerica even with deeper dimensions.
I go to Tigers games many times a year and there is a social space above right field with seats and a bar I have never spent much time there though. Comerica Park's biggest problem is it replaced a beloved old classic ballpark and it is very average looking, it's a good ballpark not great.
If they just would have designed the new park a throwback of the beloved old, most would be happy, no other former park had as much love, Detroit lost part of its soul when they closed then demoed it
Comerica is a nice ballpark in person. They original dimensions were ridiculously too big . Hitters hated it. Pitchers loved it. I think the Tigers failed to incorporate old tiger stadium in a way which fans wanted. The way they moved the fences in with the bullpen looks cheap and lazy for an MLB park. Fast forward to this year's new dimensions with moved in fences. as a tigers fan, I'm embarrassed. it looks unprofessional and I agree, little league-ish. The park is basic looking on TV. I have alwaysthought they should put an overhanging upper deck in right field. Some kind of built in restaurant or building that puts fans closer to the field. kinda like how San Diego has a building built in their stadium if that makes sense.
I believe that the Tigers should move back to Michigan and Trumbull and build not only a new stadium, but built hotels, luxury apartments and restaurants around it like the Braves did in Cobb County. Comerica is too landlocked for renovations, hence the fences.
Great video about Comerica Park! Been looking forward to this video as a Tigers fan. I love your idea about an overhang in right field with a restaurant and few seats. Old Tiger Stadium had an overhang in right field which was cool and replicated in the Rangers Globe Life Stadium the outdoor version they left in 2019. And yea crazy hearing all these renovations from ballparks built around time Comerica Park opened yet we can’t even fix the fences that was a mistake in 2000. I DETEST the double wall, so cheap. That bullpen area in left should be a spot for fans, seats or an open space bar on the field. Also don’t know how they fix this, Comerica is an awful place to watch a game on a warm to hot sunny day or rain, almost all the seats are exposed to the elements except the last rows in the lower level which they turned into more expensive Tiger Den seating, funny they created that in the back row knowing that is only place fans are covered from the elements. I’m 41, I miss the old Tiger Stadium, wish they built a modernize version of Tiger Stadium, it’s what the Yankees did, Red Sox we’re going do before embracing Fenway. Regardless Comerica is unimpressive, the outfield has always bothered me with the bland seating, it does look like Chase Field or even Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, it’s built below the street level where no kidding a stray bullet could enter in there too. Unfortunately the current owner is Chris Ilitch who took over for his late father in 2017 and Chris has been very cheap from payroll, the Tigers USED spend, draw big crowds from 2006-2016, unfortunately Chris has treated the team as a second rate operation, with more focus on the Detroit Red Wings who they also own. I’ve kinda accepted that the Tigers are going always be at Comerica Park and unless the team is sold to a new owner that the ballpark will continue fall behind the times with lack of renovations. Again, fact they can’t even fix the fences! They literally had a double wall in left field from 2003-2004, in 2005 with the All-Star Game there is only reason they invested some money in moving the bullpens to left, still leaving the double wall but at least filling in that 25 foot gap, then filled in seats where the bullpen used be in right field. This past year is when they moved center and right center in and looks like went to Home Depot with the sloppy work done. So again if they can even fix the fences, outfield I’ll be surprised and happy, my expectations are very low for the Chris Ilitch owned team.
Chris Ilitch basically inherited all of this from his Father, who was a passionate fan. Chris is just the son who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and wants to hold on to the assets that he inherited from his father. Chris is a cheapskate and is only looking at what will not cost a lot of money, but will still keep fans from coming into the parks. Unfortunately we have a lot of fans in detroit with memories of gnats, and they will continue to give business to the Ilitches because they love their sports teams.
It's a very nice stadium and fan friendly. It has the ferris wheel and the merry go round and the kids love it. I do agree they did a sloppy job on bringing the fences in and they should fix it sooner rather then later. From 2006 to 2016 they Drew between 2 and 3 million fans a year until the 10 year rebuild started lol.
The Tigers are not only the only charter Western League team to never relocate or change their nickname but they hold the AL record for most consecutive seasons w over 1,000,000 fans (excluding the Covid season). Say what you want about attendance, Detroit sports fans are loyal to a fault.
Worst things: home plate is too far from the stands. Dislike the double decked suites. The upper deck is set back too far. The tigers can improve the cosmetics, but these can't be easily fixed...😢
Comerica is a great stadium in my opinion. It has a great old-fashioned feel to it like Camden yards and flows with the streets outside well. You should visit it, I think it will be better than you think. Yes, the 2023 fence move was shotty but the first fence move in the early 2000's was well done.
Comerica is an ok park. It has way too many gimmicks (ferris wheel and merry go round) and is way too exposed to the elements in most of the seating. The view is good pretty much no matter what seat you buy but even as an 8 year old kid I missed Tiger Stadium and still do today. If the team is ever sold I hope Comerica is renovated to look more like Tiger Stadium and maybe renamed Harwell Stadium (after Ernie Harwell) to pay respect to a beloved announcer of the past so we can get away from all these souless corporate names.
Im a ballpark chaser. Went here last night. My 18th of 30 stadiums. I had no issues with this one. Friendly fans, clean stadium and not outdated. I give it a solid 7 out of 10.
could use a little tlc but doesn't need a major renovation at this point. my only criticism is the amount of visual clutter at comerica. too much advertising eyesores.
Also forgot mention, this is how lazy they are, they have decade bats that were installed along the concourse when the park opened in 2000, showing artifacts from each decade, well they’ve played two plus decades there and that thing hasn’t been updated once. Again hope I’m wrong, but with a 35 year lease, a frugal Chris Ilitch, I don’t see anything major happening here, can easily see Comerica sliding to the bottom tier of ballparks at end of the decade when the Rays, A’s, White Sox, Royals, DBacks all solve their stadium issues. Again I prefer a new park, retractable roof, day games are brutal in the summer there, April and May is crappy weather, unfortunately that will never happen long as Chris Ilitch owns the team.
Great point that the decades displays on main concourse have yet to install for 2000s and 2010s. No excuse for that. Lots of under utilized spaces on concourse - 1st base side and outfield areas.
I was pretty excited when the Tigers decided to build Comerica Park. I have went ahalf dozen times and my critique is this. The ball does not carry as well as old Tiger Stadium. Upper deck is too far from the field. We have lost many chances of free agents because of those deep and high fences. The only renovations that might help is an upper deck in right. A little wider roof and have a out side wall around instead of chain linked fence.
They should put a roof on it ,to protect from being rained on,at least around ist and 3rd base side and home plate,outfield ok.Poor attendance because of poor teams,but still have more attendance than a lot.
Went to a game here back in the summer of 2015. Sat in the upper deck along the 3rd base / LF area. It’s not a bad ballpark but it isn’t a top 10 or even top 15 ballpark. It has the amenities of any ballpark. The atmosphere was fine. It was a day game in the middle of the week, I think it was kids day out so the attendance looked like 25-30k. Out of 30 ballparks. It probably ranks between 17 to 22.
There are major cracks in the concrete, a few years ago there was reports of concrete falling from the stands above, the TVs in the concourse are old, and the walls look horrible like you said it’s a Little League look. If they could not cheap out on the walls and make it look a lot better, get new screens for the concourse, and fill in the cracks or maybe even lay down a whole lot of new concrete just those little things would make the park look better. The new lighting has modernized it a little bit but they need to do better. Because while Comerica is a nice park overall it’s starting to show its age quite a bit
Will NEVER move. CoPa is adjacent to Ford Field and Little Caesars Arena two blocks away. Little Caesars headdquarters is across the street on Woodward.
Considering how bad the team has been the attendance has been just fine. I’d be surprised that there. Isn’t a metric somewhere that ranks attendance ranked on performance of the team. I’d wager the Tigers rank highly.
You need to do a story on new Yankee stadium. in the outfield if you sit in right field they built a bar in the middle so you can’t see love you if there is a fly bottle left. The opposite is true the other way if you sit in left field you cannot see a flyball the right they put TVs up so you can see Yankee Stadium is a mausoleum it is not like the older Yankee Stadium.
Here are a lot of cosmetic things I don 't like such a those brown seats in lower deck near home plate. Dislike the dirt path from the pitcher's mound too homeplate. Next some BAD things...
Comerica sucks. The third deck is too far away from the field and 95 percent of the seats are in the sun for day games. Not like Detroit has San Francisco or San Diego summers. It often hot and humid from Memorial Day through mid September. I miss the shade Tiger Stadium had.
There is nothing wrong with Comerica, except maybe the name. ) But the stadium is fine. It doesnt need a major refurb. There is no money for a refurb and it wont happen. The Tigers only got a new stadium because the Lions wanted to move back to the city and the Ford family pushed hard for new stadiums. The Tigers piggy-backed on the Lions funding proposal.
That is NOT what happened. The Tigers had been talking about a new stadium to replace Tiger Stadium as far back as the 1960s. This was the Tigers' decision and theirs alone. They weren't following anyone's lead. Comerica Park opened two years BEFORE Ford Field, so how could the Tigers have been following the Lions' lead? If anything, the Lions decided to move back downtown because of the Tigers.
You wouldn't know Comerica Park was 20 years old. It's held up really well. It's easy to knock it for people who haven't been there but trust me it's a really nice ball park much better than many new ones I have seen. Can it use an upgrade sure but I hope they don't mess with it to much I think it's fine the way it is and probably the last of it's kind. You wont see any ball parks that big ever again.
I only have one question for you------ does anything please you in any way? If there is, I do not want to hear about it, because you'll probably change your mind 2 days later.
Attendance decline seems to be league wide. I don't like the rules of baseball changing. Example, a pitch clock. Baseball is a chess game on grass, and the real game takes time. Also, Tiger baseball was once on free tv. Not anymore,...and this is why the NFL is still strong, it is mainly on free tv. Tradition has gone out the window,..stadiums with corporate names, uniforms with sponsorship patches, I can't stand it. Prices for even a bottle of water is outrageous and not worth it. Tiger stadium was 87 years old, and hands down my favorite stadium of all time. Comerica Park? It is nice, but doesn't have me wanting to go to the games. I would rather watch Japanese baseball now.
I dont know why these mlb teams can't see the writing on the wall. Look at the most loved stadiums, what do they have in common? They are small and intimate ie Fenway. Sure people love fenway and wrigley cuz of the history but more so its the intimacy. Stop building these mile high football-like stadiums. I was at Nationals park recently and I was looking at their upper deck, its so high and so far from the field, nobody wants to sit there. You play 81 home games. Make a stadium with 25,000 seats where every seat feels close to the action and people will show up. These 40,000 seat stadiums are way too big. Upper decks should be much lower then football stadiums and much closer to the field. It seems like a no brainer to me.
Illich and crew are not going to spend one more cent that is needed . Many more years left on the tigers lease at Comerica . We will be driving to Woodward Avenue for many years .
Horrible park Typical MLVB stadium Horrible sight lines. The concessions to the box seats is a mile up hill, Tiger stadium was way better Bring back the jewel box stadiums
This stadium isn’t that bad - and in no way gives chase field vibes in the outfield . It’s more like old Turner field . I think it’s just that it’s in Detroit makes it iffy . I guarantee if this exact stadium was downtown in a hip attractive city you’d be raving about it
Nothing about this stadium being in Detroit makes it "iffy." That's nonsense. I've been to Comerica Park AND to Turner Field. Downtown Detroit is WAY nicer than the neighborhood surrounding Turner Field. You have no clue what you're talking about.
Tell me you've never been to Comerica Park without actually telling me you've never been to Comerica Park.
This was a very rough video to get through.
😂 cmon Ginger...Comerica Park is just fine. Right in the middle of Downtown Detroit. The team needs to win more
Don't tell me the Tigers are demanding a new ballpark too.
@@davidlafleche1142 low key I think Ginger gets paid by the sports leagues to be a like "warning siren" when it comes to stadiums. Some are false others are real
@@greglbennettcomerica is a great place to watch a game tf
@@greglbennett I’ve been to 30/40 games there and the only problem I’ve had is the heat in the summer but almost every other ballpark I’ve been to also has that problem
@@greglbennett I’m not reading all that
I was at this park literally 3 days ago and this park is still as good as new my cubs fan friend even said that Comerica is one of the best in the game
I was there too for my birthday! Comerica is not a bad ballpark, but my dad always thought Tiger Stadium was better (although it has its flaws too).
I went last year and thought it was great!
Ginger does these videos for content, the only relocation situation in jeopardy is Tampa's. Comerica Park is in the perfect spot like Ford Field across the street. I'd say just minor renovations, nothing major as the parknis still in great shape.
Hey Ginger, Comerica is great. Like one of the other mentioned, it’s in downtown Detroit. There is so many things going on in the stadium. Ferris wheel. Merry go round good food. Everything is reasonably priced also. I also like the statues and how they incorporate the history of the team
If I could do anything with that split- opening area between the upper decks, I'd build a multi-level restaurant/bar /clubhouse with seats and it would be glass all around, so that you could see out to the streets behind the park and of course, you would have a clear view of the whole park.
nothing wrong with this park... clearly never been to a game there
Tiger stadium was better
You got that right.
Umpires wore jackets and coats, unlike Comerica where it Always short sleeve black shirts because it always warm and sunny. Thanks to weather modification by Democrats.
Tiger Stadium is my favorite of all time. Michigan is my favorite of "existing" stadiums at this point. I don't really care for Ford Field either.
@@PaulieDetmurds Agreed.
Looks like Comerica will move to either the AAC or MWC
Our owner is dirt cheap he won’t pay a dime for new anything
7:02 that door frame for the "Dead zone" behind home plate just looks so weird
The moment i saw this video on your channel, I instantly thought about Tiger Stadium. The worst thing the Tigers ever did was abandoning their historic cathedral of baseball for an alright but non superior replacement in downtown that will ultimately have a shorter lifespan than its former glory on Turnbull and Michigan.
Thisnis the most damning thing of Mr. I's tenure and hes one of the very few sports owners that I dont care to speak ill of.
I agree with you 100%. Teams like Detroit, and the White Sox had an opportunity to be in the same realm as the Red Sox and Cubs by just upgrading and renovating their already beloved historical parks and instead they built glorified football stadiums where the upper decks are too high and too far from the action. If I'm in the upper deck I was to be looking right over the field. I want to be able to hear the pop of the glove. I don't want to require binoculars to see the game. Camden Yards was the last modern park to do a decent job at this. I was there recently, sat front row of the upper deck on the 1st base side and I could hear the pitchers glove when the catcher threw the ball back. Get the fans closer to the action and they will show up even if the team isn't in 1st place.
The downtown development authority, Fox Town, mayor Coleman Young all played a part in the Tigers leaving the corner of Michigan & Trumbull they all wanted to redevelop around this ballpark. Mayor Young wanted to build on the river, I wonder how that would of turned out. MLB was trending towards these futuristic ballparks like Jacob's Field in Cleveland SafeCo Field in Seattle.
@@7mileDem the white Sox and Indians definitely played a role in Mr. I pulling the plug because he saw his divisional rivals ditching near century old cathedrals for new pop shops and thought, "maybe it's time for a change myself" considering the idea of preserving cathedrals like Fenway and Wrigley weren't exactly that popular seeing as the huge renovation projects those parks underwent would could after the turn of the millennium
@@whambamshang-a-lang6151 I love how the Dodgers did their stadium upgrades while preserving their dimensions.
OLD TIGER STADIUM WAS A DISASTER! COMERICA IS BEAUTIFUL!!! Been to over 50 games at both of them. You're getting caught up in the history and nostalgia of the stadium, not remember all the obstruction of view, ect.
I know there are a lot of Tiger stadium lovers here but looking at historical attendance. Tiger Stadium only averaged above 30k attendance in a year once 1984.
Comerica has averaged 30k yearly attendance 12 times since being built.
Also Tiger stadium had 50k Capacity from 1937-1999.
Comerica Park has 40k Capacity since being built.
I know we all love Tiger Stadium but people didn't show it like we think they did.
LED field lightning was done for this season plus the changes in outfield dimensions. I was disappointed with how new wall was made and it also eliminated the out of town scoreboard that was part of the RCF wall. The last update to scoreboard was for the 2012 season - they still use static ads along with rotating tri-ads; entire structure should be latest LED technology. There’s potential for some great social spaces, but the organization fails to execute properly. The porch area above RF is ok, but a lot more could be done. There’s a spot in outfield that currently has some very dilapidated picnic tables just placed there. I noticed they’ve installed some green mesh screening to obscure view into park if you’re outside on the street. Sound system has never been updated. Lower bowl seating slope is too gradual unless you sit in Tigers Den or Terrace seats - top rows of lower bowl which offers some protection from overhang of suite level and there is extra leg room. Definitely sit on 1st base side to avoid being blasted by sun. Concessions have been kept up to date for the most part. Overall it’s a decent ballpark that isn’t living up to its potential even with its design flaws - especially lower bowl and a very small canopy over upper deck that maybe covers last 5 rows. Wish they’d hire a live organist for next season as the music selection is beyond obnoxious this season. Might be the worst of all the years going to games here!! Go Tigers 🐅🐅🐅
🎯💥💯 I hate that green screen they put outside the ballpark that's over hanging center field, that was a cool feature for the people that are just passing by the ballpark to take a peek of the game. I've taking my kids down there since the championship runs 04- present that was petty. The out of town scoreboard wall looked nice.
I was with relatives for an evening game I think two years ago. Stupidly sat down the 3rd base line and didn't have sun glasses. The glare was awful. Didn't 't get better until the sun went down.
They literally just upgraded their stadium lighting this year
Which is awesome for all those day games when there isn't a cloud in sky and lights are still on 😂
The cut-off in the upper deck along the 3rd baseline is for you can see the buildings on Woodward Avenue ala The Fox Theater.
Just build pretty outfield wall. A social space is a great idea. Erect a big overhang over the upper grandstand seats too! The stadium has so much potential!
Calm down Ginger Comerica Park is fine You just do this video criticizing just for criticizing, it just needs some updates but in general the stadium is fine right in downtown Detroit.
I remember going to Comerica when it opened and I thought, "We left Tiger Stadium for this?" It was exactly the same thoughts I had when they built Joe Louis Arena to replace the Olympia. (Yes, my wife and I do get the senior discount when we go out to eat 😊) I do like Ford Field and Little Caesars' Arena better than The Silver Dome and JLA. When the Pistons moved to The Palace, that was definitely an upgrade from Cobo. I am glad the Pistons are back downtown now. They got the site right with Comerica but were too focussed on showing abandoned skyskrapers in the background of the outfield than they were about the experience for ticket holders. If they tear down right and left fields and double deck them the stadium might be salvageable. Make it resemble Tiger Stadium and maybe we can correct this mistake of a stadium. Bingo night at the Moose tonight! Gotta run! 🤪
They removed the out of town scoreboard that was in right-center field that was a huge mistake.
One of the few positive features about Comerica
My bias will show here (diehard Tigers fan), Ginger, but you clearly haven't been to Comerica in a while or at all. If the buildings beyond the center field wall give the ballpark a natural and beautiful skyline to look at like at PNC Park (which is a gorgeous ballpark) then Comerica needs to get points for the same reason. Furthermore, if you want to reference other lists, I challenge you personally to list 15 parks better than it and list the reasons why. Stadiums and winning teams are often inseparable. Which is part of the problem. The Tigers have been dogshit for years. And now, I wouldn't put it as a top five park in the game, but it's way higher than most. If you think this is is a park thats #23 (or so) in the league I vehemently disagree with you. I've only been to 13 parks but I could name you 7 parks worse than Comerica and I haven't even been to half of the league's stadiums. People need to get to Comerica and chill on the slander.
Comerica is 11th on my list but still haven't gone to Colorado, San Fran, Oak, New ATL, and new TEX. Only valid thing he said throughout the video is how the new wall look. He obviously never been to the stadium.
I've been to 15 MLB Stadiums and there are only 2 that are better than Comerica Park. Those 2 are Oracle Park(SF Giants), and Petco Park(SD Padres). I am disappointed with the fact that Comerica eliminated the scoreboard on the RF wall when they lowered the RF wall. That was a really cool feature. They didn't need to go crazy on moving the fences in either.
I have to admint (as a tigers fan) the buildings in the backrounds are the best part to Comerica.
I don't understand the disdain for Comerica Park. I've been there and it's really nice. I loved the huge dimensions. Home runs should be hard to hit.
Comerica Park is a nice ballpark as I have been to a few games there and it should never be compared to iconic Tiger Stadium as that was like a "baseball cathedral." One thing I would have kept would have been the original dimensions of the fences because it should be difficult to hit a home run in my opinion and today's best hitters would still be able to hit a homer at Comerica even with deeper dimensions.
The double warning tracks look like when my eyes are out of focus I see double. XD
As a tigers fan no way Illitch family is relocating at all but some tweaks to the stadium can be done tho
The Illitch family has let the on field product go down the drain . They wont be spending much to update Comerica .
I go to Tigers games many times a year and there is a social space above right field with seats and a bar I have never spent much time there though. Comerica Park's biggest problem is it replaced a beloved old classic ballpark and it is very average looking, it's a good ballpark not great.
The upper deck's seats are so far away from the field.
If they just would have designed the new park a throwback of the beloved old, most would be happy, no other former park had as much love, Detroit lost part of its soul when they closed then demoed it
Comerica is a nice ballpark in person. They original dimensions were ridiculously too big . Hitters hated it. Pitchers loved it. I think the Tigers failed to incorporate old tiger stadium in a way which fans wanted. The way they moved the fences in with the bullpen looks cheap and lazy for an MLB park. Fast forward to this year's new dimensions with moved in fences. as a tigers fan, I'm embarrassed. it looks unprofessional and I agree, little league-ish. The park is basic looking on TV. I have alwaysthought they should put an overhanging upper deck in right field. Some kind of built in restaurant or building that puts fans closer to the field. kinda like how San Diego has a building built in their stadium if that makes sense.
I believe that the Tigers should move back to Michigan and Trumbull and build not only a new stadium, but built hotels, luxury apartments and restaurants around it like the Braves did in Cobb County. Comerica is too landlocked for renovations, hence the fences.
That's not happening.
You say Comerica is too landlocked for renovations yet want to move to Michigan and Trumbull which is also landlocked lol
Great video about Comerica Park! Been looking forward to this video as a Tigers fan. I love your idea about an overhang in right field with a restaurant and few seats. Old Tiger Stadium had an overhang in right field which was cool and replicated in the Rangers Globe Life Stadium the outdoor version they left in 2019. And yea crazy hearing all these renovations from ballparks built around time Comerica Park opened yet we can’t even fix the fences that was a mistake in 2000. I DETEST the double wall, so cheap. That bullpen area in left should be a spot for fans, seats or an open space bar on the field. Also don’t know how they fix this, Comerica is an awful place to watch a game on a warm to hot sunny day or rain, almost all the seats are exposed to the elements except the last rows in the lower level which they turned into more expensive Tiger Den seating, funny they created that in the back row knowing that is only place fans are covered from the elements. I’m 41, I miss the old Tiger Stadium, wish they built a modernize version of Tiger Stadium, it’s what the Yankees did, Red Sox we’re going do before embracing Fenway. Regardless Comerica is unimpressive, the outfield has always bothered me with the bland seating, it does look like Chase Field or even Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, it’s built below the street level where no kidding a stray bullet could enter in there too. Unfortunately the current owner is Chris Ilitch who took over for his late father in 2017 and Chris has been very cheap from payroll, the Tigers USED spend, draw big crowds from 2006-2016, unfortunately Chris has treated the team as a second rate operation, with more focus on the Detroit Red Wings who they also own. I’ve kinda accepted that the Tigers are going always be at Comerica Park and unless the team is sold to a new owner that the ballpark will continue fall behind the times with lack of renovations. Again, fact they can’t even fix the fences! They literally had a double wall in left field from 2003-2004, in 2005 with the All-Star Game there is only reason they invested some money in moving the bullpens to left, still leaving the double wall but at least filling in that 25 foot gap, then filled in seats where the bullpen used be in right field. This past year is when they moved center and right center in and looks like went to Home Depot with the sloppy work done. So again if they can even fix the fences, outfield I’ll be surprised and happy, my expectations are very low for the Chris Ilitch owned team.
this is one of my favorite mlb ballparks
Chris Ilitch basically inherited all of this from his Father, who was a passionate fan. Chris is just the son who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and wants to hold on to the assets that he inherited from his father. Chris is a cheapskate and is only looking at what will not cost a lot of money, but will still keep fans from coming into the parks. Unfortunately we have a lot of fans in detroit with memories of gnats, and they will continue to give business to the Ilitches because they love their sports teams.
It's a very nice stadium and fan friendly. It has the ferris wheel and the merry go round and the kids love it. I do agree they did a sloppy job on bringing the fences in and they should fix it sooner rather then later. From 2006 to 2016 they Drew between 2 and 3 million fans a year until the 10 year rebuild started lol.
The Tigers are not only the only charter Western League team to never relocate or change their nickname but they hold the AL record for most consecutive seasons w over 1,000,000 fans (excluding the Covid season).
Say what you want about attendance, Detroit sports fans are loyal to a fault.
I went to Detroit for Summerslam and walk around it and by far it’s better than guaranteed rate field
This guy be talking shit about stadiums just for the hell of it. Also why does he always re-start his sentences and not cut it out of the audio?
Worst things: home plate is too far from the stands. Dislike the double decked suites. The upper deck is set back too far. The tigers can improve the cosmetics, but these can't be easily fixed...😢
Comerica is a great stadium in my opinion. It has a great old-fashioned feel to it like Camden yards and flows with the streets outside well. You should visit it, I think it will be better than you think. Yes, the 2023 fence move was shotty but the first fence move in the early 2000's was well done.
Comerica is an ok park. It has way too many gimmicks (ferris wheel and merry go round) and is way too exposed to the elements in most of the seating. The view is good pretty much no matter what seat you buy but even as an 8 year old kid I missed Tiger Stadium and still do today. If the team is ever sold I hope Comerica is renovated to look more like Tiger Stadium and maybe renamed Harwell Stadium (after Ernie Harwell) to pay respect to a beloved announcer of the past so we can get away from all these souless corporate names.
The biggest problem I have with Comerica is the prices of the tickets
Comerica is underrated bruh… you have to go to understand
I'm certain DG is offering to pay for these renovations, he wants to see, out of his own pockets!
Im a ballpark chaser. Went here last night. My 18th of 30 stadiums. I had no issues with this one. Friendly fans, clean stadium and not outdated. I give it a solid 7 out of 10.
They’re replacing the big screen there with one that should be the second largest in the MLB which will be cool.
could use a little tlc but doesn't need a major renovation at this point. my only criticism is the amount of visual clutter at comerica. too much advertising eyesores.
Its not the best stadium but its all about location with comerica park in the heart of downtown next to ford field
The walls have always bothered me. The park was so beautiful with the original wall dimensions
This whole stadium thing is getting completely out of control. Comerica park is beautiful lol
I LIVE HERE IT NEED A MAJOR UPDATES
Stop with the cheap HRs. Move MLB fences back.
Winning cures everything.
Also forgot mention, this is how lazy they are, they have decade bats that were installed along the concourse when the park opened in 2000, showing artifacts from each decade, well they’ve played two plus decades there and that thing hasn’t been updated once. Again hope I’m wrong, but with a 35 year lease, a frugal Chris Ilitch, I don’t see anything major happening here, can easily see Comerica sliding to the bottom tier of ballparks at end of the decade when the Rays, A’s, White Sox, Royals, DBacks all solve their stadium issues. Again I prefer a new park, retractable roof, day games are brutal in the summer there, April and May is crappy weather, unfortunately that will never happen long as Chris Ilitch owns the team.
Great point that the decades displays on main concourse have yet to install for 2000s and 2010s. No excuse for that. Lots of under utilized spaces on concourse - 1st base side and outfield areas.
Cool
I love Comerica Park they’ve done a great job lately updating it.
I was pretty excited when the Tigers decided to build Comerica Park. I have went ahalf dozen times and my critique is this. The ball does not carry as well as old Tiger Stadium. Upper deck is too far from the field. We have lost many chances of free agents because of those deep and high fences. The only renovations that might help is an upper deck in right. A little wider roof and have a out side wall around instead of chain linked fence.
"Depressed but have a soul at least" is my status
They should put a roof on it ,to protect from being rained on,at least around ist and 3rd base side and home plate,outfield ok.Poor attendance because of poor teams,but still have more attendance than a lot.
They got a merry go round at the ballpark ....
You’re complaining about the wall?
Went to a game here back in the summer of 2015. Sat in the upper deck along the 3rd base / LF area. It’s not a bad ballpark but it isn’t a top 10 or even top 15 ballpark. It has the amenities of any ballpark. The atmosphere was fine. It was a day game in the middle of the week, I think it was kids day out so the attendance looked like 25-30k. Out of 30 ballparks. It probably ranks between 17 to 22.
So funny....every expects these parks to have endless money pumped into them when they're already fantastic.
There are major cracks in the concrete, a few years ago there was reports of concrete falling from the stands above, the TVs in the concourse are old, and the walls look horrible like you said it’s a Little League look. If they could not cheap out on the walls and make it look a lot better, get new screens for the concourse, and fill in the cracks or maybe even lay down a whole lot of new concrete just those little things would make the park look better. The new lighting has modernized it a little bit but they need to do better. Because while Comerica is a nice park overall it’s starting to show its age quite a bit
I miss upoer deck home runs
Do a video on Great American Ball Park ....
Will NEVER move. CoPa is adjacent to Ford Field and Little Caesars Arena two blocks away. Little Caesars headdquarters is across the street on Woodward.
What comerica park needs besides a good team is much better customer service and food options, look to pnc or miller park for solutions
I honestly don’t know what pnc park has that comerica doesn’t
Considering how bad the team has been the attendance has been just fine.
I’d be surprised that there. Isn’t a metric somewhere that ranks attendance ranked on performance of the team. I’d wager the Tigers rank highly.
Two outfield fences?-BIG deal!
You need to do a story on new Yankee stadium. in the outfield if you sit in right field they built a bar in the middle so you can’t see love you if there is a fly bottle left. The opposite is true the other way if you sit in left field you cannot see a flyball the right they put TVs up so you can see Yankee Stadium is a mausoleum it is not like the older Yankee Stadium.
Not one thing wrong with Comerica. It's a great park.
Where the college picks and parlays at??? Lol
No it doesn’t need a roof, lol
Here are a lot of cosmetic things I don 't like such a those brown seats in lower deck near home plate. Dislike the dirt path from the pitcher's mound too homeplate. Next some BAD things...
Comerica park is probably one of the best in the leauge
Should of never left tiger stadium 🏟
A poor replacement for Tiger Stadium. Downtown Detroit is also a disaster area. Cleaning that up is up to the doopy politicians.
Comerica sucks. The third deck is too far away from the field and 95 percent of the seats are in the sun for day games. Not like Detroit has San Francisco or San Diego summers. It often hot and humid from Memorial Day through mid September. I miss the shade Tiger Stadium had.
There is nothing wrong with Comerica, except maybe the name. ) But the stadium is fine. It doesnt need a major refurb. There is no money for a refurb and it wont happen. The Tigers only got a new stadium because the Lions wanted to move back to the city and the Ford family pushed hard for new stadiums. The Tigers piggy-backed on the Lions funding proposal.
That is NOT what happened. The Tigers had been talking about a new stadium to replace Tiger Stadium as far back as the 1960s. This was the Tigers' decision and theirs alone. They weren't following anyone's lead. Comerica Park opened two years BEFORE Ford Field, so how could the Tigers have been following the Lions' lead? If anything, the Lions decided to move back downtown because of the Tigers.
Horrible video and take on Comerica Park. Glad nothing you said in the video will ever happen. 😂
No need to renovate copa.... put the money into players
You wouldn't know Comerica Park was 20 years old. It's held up really well. It's easy to knock it for people who haven't been there but trust me it's a really nice ball park much better than many new ones I have seen. Can it use an upgrade sure but I hope they don't mess with it to much I think it's fine the way it is and probably the last of it's kind. You wont see any ball parks that big ever again.
Tigers need to go to their farm clubs for talent.
Comerica like Camden Yards should not be f'd with
I only have one question for you------ does anything please you in any way? If there is, I do not want to hear about it, because you'll probably change your mind 2 days later.
Lol right
😂 wouldn't doubt this dude doesn't get out of his moms basement much
You've never been to a game there.
This terrible stadium never should have been built. We need the glory of Tiger Stadium. Nothing ever beats it.
I disagree
I wanted to sit in that upper deck in the outfield!
No ballpark will replace the confines of the previous stadium.
Dude what are you even talking about?
Attendance decline seems to be league wide. I don't like the rules of baseball changing. Example, a pitch clock. Baseball is a chess game on grass, and the real game takes time. Also, Tiger baseball was once on free tv. Not anymore,...and this is why the NFL is still strong, it is mainly on free tv. Tradition has gone out the window,..stadiums with corporate names, uniforms with sponsorship patches, I can't stand it. Prices for even a bottle of water is outrageous and not worth it. Tiger stadium was 87 years old, and hands down my favorite stadium of all time. Comerica Park? It is nice, but doesn't have me wanting to go to the games. I would rather watch Japanese baseball now.
I dont know why these mlb teams can't see the writing on the wall. Look at the most loved stadiums, what do they have in common? They are small and intimate ie Fenway. Sure people love fenway and wrigley cuz of the history but more so its the intimacy. Stop building these mile high football-like stadiums. I was at Nationals park recently and I was looking at their upper deck, its so high and so far from the field, nobody wants to sit there. You play 81 home games. Make a stadium with 25,000 seats where every seat feels close to the action and people will show up. These 40,000 seat stadiums are way too big. Upper decks should be much lower then football stadiums and much closer to the field. It seems like a no brainer to me.
The Illitch Group is cheap. They'll never do a complete overhaul like Kauffman, Dodger,Fenway, and Wrigley.
Illich and crew are not going to spend one more cent that is needed . Many more years left on the tigers lease at Comerica . We will be driving to Woodward Avenue for many years .
Make it a dome or built a dome!!!
DG you’re making these videos just to troll me
It is a BS ballpark. The owners do not want to spend money on anything, including the players. They need new OWNERS.
Horrible park
Typical MLVB stadium
Horrible sight lines.
The concessions to the box seats is a mile up hill,
Tiger stadium was way better
Bring back the jewel box stadiums
Comerica does suck😊
This stadium isn’t that bad - and in no way gives chase field vibes in the outfield . It’s more like old Turner field . I think it’s just that it’s in Detroit makes it iffy . I guarantee if this exact stadium was downtown in a hip attractive city you’d be raving about it
How much to upgrade Detroit?
Nothing about this stadium being in Detroit makes it "iffy." That's nonsense. I've been to Comerica Park AND to Turner Field. Downtown Detroit is WAY nicer than the neighborhood surrounding Turner Field. You have no clue what you're talking about.
3:04 split decks are a terrible trend