White Sox vs. Tigers — Comerica Park

We stayed overnight in the Detroit area and headed downtown on Sunday afternoon for a baseball game. We parked about three blocks from the stadium

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We had to stand in line to get a photo with the giant tiger by the main gate.

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My phone was on video for the above shot, so the top of the tiger’s head got cut off. I tried again after the game when the area was much busier … I wonder what that young couple will think when they take a good look at their photo.

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Moments after we entered, I saw four members of the Tigers Energy Squad posing for photos with fans. I walked up and asked if I could take their picture with the chair. The blonde on the right started to say no but the two girls in the middle laughed and took the chair.

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Willie Horton, Tiger great from the 60’s and 70’s, was at a table signing autographs. I asked his bodyguard if I could get his photo with the chair. He was very friendly and we stood and chatted for a couple minutes until the line thinned. He then introduced me to Willie. Willie didn’t have any idea what was happening, but he took the chair and smiled.

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It was raining and the tarp was on the infield. As soon as it stopped, we found our seats.  The groundskeepers were in the process of dumping water off the tarp.

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I walked around the field and take photos. It soon began raining again, and I got wet.

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I wandered down to the Tigers dugout.

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The Willie Horton statue in the left field stands. Beyond him is Ty Cobb, Hank Greenberg, Charlie Gehringer, Hal Newhouser, and Al Kaline.

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The bullpens beyond the left field wall

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Looking in toward the infield from above the bullpen

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The rain stopped and the groundskeepers removed the tarp.

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The scoreboard with tigers on the top. Note the vines on the batter’s eye, copying Wrigley Field.

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The entrance from inside the park

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I opted not to take a ride on the baseball Ferris wheel. The view didn’t look thrilling.

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The stadium has a fountain on top of the batter’s eye. It goes off when the Tigers do something exciting.

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The visitor’s dugout

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Our friends showed up right at game time. Shortly after the game started, it began raining again. A lot of people huddled under umbrellas and raincoats, but the game continued. Justin Verlander pitched for Detroit.

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Here’s the first pitch.

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Carlos Quintana started for the White Sox

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The White Sox scored a run in the first on a home run by Jose Abreu. The Tigers came back with one in the third and four in the fifth on a walk, an infield single and a double by Justin Upton. Todd Frazier hit a home run for the Sox in the sixth.

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The park was very quiet for the first several innings. I think a lot of people came late because of the rain. It was so quiet that it was hard to follow the game from way up where we were sitting. Things got a little louder when the Tigers began scoring.

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The Energy Squad at the end of the Motor City Wheels race

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The view of downtown Detroit from our seats

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The park was enjoyable with the tiger statues and the fountain and downtown Detroit filling the view. The game was a bit dull. I truly didn’t care who won. The weather wasn’t bad for a summer afternoon — a bit of rain early and direct sun later, but with a cool breeze.

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