The thing is, there is no set amount of money that the City wants for it.

They seem to want the following:
1) there must be a large sum of cash
2) the project must fulfill every desire the City has
3) there must be an unspecified % of minority cash in #1
4) it all must happen very quickly, because they are going to wreck it by October... even if they don't have a plan for the future of the site.

#4 leads me to believe that they are not negotiating in good faith.

Seems like there was alot of talk about a minor league team at Tiger while they were building Comerica. If I remember correctly, Illich still has/had at least part ownership and rejected the idea of a minor league team.

Of course, at that time, the Tigers were hardly better than a minor league team, and Tom may not have wanted the competition for tickets. I don't think that would be the case anymore.

Get rid of the old hulking building. Costs too much to remodel and refit to modern standards. Detroit has a history of tearing down worthwile landmarks. Train Station, and Hudson's just to name two. Here in Billings, Montana, we have Minor League Baseball. Tickets are $4 a pop and the food is really cheap. Action on the field is really entertaining. Imagine 39 home games for a season ticket price of less than $150......

Detroit would NEVER go for that............

Time to move on........Just ask Stroh's, Federal's, Hudson's, Vernor's, Sander's........and now......Tiger Stadium

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"Like in many situations, though, maybe some people don't understand the job you've done until you're gone," Flip Saunders

I think that is really the issue. The competition.

That is what makes this whole thing frustrating. The city is lying when they make their arguments. They really don't want it there.


They would rather pay $ to take it down and not have anything in it's place than let somebody operate it successfully.