Comerica Park Stadium

With Tiger Stadium showing its sign of aging, the Tigers began conduct activities to influence the public officials for a new ballpark in the mid 1990s. Groundbreaking for a new ballpark was held on October 29, 1997 . Located in downtown Detroit , Michigan , the construction of the stadium began on October 29, 1997 . Built as is part of a downtown revitalization plan for the city of Detroit , the stadium was inaugurated on April 11, 2000 . The stadium is scheduled to host All Star Game in 2005. In 2000, closer Todd Jones earned 42 saves in 46 save situations. Dmitri Young hit three homeruns on Opening Day, April 4, 2005 .

Located adjacent to Ford Field (the home of the Detroit Lions) and near the Joe Louis Arena, the ballpark was built at the cost of $30 million. The ballpark followed the pattern of the ballparks built in 1990's and was built mainly of steel and concrete, with a brick exterior. It offers scenic views of the downtown Detroit skyline, and has one of the largest scoreboards (202 ft.*147 ft.) in baseball. The 40,000-seat stadium pulled 40,637 fans on the inaugural day. The stadium's traditional architecture and luxury suites make it an attractive park. An incredible picnic area, entertainment options for kids, the most progressive concession areas in the world, an urban village location that includes shops, restaurants, offices, and other attractions are the features of this ballpark. The perfect landscape blends into the surrounding street life of Foxtown. Since there are no upper deck outfield seats, none of the MLB ballpark offers a better view of a downtown skyline than Comerica Park . There are numerous parking lots in the surrounding area and allows easy accessibility to Comerica Park . Massive light towers and five statues of Tiger Hall of Famer's, including Ty Cobb can not go unnoticed by any of the spectator.

The stadium has three tiers and none of the seat has an obstructed view. The main part of the three tier grandstand extends from behind homeplate to the left and right field foul poles. The gap in the upper deck along the first base side and the wide main concourses allows the fans to walk freely without losing there view of the playing field. Earlier the bullpens were located behind the right field wall but prior to the 2005 season; the bullpens were moved from right field to an empty area in left field and the empty space was filed by adding 950 seats increasing the seating capacity to 40,950. The several fountains in the centerfield produce liquid fireworks, when a homerun is hit. The main concourse is divided into different eras from the 20th century, taking the fans into a different time frame of history. An old-time, out-of-town scoreboard is installed at field level within the wall in right-center field. The concession stands at Comerica Park has a point of sale for every 125 fans. "Brushfire Grill" barbecue area is located behind third base and the Big Cat Court food area behind first base, with a wide range of snacks, sandwiches, frozen treats, and other great munchies. Comerica Park features four first-class seating areas. The Tiger Den is the first of its kind in baseball. It is located at the upper rows of the lower bowl, and look like the fashionable boxes at old-time sporting venues with moveable chairs. A private Tiger Den lounge is available for patrons. On-Deck Circle seats are located in the lowest rows of the lower bowl. The two levels of suites include several party suites that are available for individual game rental.

Comerica Park has played host to various concerts. The Dave Matthews Band performed at Comerica Park on July 3, 2000 and returned in June 2001 for two more complete sold-out performances. Boy band 'N Sync also performed twice in 2001. In 2002, the Detroit Music Festival, starring Mary J. Blige, and The Parliament Funkadelics Family starring George Clinton and the Molson Canadian Snow Jam returned to perform at Comerica Park.

Comerica Park is a theme park and baseball museum, but it has always been criticized when compared with its predecessor, Tiger Stadium. Though the stadium has no hindered view it has been criticized for its upper-deck seats that are located considerably further from the action than they were at Tiger Stadium. The ballpark has also been criticized for having been constructed in the south direction because the sun of dusk blinds the spectators during the evening games. The dimensions of the ballpark are also a matter of criticism by some. In December 1998, Comerica Bank agreed to pay $66 million over 30 years for the naming rights for the new ballpark.