Comerica Park

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Detroit will still have a flagpole in the field of play. The 330-foot right-field line remains a driving range for left-handed hitters. The seating is aligned intimately close to the action, mainly because the playing field rests three stories below street level with the stands looming over it. </div> <bR> <div> Continuity aside, the Wrigley Field-inspired open air styling has retired the obstructed views and enclosed feel that gave the old ballyard many of its problems. The era of overhanging decks in the outfield is over, but the stadium's alignment - set at an angle to city streets - instead produces a stellar skyline view in right field. Seats down the lines are angled toward home plate, pretty standard today but a new trick for Detroit fans. Bleacher creatures in right field will be lavished in the luxury of backrests. </div> <bR> <div> Like its predecessors in Cleveland and Baltimore, Comerica Park incorporates club seats, luxury seats and more concessions with a club restaurant and outdoor grill. However, club owner Mike Ilitch decided to try a new look to keep kids and families entertained away from the field. </div> <bR> <div> A festival atmosphere is Ilitch's vision, beginning with a 25-foot-long tiger statue standing guard in front of the park. The club topped Jacobs Field and the rest of baseball with a scoreboard over 200 feet wide and nearly 150 feet high. A pair of tigers roar and light up their eyes for home runs while the center-field fountain squirts a liquid fireworks display. More tigers whirl around for kids on the carousel to be placed in the food court, and a Ferris wheel lifts riders 50 feet in baseball-shaped cars. </div> <bR> <div> Source- The Idea Logical Company</div> </td> </tr></table></body>