freep.com - 6/30/2008
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The dismantling of historic Tiger Stadium has begun. Wrecking crews punched a garage-door-sized hole in the north wall of the ballpark today, and at mid-afternoon a bulldozer and hard-hatted workers were visible inside the wall, pulling away railings and other parts of the structure, while a Dumpster and other equipment was parked nearby. Outside a security fence erected over the past several ...
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The Griddle: The Lonesome Death of Tiger Stadium
Baseball Toaster —
Construction crews started work on the demolition of Tiger Stadium today. Pictures of what was done and pictures of the grand stadium's decay can be found on the Detroit Free Press site . ...
Morning Juice: Tigers on way in, Tiger Stadium on way out
Big League Stew —
... . Meanwhile, a few Great Lakes away, strict deconstructionists started to demolish Tiger Stadium, which took Pharaoh Ty Cobb and his slaves two decades to build. ...
Like Stripes on the Fur Coat of a Tiger - 07/07
Bless You Boys —
... of Tiger Stadium. It began with a bang - almost literally - last week with a wrecking ball punching a hole through one of the stadium's walls. That's certainly a sobering image, one that brings what seems like an inevitability that much closer. But to me, it's not much worse than seeing the pictures and descriptions of the decay that the ballpark has fallen into over the past nine years. ...
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Tigers' Bonderman has surgery on arm (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 6/30/2008
Detroit Tigers right-hander Jeremy Bonderman had surgery Monday to correct a condition that caused a blood clot in his pitching arm. Bonderman was placed on the disabled list the first week in June after having the blood clot broken up and getting an ...
