In a perfect world, Tiger Stadium would never have to be torn down and it would serve as a landmark in Detroit. Unfortunately, the world isn't perfect, so it's not going to happen.
So let's take this time to focus on the positives about the end of Tiger Stadium. I mean, if they weren't going to tear it down, we wouldn't be able to buy all this cool stuff!
An online auction of a collection of Tiger Stadium memorabilia drew about $192,729, not including seats from the former home of the Detroit Tigers that are being sold at a fixed price.That's one expensive piece of fence, and though I guess it's kind of cool to have, but there were other items available to bidders.
The most expensive bid in the auction, which ended Saturday, was $4,025 for a piece of a fence around a light tower hit by Reggie Jackson's home run in the 1971 All-Star game, the Detroit Free Press reported.
Other top-selling items included $2,000 for Al Kaline's locker, $3,800 for a 1968 World Series banner and $900 for the home dugout urinal. About 20 items didn't draw bids, including some lockers and a whirlpool bath from the clubhouse.Now maybe my mind isn't wired the same as the rest of the world, but I'm thinking if I'm going to spend $900 on some cool Tiger Stadium memorabilia, it's not going to be on a dugout urinal. Just what exactly do you do with that? Put it in the living room?
So that way when your buddies come over on Sunday to watch the Lions game, you can all just pee in the living room and not miss a moment of the exciting Jon Kitna action?
Actually, when I think about it, that's pretty cool. I wonder if the White Sox have any urinals in their dugout they'd like to sell.
