Well, I can say I was there for No. 1,999. Tiger Stadium is on its last legs. Soon to be replaced, it sits in a seedy neighborhood, which, like the ballpark itself, seems beyond resurrection. But the stadium, in all its dilapidation, remains a gem. It's scheduled to open in 2000.
Every flat surface is mottled from too many layers of paint.
You rarely see steel posts supporting upper decks anymore, but they abound in Tiger Stadium. Some minor-league parks have bigger press boxes. There are troughs in the men's rooms. Speaking of bullpens, nowhere can the fans get so close to their heroes. That proximity to the players, to the action, to the real grass and dirt is what sets a place like Tiger Stadium apart.