Knowing that Babe Ruth once grazed the hallowed terrain didn't make fans feel any safer walking down dimly lit streets to distant parking spaces. Understanding that deathly ill Lou Gehrig's last major league appearance came at Michigan and Trumbull doesn't lessen the interminable wait at concession stands and rest rooms during the times in recent years when the ballpark swelled to capacity. And appreciating Cobb's unparalleled skill between the white lines at Navin Field still can't rationalize his incorrigible conduct away from the diamond. And that's probably even sadder. Some wounds take longer to heal than others.
People forgive, but they never forget.
And a stadium's legacy suffers in the process.