2025 Detroit Tigers General Discussion Thread

[IdahoBert]

For the Tigers home run celebration the player who hit the home run should carry around a 4 to 5 foot tall replica of Hobbes The Tiger. 

[chasfh]

15 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

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This is the kind of charming local advertiser you hear running radio spots on other broadcasts, and that I wish the Tigers had on theirs. I am over with all the LCE, Comerica, Corewell, and ambulance chaser spots. Could be worse, I suppose—it could also be the same one Fanduel radio spot running literally every break.

[casimir]

13 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

For the Tigers home run celebration the player who hit the home run should carry around a 4 to 5 foot tall replica of Hobbes The Tiger. 

They should take it out to their defensive position for the next half inning.

[romad1]

@Detroit Tigers Ownership @illitchfamily @ChrisIllitch

Figure out how to fill that box seat area behind home plate.  You should bring in attractive models so our broadcasts look visually interesting aside from the baseball.   I would suggest you cast a diverse group.  Avoid obvious costumes.  So, if you do cast baseball gays, make sure they don't look like the pride float or Carmen Miranda.  Avoid blackface, turbans, or native tribal headresses just for the purposes of showing diversity.

[casimir]

1 hour ago, romad1 said:

@Detroit Tigers Ownership @illitchfamily @ChrisIllitch

Figure out how to fill that box seat area behind home plate.  You should bring in attractive models so our broadcasts look visually interesting aside from the baseball.   I would suggest you cast a diverse group.  Avoid obvious costumes.  So, if you do cast baseball gays, make sure they don't look like the pride float or Carmen Miranda.  Avoid blackface, turbans, or native tribal headresses just for the purposes of showing diversity.

A petting zoo with tigers?

[chasfh]

1 hour ago, romad1 said:

@Detroit Tigers Ownership @illitchfamily @ChrisIllitch

Figure out how to fill that box seat area behind home plate.  You should bring in attractive models so our broadcasts look visually interesting aside from the baseball.   I would suggest you cast a diverse group.  Avoid obvious costumes.  So, if you do cast baseball gays, make sure they don't look like the pride float or Carmen Miranda.  Avoid blackface, turbans, or native tribal headresses just for the purposes of showing diversity.

Maybe they have some of the cutout fans from the COVID season somewhere in the basement they could haul out for it? Or, to your point, hire seat-fillers a la Oscars?

The real problem is the swell home plate club they tie to these seats. When the game gets boring, or the weather too hot or too cold, or they just have someone in the seat who's there for business and doesn't give a rip about the game or about baseball in general, they're going to the club to schmooze. This is a problem all teams create for themselves by chasing the short term dollar.

[romad1]

1 hour ago, casimir said:

A petting zoo with tigers?

That would be visually interesting. 

 

[Jim Cowan]

3 hours ago, casimir said:

They should take it out to their defensive position for the next half inning.

I love this

[romad1]

1 hour ago, chasfh said:

Maybe they have some of the cutout fans from the COVID season somewhere in the basement they could haul out for it? Or, to your point, hire seat-fillers a la Oscars?

The real problem is the swell home plate club they tie to these seats. When the game gets boring, or the weather too hot or too cold, or they just have someone in the seat who's there for business and doesn't give a rip about the game or about baseball in general, they're going to the club to schmooze. This is a problem all teams create for themselves by chasing the short term dollar.

Having a bunch of corporate clients seems the opposite of short-term.  Agree that having real fans in as many seats as possible would be better than the appearance of apathy.

The next few years are gonna be scary times economically.  We will see how much corporate business can be had.

Edited April 6 by romad1

[chasfh]

6 minutes ago, romad1 said:

Having a bunch of corporate clients seems the opposite of short-term.  Agree that having real fans in as many seats as possible would be better than the appearance of apathy.

The next few years are gonna be scary times economically.  We will see how much corporate business can be had.

I meant the benefit of changing those seats to club seats to get premium corporate dollars this year (short term benefit) versus creating the impression of a unpopular team by showing seats that are mostly empty every pitch of every home game (long term detriment).

[romad1]

Just now, chasfh said:

I meant the benefit of changing those seats to club seats to get premium corporate dollars this year (short term benefit) versus creating the impression of a unpopular team by showing seats that are mostly empty every pitch of every home game (long term detriment).

Ok, concur 

[casimir]

5 hours ago, chasfh said:

Maybe they have some of the cutout fans from the COVID season somewhere in the basement they could haul out for it? Or, to your point, hire seat-fillers a la Oscars?

The real problem is the swell home plate club they tie to these seats. When the game gets boring, or the weather too hot or too cold, or they just have someone in the seat who's there for business and doesn't give a rip about the game or about baseball in general, they're going to the club to schmooze. This is a problem all teams create for themselves by chasing the short term dollar.

How about one game they can have the Magnum PI gathering there.  And another game they could have the Beth Bernstein lookalike party there.  Maybe a nudist colony gathering for another game.

[monkeytargets39]

12 minutes ago, casimir said:

How about one game they can have the Magnum PI gathering there.  And another game they could have the Beth Bernstein lookalike party there.  Maybe a nudist colony gathering for another game.

There’s a Beth Bernstein lookalike club?

[romad1]

1 hour ago, monkeytargets39 said:

There’s a Beth Bernstein lookalike club?

if there isn't we should start one. 

[oblong]

It's very similar to Little Caesar's Arena.  They put the best seats with the best perks (access to a club with all you can eat/drink) in the prime viewing angle. Those seats are not cheap. I have a friend with a suite at LCA and he was telling me the whole schmoozing thing is, while not outdated, is limited now.  Many corporations have rules on who you can go to these things with and how often and what you can accept.  Booze is forbidden in many cases.  Especially in the auto industry which is Michigan.  He had no use for these things and they had to move their 4 seats (down from 16 ten years ago to give you an idea) to make room for these.  When I'm fortunate enough to get to use his suite at LCA it's limited to pizza and soft drinks.  Obviously you'd like the Tigers did their homework on demand to make such an investment but I know they are not sold out.   And when I look at other stadiums that have done this those seats are not always full either.  

I'm not sure we can make a judgement yet considering we've had 3 games to judge and it's been cold.

[Tenacious D]

 

[SoCalTiger]

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[1776]

On 4/6/2025 at 10:01 AM, romad1 said:

@Detroit Tigers Ownership @illitchfamily @ChrisIllitch

Figure out how to fill that box seat area behind home plate.  You should bring in attractive models so our broadcasts look visually interesting aside from the baseball.   I would suggest you cast a diverse group. 

After several years of hearing the word “Inclusion” attached to every place, thing, etc., I couldn’t help but notice the word “Exclusive” being front and center when the Tigers PR rolled out the solicitations for potential buyers regarding these seats. 

 

[romad1]

7 minutes ago, 1776 said:

After several years of hearing the word “Inclusion” attached to every place, thing, etc., I couldn’t help but notice the word “Exclusive” being front and center when the Tigers PR rolled out the solicitations for potential buyers regarding these seats. 

 

My potential response violates the terms of service for the Tiger board

[Tiger337]

2 hours ago, Tenacious D said:

 

Arbitrary end points!   But still a positive.  

[romad1]

2 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

Arbitrary end points!   But still a positive.  

He can't play anywhere.  He'd die if he was in space without a suit.  On Venus he'd likely be destroyed by the acidic atmosphere. 

[HeyAbbott]

On 4/6/2025 at 10:01 AM, romad1 said:

@Detroit Tigers Ownership @illitchfamily @ChrisIllitch

Figure out how to fill that box seat area behind home plate.  You should bring in attractive models so our broadcasts look visually interesting aside from the baseball.   I would suggest you cast a diverse group.  Avoid obvious costumes.  So, if you do cast baseball gays, make sure they don't look like the pride float or Carmen Miranda.  Avoid blackface, turbans, or native tribal headresses just for the purposes of showing diversity.

How 'bout Vegas showgirls in gold sequins and feather headdresses?

[romad1]

1 minute ago, HeyAbbott said:

How 'bout Vegas showgirls in gold sequins and feather headdresses?

are the live Tigers in there too?  

[HeyAbbott]

Now we're talking!!

[romad1]

3 minutes ago, HeyAbbott said:

Now we're talking!!

Might be difficult to keep it stocked but who wouldn't want to see gladiatorial combat going on back there between underdressed ladies and violently angry apex predator panthera tigris tigris.  I would assume the high heels of the showgirls might be fashioned into some sort of weapon but the Tigers have an amazing leaping ability.