Demo Co.[Farrow] calls police on fans on Trumbull and they blow Farrow off! priceless
anbody catch this awesome act of defiance on Trumbull this afternoon?
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/sports/090609_tiger_stadium
Fans Get Testy with
Stadium Guards
Updated: Tuesday, 09 Jun 2009, 7:37 PM EDT
Jason Carr
DETROIT - Some fans of old Tiger Stadium got a little testy Tuesday with security at the ongoing demolition. The two sides were literally on opposite sides of the fence.
When FOX 2 arrived, fans were already gathered to mourn the passing of the old ballpark and not having much luck seeing through the fence.
"They ought to let people embrace the moment because the moment's not going to be here very much longer," said one bystander.
Then, with a snip, cut, snap, one daring Tiger Stadium enthusiast dropped part of the fence, allowing a painful panoramic view of the hulking structure that means so much to so many.
"Sad to see. My kids won't be able to come down here and see where Babe Ruth hit home runs," one fan said.
Within minutes of the tarp being somewhat surreptitiously lowered by fans outside the gate, security guards in a golf cart show up and put the tarp back up blocking view from the street. Suddenly, one unnamed fan got into a spat with security. She yanked on the canvas tarp and he tugged it back under the fence. Guards say they are calling the police. Across the street, two officers peel out and head the other way, presumably to a more serious crime than fans taking photographs of the demolition.
Matt has made two trips in one day. "A lot of people just don't appreciate it. I'm an ex-baseball player, but this defined my childhood. It's just sad to see right field the way this was," he said.