I have never gone specifically to get a give away and this year they moved them to Saturdays only, I have the Friday package. Fridays are “party in the park”. But I would suggest being there as early as possible. Typically when I have gotten there 30 min before game time the stuff is gone.
There was a large event going on at Comerica Park and also at the other venues.... so Cass from the Masonic all the way down to Grand River was pretty congested between 6 and 7 pm with cars looking for parking and pedestrians walking... and these two cyclists were there plowing through everyone, they think they have right of way over pedestrians. Even auto drivers were cautious. Not these cyclists. I'm like "Ok, you want to ride.... can't you go a few blocks over if you want to go north or south from midtown to downtown? Like avoid the people and cars?
I had a 1984 season retrospective on cassette and there's a game where Lou hit a grand slam against Milwaukee that would have won the divison that night except the Blue Jays rallied to win later on that night. On the call Paul Carey said the same thing.
To be safe I would say 30 min minimum before the gates open. For giveaways there's often a line just to get in and the black panther one may be a hot item.
Teams and government entities do not share the same values anymore.
Governments are broke and don't want to pay for stadiums. Teams are not broke but don't want to pay for stadiums if they don't have to so they will find someone who will pay.
Fans get screwed.
There's storms coming south but the question will be how far north east it stays. Could clip the Detroit area around 12-1 pm.. maybe a delay.
We will be there today.
listening to gambling talk is as exciting as listening to someone talk about their golf game or fantasy football results on Monday morning at work during football season.
Nobody.Cares.
It would have to be one of those positional matchup type deals where different needs are met. You'd want a Tork type player, in terms of MLB readiness and all that but at a different position. Of course the value of a 1B/DH compared to another IF skews things.
and I'm not sure what would have or could have occured a year into his tenure to make us think he's an elite GM. Getting lucky isn't a sign of genius. The league is full of competent and smart people. The goal is to be on par with them.
I was really into Crue in middle school.... up until Theater of Pain. I listened to that again a few years ago and it was such a rush to hear those songs again. Hadn't listened to them since the 80's and they were as fresh as could be in my mind. I love that experience.