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Fans Adamantly Oppose Artificial Turf at Old Tiger Stadium Site

June 30, 2015, 2:17 PM

It's interesting to see what stirs passion. In this case, it's natural grass.

Steve Neavling of Motor City Muckraker reports that a movement is afoot to prevent the Detroit Police Athletic League from replacing natural grass at the old Tiger Stadium with artificial turf when the organization takes over the field in 2017.

A petition against the turf, posted Monday, gathered more than 1,000 signatures as of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday The goal is 1,500.

The petition at Change.org says:

When Tiger Stadium was demolished in 2009, the field quickly fell into disrepair. This historic ballpark was soon littered with nine acres of garbage and debris, and the weeds towered 6- and 7-feet-tall in the footprint of the grandstand.

But thanks to the grass-roots efforts of the volunteer Navin Field Grounds Crew, Detroit's diamond in the rough is once again in playing condition and has become a bonafide tourist attraction in the heart of Detroit.

While the Navin Field Grounds Crew continues to host vintage ballgames and other special events throughout the summer, the Detroit Police Athletic League is now poised to inherit the field in 2017.

Detroit PAL is a great organization doing great things for Detroit's children. But PAL wants to tear out Navin Field's natural grass and replace it with artificial turf.

We think that would be one of the biggest errors in baseball.


Read more:  Motor City Muckraker


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