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In honor of the Detroit Tigers doing so well this season, I decided to finish restoring my old seat from Tiger Stadium. Back in the mid-70′s, they ripped all the old green wooden seats out of Tiger Stadium and replaced them with plastic ones. I got my hands on one of the old green ones back in 1999. It was in bad shape, but not beyond restoring. As you can see, it came out pretty well. I have it mounted in my ManCave (basement rec room).
The first time I ever saw a ballgame at Tiger Stadium was around 1971. I remember sitting in those green wooden seats. After they replaced them, I saw a couple of them mounted on someone’s front porch, and I thought it would be great to have one, but never thought I would have the opportunity.
I think my seat is pretty solid. As you can see, it can support my 200 pound frame!
I can’t see the dopey pictures… it’s because I’m old, isn’t it?
Nope. I had done something wrong. I think it is fixed now — hopefully the pictures are showing up.
Yup! That’s you! I think that’s pretty cool!
My husband will love these photos!
It is something he would have done too if given the chance.
I love it! Your Tigers are pretty awesome this year…..but what about them Braves!
Yep, they are doing better than the Brewers. Cool chair.
Shalom,
Bobby Valentine
http://stoned-campbelldisciple.blogspot.com/
I would love for your Tigers and my Cards to meet in the World Series again…….like they did in 68!
You’re retro stadium seat looks AWESOME!
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The ’68 Series was a classic (although I’m sure I liked the outcome more than you did!). I was only four-years-old, thus too young to remember it. But I’ve read a lot about it.
I think it would be a great series again this year!
Anybody want to discuss Cricket? Rugby? Hurling? Shinty? This strange sport of which you speak, this “beisbol”, consists mainly of standing, spitting, and scratching, right?
You have a man cave?
I built my son a square box and called it his Matt-cave. What he uses it for is for when he reads to me at night before he goes to bed.
Patrick, maybe you should speak to my husband; he might want to discuss cricket, etc. with you.