So I tried the AudioBlogging thing, but I screwed up the first time and hung up before publishing the post. When I went back to try it again, it wouldn’t let me post without purchasing more posts from the website. I don’t entirely understand that because the service is touted as being free. Even now I don’t see anyway to pay for additional posts. I’ll try it again tonight, so we’ll see what happens. On to the report…

The crowd was a little bit sparser than I would have hoped/expected. Comerica and the surrounding area looked pretty good, at least for Detroit. While neither game was full, there was a decent crowd on hand for the legends/celebrity softball game.

As for the Future’s game, our seats are right in the upper deck, 3 rows from the top. We’re looking right down the 3rd base line. So while we have a good view, I can’t really tell you how Verlander or Zumaya looked with any sort of detail. I can say they both hit 99mph on the stadium gun. Both received a nice ovation – especially Justin Verlander.

For the softball game, the fans got warmed up for Kenny Rogers appearance by thoroughly booing Chris Webber. Sweet Lou Whitaker probably got the largest ovation…at least for someone with out breasts. As a Whitaker fan, it was awesome to hear Louuuuuuuuu resonate throughout Comerica each time he touched the ball or came to bat.

Jennie Finch pitched for the National League team, and if you needed another reason to like Finch, she wears the old fashioned stir-ups – and she wears them high.

Other Comments/Observations

• It’s been experience that the concession experience at Comerica Park can be mixed. I’ve had some good experiences, and some very awful experiences as well. Yesterday the experiences were all positive. There were more vendors in the stands, and all of the stations were well staffed. SportsService brought in additional help from Cincinnati and Cleveland to help out – and so far it’s working.
• I was surprised to see how many bleachers were removed for media tables in right field. While they did take out the back rows of bleachers, it looks like the auxilliary media will get their fare share of home run balls.
• Budweiser took over the parking lots beyond the outfield. They have a stage set up, and they even brought the clydesdales. However, yesterday nobody was over there. While the city looked good, nobody was really buzzing about downtown. Hopefully that will change today and tomorrow. I’d love to see the city more alive.