DETROIT – A public viewing for Ernie Harwell will be held at Comerica Park on Thursday, May 6 starting at 7 a.m. The viewing will be located at Gate A, with the public invited to pay respects to the Hall of Fame broadcaster. Following the wishes of Mr. Harwell, there will not be a public memorial, and funeral services will be private ... Mr. Harwell is survived by his wife, Lulu, his four children: William Harwell, Gray Harwell, Caroline Raley, and Julie Harwell, and his seven grandchildren,
More photos » ... PAUL WARNER - ASSOCIATED PRESS ... 8 months ago: ... Detroit Tigers announcer Ernie Harwell waves to the crowd for the last time in the announcers booth in Detroit during the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees game Sunday, Sept. 22, 2002, at Comerica Park in Detroit. The Hall of Fame broadcaster, in his 55th major league season, called his final home game Sunday, and will retire after calling Tigers final game of the season against the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday, Sept. 29. (AP
Current Series ... Tigers lead the series 1-0 ... Fri 04/30 ... WP: Rick Porcello (2 - 2) ... LP: Joel Pineiro (2 - 3) ... 10 - 6 win ... Los Angeles Angels Halos Heaven ... @ ... Detroit Tigers Bless You Boys ... Saturday, May 1, 2010, 1:05 PM EDT ... Comerica Park ... Scott Kazmir vs ... Jeremy Bonderman ... Partly cloudy,rain. Winds blowing from right to left field at 15-20 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 70 ... ... Complete Coverage > ... Sun 05/02 ... 1:05 PM EDT ... Pitching
Current Series ... 3 game series vs Angels @ Comerica Park ... Los Angeles Angels Halos Heaven ... @ ... Detroit Tigers Bless You Boys ... Friday, Apr 30, 2010, 7:05 PM EDT ... Comerica Park ... Joel Pineiro vs ... Rick Porcello ... Partly cloudy. Winds blowing from right to left field at 10-20 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75 ... Complete Coverage > ... Sat 05/01 ... 1:05 PM EDT ... Sun 05/02 ... 1:05 PM EDT ... Joel Pineiro #35 ... / ... Pitcher / ... Los Angeles Angels ... Height: 6-1
Current Series ... 3 game series vs Twins @ Comerica Park ... Tue 04/27 ... WP: Francisco Liriano (3 - 0) ... SV: Jon Rauch ... LP: Justin Verlander (1 - 2) ... 0 - 2 loss ... Wed 04/28 ... WP: Brad Thomas (1 - 0) ... LP: Ron Mahay (0 - 1) ... 11 - 6 win ... Minnesota Twins Twinkie Town ... @ ... Detroit Tigers Bless You Boys ... Thursday, Apr 29, 2010, 1:05 PM EDT ... Comerica Park ... Carl Pavano vs ... Dontrelle Willis ... Mostly sunny. Winds blowing from right to left field at 5-15 m.p.h.
Note from Al: Sorry about the double post and any lost comments, I have no idea what happened or why it ended up hidden. Though Firefox crashing in the middle of writing the post may have had something to do with it! Personally, I blame those damned Twins ... Current Series ... Twins lead the series 1-0 ... Tue 04/27 ... WP: Francisco Liriano (3 - 0) ... SV: Jon Rauch ... LP: Justin Verlander (1 - 2) ... 0 - 2 loss ... Minnesota Twins Twinkie Town ... @ ... Detroit Tigers Bless You Boys ...
A sell-out crowd of 45,010 at Comerica Park — teased with brief moments of warm sunshine on an otherwise overcast afternoon — braved brisk, windy weather better suited to football season to watch the Detroit Tigers win their home ...