Spirit Of Detroit Dons Giant Tigers Jersey
DETROIT (WWJ) - One of Detroit's biggest fans, figuratively speaking, is now sporting the Old English D.
The Spirit of Detroit statue was fitted with one of the largest Detroit Tigers jerseys known to man Wednesday morning ahead of Game 1 of the World Series in San Francisco.
Theodore Jackson was among several fans snapping pictures of the 26-foot-tall bronze statue who tried to guess the size of the giant jersey.
"I'm guessing it's probably a 16-X or something like that," Jackson said laughing. "You know, something you couldn't get at the normal big and tall."
The oversized jersey actually measures in at 16 feet tall and 12 feet wide.
Nicholas Grunas was happy to see the jersey on the statue, but wondered why it didn't go up earlier, say, at the start of the postseason.
"The earlier the better I think. It just gives something for Detroiters to come and take a picture of. With all the bad stuff going on in this city, it's just something nice for us, you know, we deserve it," said Grunas.
The team is footing the $8,000 bill for the jersey, which includes insurance, security and other related costs.
The Tigers play the first two games on the road against the San Francisco Giants before returning home for Saturday's Game 3 at Comerica Park.
