{"id":670538,"date":"2026-04-08T16:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/670538\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:14:16","slug":"tigers-games-too-loud-fans-notice-big-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/670538\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers Games Too Loud? Fans Notice Big Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

I went to a Detroit Tigers<\/a> game over the weekend, and a recent change at Comerica Park didn\u2019t sit well with me. Maybe this drifts a little into \u201cyou kids get off my lawn\u201d territory, but a quick scroll online shows I\u2019m not alone\u2014this is driving other fans nuts too.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t about $7 hot dogs, $6 bottles of water, or the $35 (yikes!) we paid to park in a nearby parking garage. Prices are up everywhere\u2014workers need to be paid, and ballpark vendors aren\u2019t immune to rising costs. A day at the ballpark is entertainment. And while a Major League Baseball game is one of life\u2019s simple pleasures, I get that it\u2019s not a necessity.<\/p>\n

What’s Changed at Detroit Tigers Games?<\/p>\n

What I\u2019m talking about is the constant music. And I mean constant. Between what feels like every single pitch, there\u2019s a quick burst blasting through the stadium speakers\u2014and yes, I do mean blasting. It didn\u2019t take long to notice, and by the bottom of the first inning, it was already wearing on me.<\/p>\n

Music Between Every Pitch?<\/p>\n

Old man take? Maybe. But after nearly every pitch, we were hit with three to four seconds of something\u2014pop, rock, rap, you name it. Livin\u2019 on a Prayer, We Are the Champions, even the theme from Green Acres. It\u2019s all over the place, and it never really stops. At some point, it stops feeling like fun and starts feeling like noise.<\/p>\n

Is this an attempt to hold the attention of younger fans raised on fast-paced, highly produced content and endless scrolling? Maybe. I honestly don\u2019t know. But at an MLB Game, not every second needs to be filled.<\/p>\n

Maybe this is where I officially become \u201cthat guy,\u201d but when did every moment of a Detroit Tigers game need a soundtrack?<\/p>\n

Many Fans Are Noticing the Same Thing<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s not just me. A quick dive into Reddit <\/a>shows fans across Major League Baseball are noticing the same thing. One fan wrote, \u201cI\u2019m here to watch baseball, not a mini rock concert.\u201d Another said the constant noise makes it \u201calmost impossible to even have a conversation\u201d with the person you came with.<\/p>\n

Even closer to home, one Michigan fan summed it up perfectly on Facebook: <\/a>\u201cThe relaxed, pastoral charm of baseball is now something the Tigers are trying to cover up like a receding hairline.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two more complaints: The Tigers lost. And it was damn cold that night. Eh, I guess we\u2019ll put those on the back burner for now.<\/p>\n

But seriously, baseball has always been different. It\u2019s slower. It has space. It gives you time to talk, to think, to just sit there and take it in.<\/p>\n

Not every pitch needs a soundtrack. Sometimes, the quiet is part of baseball\u2019s charm.<\/p>\n

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