MCDONALD'S WOULD LOVE TO SEE TIGERS FANS SMILE ... AND SOON

          The Tigers yesterday called the inaugural family night
     at Comerica Park a "success," but said some "problems must
     be solved before the next one, which is expected in late
     August," according to David Josar of the DETROIT NEWS, who
     reports that "hundreds" of fans with four-ticket family
     night packages "waited two hours in line" for the package's
     two McDonald's Happy Meals and two Value Meals that came
     "with the budget-priced packages."  Tigers Dir of Marketing
     Tyler Barnes, on the promo: "It went really well.  We just
     have to sit down with the McDonald's people to work out how
     to make it run smoother."  But eight-year-old Tigers fan
     Duncan McLean called his experience: "horrible."  Josar adds
     that lines at both levels of the in-stadium McDonald's
     "stretched for hours."  The packages, starting at $39,
     included coupons for two pennants that can be used "any time
     this season" at the ballpark, a program and for two ride
     tickets (DETROIT NEWS, 7/28).