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TIGERS SWAP SERIES WITH YANKEES WHILE STADIUM IS REPAIRED

          American League President Gene Budig announced that the
     Tigers have agreed to switch home series with the Yankees
     for the next two weekends due to the temporary closure of
     Yankee Stadium.  The games scheduled for this weekend will
     take place in Detroit, while next weekend's series will be
     in Yankee Stadium (American League).  MLB President Paul
     Beeston released a statement thanking the Tigers "for their
     spirit of cooperation" in agreeing to the swap (MLB).
          MOTOR CITY MAYHEM: The Tigers "had expected to draw
     between 70,000 and 80,000" for next weekend's series,
     according to John Lowe of the DETROIT FREE PRESS.  Although
     MLB "has guaranteed to repay the Tigers for any lost revenue
     that the switch causes," Tiger Stadium "could be almost
     deserted" this weekend, as the "nearly" 50,000 fans who
     already have tickets must change their plans on short notice
     to attend the games.  Tigers President John McHale said that
     the inconvenience to fans was "the major, and maybe only"
     reason he considered refusing to switch the series (DETROIT
     FREE PRESS, 4/16).  In Detroit, Charlie Vincent criticizes
     the move and writes, "The American League should not be run
     like a floating craps game, slipping in and out of town in a
     moment's notice" (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 4/16).  Yankees Owner
     George Steinbrenner publicly thanked Tigers Owner Mike
     Ilitch by calling him "one of the best owners in baseball"
     (N.Y. TIMES, 4/16).  Fans unable to use their tickets this
     weekend may exchange them for any other regular-season home
     game in '98, and fans who attend this weekend can mail the
     rain check to the Tiger Stadium box office for an additional
     ticket to any '98 home game (DETROIT NEWS, 4/16).  
          A DAY AT SHEA: The Yankees played the Angels at Shea
     Stadium yesterday in front of a crowd of 40,743.  The Mets-
     Cubs game last night at Shea drew 16,012 (THE DAILY).  

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