Ernie harwell

DETROIT - Thousands of Detroit Tigers fans lined up outside Comerica Park Thursday to give beloved broadcaster Ernie Harwell the send-off he wanted, paying their respects as they shuffled past his casket and swapping their favorite memories of the Hall of Famer.

DETROIT - After more than eight hours waiting, Bud Sommerville entered Comerica Park's front gate Thursday morning and approached the open casket of cherished Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell.

DETROIT - Nobody knows better what Ernie Harwell meant to baseball in Michigan than Kirk Gibson.