The Detroit Tigers made a splash by signing Torii Hunter.
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On Thursday, free agent outfielder Torii Hunter made news by agreeing to a contract with the Detroit Tigers.
Hunter's signing stoked the hot stove for baseball fans in Detroit. And on Friday, Hunter piqued fans' interest even more when he took to Twitter (his account is @toriihunter48) to ask for suggestions on a place to live in the southeastern Michigan area.
Do you think Hunter should move to Rochester? At least one Tweet as of Friday afternoon tried to sell him on the city.
If you're on Twitter, tell Hunter to come to our town!
Carol Jackson
8:41 am on Saturday, November 17, 2012
I'm not on Twitter, but I hope someone tells him about our trail system. He has to run to stay in shape -- might as well do it in beauty.
Troy, Birmingham, & Bloomfield don't offer this.
I believe some number of the Pistons live in or near Oakland Twp, so he could benefit from much of what Rochester offers & have more land/privacy & some neighbors who can relate to what a professional athlete must do if he chose a home there.
Alan Stamm
9:33 am on Sunday, November 18, 2012
Well-said, Carol!
Your persuasive pitch is shared in a roundup on this topic at another area news site -- with credit and a link to Patch, 'natch. http://bit.ly/ZSjPsV
Brian
9:11 am on Saturday, November 17, 2012
North Rochester, and Oakland Twp are too far of a ride to Detroit (there is a reason no Red Wings, Lions, or Tigers live up here). He should stick to Birmingham, Troy, Northville, Grosse Pointe areas
Linda
2:15 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
Brian, I live in north Rochester and can get to downtown Detroit in 35 minutes. That's not a bad commute.