Fjw718 Member Username: Fjw718
Post Number: 55 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 11:00 am: | |
Jim Leyland walking to work everyday got me thinking.....do any other athletes from Detroit's pro teams call downtown home? |
Dan Member Username: Dan
Post Number: 1292 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 11:07 am: | |
Where does Jim Leyland live? Doesn't (or didn't)Allan Trammell live in the lofts above the Detroit Brewing Company? |
Fjw718 Member Username: Fjw718
Post Number: 56 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 11:13 am: | |
I believe he lives in the atheneum.... |
Pistonian_revolution Member Username: Pistonian_revolution
Post Number: 19 Registered: 05-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 12:32 pm: | |
why does he live in a hotel? the only other detroit athlete i remember who lived in a hotel permanently was juan gonzalez- and he knew he was not gonna stay too long in detroit. thats why he lived in a hotel. i wonder- why would jim leyland live in a hotel? |
Wilus1mj Member Username: Wilus1mj
Post Number: 128 Registered: 05-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 12:34 pm: | |
His comment about not buying a house in metro Detroit when he was hired was the high taxes...just a lame excuse if you ask me. |
Fjw718 Member Username: Fjw718
Post Number: 57 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 12:42 pm: | |
he's a journeyman, i dont see him staying too long around detroit and i dont think he does either. or maybe he learned his lesson with the whole marlins deal |
Susanarosa Member Username: Susanarosa
Post Number: 1188 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 12:43 pm: | |
Plus, why would he buy a house for just himself? Let the man live/stay/rest his hat wherever he wants. Geez... ya'll will complain about anything. |
Rrl Member Username: Rrl
Post Number: 663 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 12:46 pm: | |
Not such a big deal, it's not unusual for some folks to reside for extended periods in a hotel, especially when you're pulling in his sort of chedda. None of the hassle of home ownership, plenty of services (housekeeping, laundry/dry-cleaning, concierge, room service, valet, etc.) Be glad he's supporting the local business community. John Madden resides year-round at the Ritz Carlton in Chicago; used to see his land-yacht/RV during football season as he'd travel between weekends. |
Supersport Member Username: Supersport
Post Number: 10739 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 12:51 pm: | |
When I lived at Riverfront Towers the following Tigers lived there. Franklin German Ramon Colon Omar Infante Ramon Santiago Randall Simon (my neighbor, and no, he never swung a bat at me) Jose Lima Nate Cornejo Probably a few others I'm forgetting. There were also several Red Wings players who lived there as well, though the only one I can recall was the dude that dated the hot tennis player, whatever their names were. Chris Webber had a place there for awhile too. |
Detroitstar Member Username: Detroitstar
Post Number: 209 Registered: 01-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 12:52 pm: | |
Yzerman lived downtown for a year or two right after he was drafted. Not sue of any others. |
Rrl Member Username: Rrl
Post Number: 664 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 12:53 pm: | |
SS, Federov, dated Kornikova |
Gistok Member Username: Gistok
Post Number: 2927 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 1:09 pm: | |
Coco Channel, the perfume diva, lived at the palatial Hotel Ritz in Paris for 33 years. Boy I bet that was a whopper of a hotel bill. I hope she stayed away from those little liquor bottles in the refrigerator! |
Corktownmark Member Username: Corktownmark
Post Number: 219 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 1:20 pm: | |
Bush the first had a hotel penthouse suite as an address in TX for many years... still may. Sounds like a great way to live if you got the "Chedda" |
Rustic Member Username: Rustic
Post Number: 2832 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 1:23 pm: | |
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Matt_the_deuce Member Username: Matt_the_deuce
Post Number: 668 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 1:25 pm: | |
Little Richard lives at the Hyatt Regency on Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood - otherwise known as the "Riot House" for it's party atmosphere back in the day. It still does pretty good today. |
Fjw718 Member Username: Fjw718
Post Number: 58 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 2:41 pm: | |
isnt the atheneum a $300 a night hotel? I mean, thats over 100k a year in rent right there...... |
Kpm Member Username: Kpm
Post Number: 12 Registered: 08-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 2:52 pm: | |
I don't know about the Atheneum, but other local premium hotels have apartments that can be rented out. I'd guess that's the case... |
Viziondetroit Member Username: Viziondetroit
Post Number: 834 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 2:52 pm: | |
I'm sure they have some kind of price break for 365 days of accomodations lol... |
Dougw Member Username: Dougw
Post Number: 1374 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 2:56 pm: | |
Rrl has it right, the real reason he stays there is probably convenience, and of course the fact that he can afford it. That's reasonable to me. The "high taxes" excuse is pretty lame, though. Yes, the tax rate here may be 30% or whatever higher than most other areas, but if the housing costs half as much, your total cost of ownership is still lower. (Message edited by Dougw on October 11, 2006) |
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku
Post Number: 807 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 4:18 pm: | |
Our very own matt millen lives in Pennsylvania |
Mrfrench Member Username: Mrfrench
Post Number: 30 Registered: 01-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 4:21 pm: | |
how many of you live in the city? |
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku
Post Number: 808 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 4:22 pm: | |
meeeeeeeee |
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw
Post Number: 2152 Registered: 02-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 4:22 pm: | |
"he's a journeyman, i dont see him staying too long around detroit and i dont think he does either." I'm pretty sure at the start of this year he said he was planning to make inroads with this organization and this area. How a world series victory might change things I don't know. But to say that he isn't committed is way off. He has a family with school age children that are well-established in Pittsburgh; if he brought them up here they'd more than likely move to an established suburb. Between Pittsburgh and metro Detroit, I can't blame him for letting his family stay back, plus he his within close range for visits. I give him big props though for living the way he currently is (in terms of the fact that he walks to work and believes in downtown life). He's focused on winning baseball games, so driving to work would just be a waste of his time. |