2007 All-Star Game in San Francisco?

JDOldSchool · 07-14-2006, 05:24 PM

Why is Major League Baseball breaking with the tradition (that goes back at least 45 years) of alternating between AL and NL parks for the All-Star game?

I know Bud wants to showcase all the new parks, but wouldn't Yankee Stadium (30 years since the last ASG there) be a better choice than SBC?

I don't like seemingly pointless breaking from tradition.

billethius · 07-14-2006, 05:27 PM

Maybe he's hoping home field advantage will help the NL actually win a game once every 10 years or so.

mikev · 07-14-2006, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by billethius

Maybe he's hoping home field advantage will help the NL actually win a game once every 10 years or so.

Didn't they just lose in a NL park?

eriqjaffe · 07-14-2006, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by JDOldSchool

Why is Major League Baseball breaking with the tradition (that goes back at least 45 years) of alternating between AL and NL parks for the All-Star game?

I know Bud wants to showcase all the new parks, but wouldn't Yankee Stadium (30 years since the last ASG there) be a better choice than SBC?

I don't like seemingly pointless breaking from tradition.

This is Bud Selig we're talking about here, you know.

bulldog55 · 07-14-2006, 06:08 PM

They're holding the '08 game in Yankee Stadium because it's its final year. PacBell is a great choice as it hasn't had one yet. I don't really care about alternating.

rangers85 · 07-14-2006, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bulldog55

They're holding the '08 game in Yankee Stadium because it's its final year. PacBell is a great choice as it hasn't had one yet. I don't really care about alternating.

The real question is,w ill it still be called Pac Bell next year though?

Sdpm100 · 07-14-2006, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by rangers85

The real question is,w ill it still be called Pac Bell next year though?

I thought it was called AT&T Park nowadays.

bulldog55 · 07-14-2006, 06:20 PM

I never called Candlestick by whatever name du jour it had either. It's Comiskey, and Alameda Coliseum, and it was still Jack Murphy until they opened *snicker* Petco... hell, I still say Joe Robbie.

molarmite · 07-16-2006, 02:19 PM

We should have it in the Metrodome before we get our new stadium.

JDOldSchool · 07-16-2006, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Sdpm100

I thought it was called AT&T Park nowadays.

Actually, it's SBC Park now.

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Originally Posted by bulldog55

They're holding the '08 game in Yankee Stadium because it's its final year. PacBell is a great choice as it hasn't had one yet. I don't really care about alternating.

All that means is that qualified DHs get screwed two years in a row.

yankeesrule · 07-16-2006, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JDOldSchool

All that means is that qualified DHs get screwed two years in a row.

So, basically Travis Hafner will get the shaft for a second straight year?

JDOldSchool · 07-16-2006, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by yankeesrule

So, basically Travis Hafner will get the shaft for a second straight year?

Yes, but I bet MLB finds a way to get Barry at the game. I'm not sure playing in the All Star game counts for work-release though.

bababui · 07-16-2006, 04:07 PM

Can everyone who isnt a corporate tool use either a stadiums traditional name (ie Comisky Park) or its city name rather than its corporate name??? I cant keep track of em all and i wont be an advertising tool for anyone unless im paid.

JDOldSchool · 07-16-2006, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by bababui

Can everyone who isnt a corporate tool use either a stadiums traditional name (ie Comisky Park) or its city name rather than its corporate name??? I cant keep track of em all and i wont be an advertising tool for anyone unless im paid.

Just wait, in a few years your official name will be "ExxonMobil bababui"

bababui · 07-16-2006, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JDOldSchool

Just wait, in a few years your official name will be "ExxonMobil bababui"

Id change it to that now if I got a check in the mail

abailey3313 · 07-16-2006, 04:51 PM

I think they should start making the All-Star game for homefield advantage in the World Series.

magnet · 07-16-2006, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by molarmite

We should have it in the Metrodome before we get our new stadium.

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We haven't had one here yet!

Edit: well, since '85, anyway.

magnet · 07-16-2006, 04:58 PM

Why did they have two all-star games from '59-'62?

fantom1979 · 07-16-2006, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by abailey3313

I think they should start making the All-Star game for homefield advantage in the World Series.

Oh ok, like they would ever do that. Whats next, interleague play? Wildcards? Don't make me laugh

PerfectMisnomer · 07-16-2006, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by molarmite

We should have it in the Metrodome before we get our new stadium.

As far as I'm concerned, Minnesota hasn't had a "ballpark" since 1982.

07-14-2006, 05:24 PM	#1
JDOldSchool Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,023	2007 All-Star Game in San Francisco? Why is Major League Baseball breaking with the tradition (that goes back at least 45 years) of alternating between AL and NL parks for the All-Star game? I know Bud wants to showcase all the new parks, but wouldn't Yankee Stadium (30 years since the last ASG there) be a better choice than SBC? I don't like seemingly pointless breaking from tradition.

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