MLB Commissioner Bud Selig will be at Target Field tomorrow for a big announcement, which can mean only one thing: the Minnesota Twins have landed the 2014 All-Star Game. It’s been a foregone conclusion among MLB types in recent weeks that the Twins would land the event at Target Field: we’ve been told the only […]
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New Britain to host 2013 Eastern League All-Star Game
The New Britain Rock Cats are hosting the 2013 Eastern League All-Star Game on July 10 at New Britain Stadium. The two-day All-Star festivities will also include additional community events beginning on July 9 and continuing through July 10. “We are extremely honored that the Eastern League has chosen the Rock Cats to host the […]
C-Tigers to host 2013 NY-Penn All-Star Game
The Connecticut Tigers are set to host the 2013 NY-Penn League All-Start Game on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Dodd Stadium in Norwich. “We’re thrilled and honored to bring the New York-Penn League All-Star Game to Norwich in our fourth season at Dodd,” said Connecticut Tigers Vice President/General Manager C.J. Knudsen. “It will be a […]
Northwest Arkansas to host 2013 Texas League All-Star Game
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are hosting the 2013 Texas League All-Star Game at Arvest Ballpark on June 25, 2013. The Naturals have released four versions of the All-Star logo. All of the logos are set upon either a blue or white background and have the phrase “All-Star Game” spelled out in large white letters. Directly behind […]
Mets, MLB unveil All-Star Game logo
The New York Mets and Major League Baseball unveiled the official logo of the 84th All-Star Game, slated to be played at Citi Field on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. The logo is reflective of the primary mark that has represented the Mets throughout their history. Shaped within a baseball with orange stitching, the logo features a […]
Northwest League bringing back All-Star Game in 2013; Everett to host
The Everett AquaSox are hosting the 2013 Northwest League All-Star Game on August 6, 2013, the first time the circuit has held an All-Star Game since 2004, with the plan for it to become an annual event once again. The All-Star Game celebration will include several other events, including a Homerun Derby and an All-Star […]
MLB All-Star Game tops weekly TV ratings, garners lowest numbers ever
Well, this is a classic case of good news/bad news: the 2012 All-Star Game was the top-rated TV show last week, but still was the worst-rated All-Star Game ever, slightly off last year’s low. Of course, this is a simplification of what actually transpired during the course of the game, and to reduce the numbers […]
Can Bud Selig warm relationship between Cubs, politicians?
We’re not entirely sure Bud Selig will be able to patch things up between the Ricketts and Chicago politicians, but he reportedly will take a crack at lobbying for public money toward Wrigley Field renovations — holding an All-Star Game as an enticement. The Chicago Cubs ownership, led by Tom Ricketts, wants to spend $500 […]
Selig: Rays attendance is “inexcusable”
Taking a shot aimed more toward apathetic fans than the forces preventing a new ballpark, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said the Tampa Bay Rays attendance — or lack thereof — is “inexcusable.” Speaking at his annual press conference during All-Star festivities, the commissioner noted the Rays were 29th in MLB attendance (20,582 fans a game) […]
Twins waiting for word on 2014 All-Star Game
With the 2012 All-Star Game in the books and the 2013 game slated for Citi Field, the fate of the 2014 match — eyed by the Minnesota Twins for Target Field — will be a continuing font of discussion. We won’t see MLB Commissioner Bud Selig make a decision about 2014 for several months, though […]
Dragons land 2013 Midwest League All-Star Game
The Dayton Dragons are hosting the 2013 Midwest League All-Star Game, when the best of the Low Class A circuit will gather at Fifth Third Field. The announcement was made jointly today by the Dayton Dragons and Midwest League President George Spelius. It will be the first time the Dragons have hosted the game since […]
Sally League All-Stars swing for the…buoy?
It was perhaps the most unusual Home Run Derby ever at any All-Star Game, as the Low Class A South Atlantic League sluggers faced off on the flight deck of the USS Yorktown. The first round of the competition — to be settled at tonight’s All-Star match at Riley Park, home of the Charleston RiverDogs — […]
Reading Phillies to fly in Eastern League All-Stars
Talk about pampered players: the Reading Phillies will be fly Eastern League All-Stars into Reading Regional Airport via private flights for the league’s All-Star Classic events. “The partnership with Reading Air will allow us to provide first-class treatment to the Eastern League All-Stars that need to fly in from the Eastern League cities farthest from […]