ASG, MMXIII

[Valadius]

Buried in the rumors that the then-named Miami Marlins will play host to the All-Star Game in 2015, I came across this nugget:

The New York Mets will apparently play host in 2013 with an A.L. city getting the nod in 2012 and 2014.

The last time the Mets hosted the All-Star Game, of course, was in 1964. I, for one, would love to see the game played on home soil.

[metirish]

It would be nice , pretty sure that 2013 has been an unofficial date for the Mets since before Citi was built. It might have got promised to them when it was announced that MFYII would host 2008 AS Game.

[Gwreck]

In theory, yes, it'd be a nice thing to have at home but the All-Star game is so inaccessible to the regular fan (priced even more steeply than World Series tickets and with ~10,000 or more tickets held back for MLB) that it doesn't wind up making a huge difference where it is held.

[Guest Edgy DC]

The place will be packed to the rafters with Yankee fans.

PACKED!

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

I was unable to get a ticket when the game was in Detroit a few years ago, and I really tried, because I LOVE the All-Star Game. But I had fun with all the side activities, such as the FanFest, and I was outside the stadium as the game was started to check out the festivities.

It's good to have, if nothing else it's nice attention paid to the team and the stadium.

[bmfc1]

Having the ASG at CF will give Fred Wilpon an excuse to celebrate the history of NL baseball in New York instead of just celebrating the Mets history.

Will the game sell-out in Florida? I'm biased, but DC should get it before Miami. Now, DC won't have it until 2017 at the earliest.

[G-Fafif]

Having the ASG at CF will give Fred Wilpon an excuse to celebrate the history of NL baseball in New York.[/quote:lo0j0o2w]

Some of it anyway.

[Frayed Knot]

What I heard is that DC isn't getting the ASG until the neighborhood around their stadium becomes more attractive.
As it is in most stadium deals, area improvement is one of those promises that rarely occurs upon construction.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I suppose they need to get the surrounding area to be at least as nice as the area adjacent to Citi Field.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

If I recall, the Marlins were supposed to get the 2000 game, but when Huizenga gutted then sold the team, Selig yanked it away and gave it to the Braves.

On the bright side, Johan can start the game and applause can fall on him like soft rain, and Klap called for with Rivera in 2008.

And let me say that the area surrounding Comerica Park, while lacking chop shops, is no picture postcard.

[G-Fafif]

On the bright side, Johan can start the game and applause can fall on him like soft rain, and Klap called for with Rivera in 2008.

[Guest themetfairy]

On the bright side, Johan can start the game and applause can fall on him like soft rain, and Klap called for with Rivera in 2008.

[Guest Edgy DC]

What makes that most excellent is paragraph three. He always sets his most insane proposals off as a sentence fragment with a paragraph all to their own, as if to say, "Let them choke on this one."

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Clemens!!!!

[Gwreck]

I have seen the ASG on my home turf.

The "hometown boy" (from the area and on our team) who pitched for us barfed up six runs in the top of the first.

I hope it goes better for y'all.[/quote:1wec5ihf]

I hope it goes better too but that was still a pretty satisfying outcome.

[ashie62]

What NY Met was in the starting AS lineup at Shea in 1964?

[Guest themetfairy]

Ron Hunt, right?

[seawolf17]

What NY Met was in the starting AS lineup at Shea in 1964?[/quote:1q3eyilo]
Julio Franco.

[stevejrogers]

Ron Hunt, right?[/quote:2ysfrpur]

I'll second that guess.

[Ceetar]

I had such a blast randomly winning SRO tickets to the Pittsburgh version and unsuccessfully trying to sell them for a profit and randomly going to the game that I think I may sell a kidney to attend one at Citi Field.

Of course, knowing how things go around here, the Yankees/Fox/MLB would somehow hi-jack it into a "OMG Jeter and Rivera are retiring their last ASG and it's at home (sorta)!" followed by panned shots of Yankee Stadium.

[ashie62]

You both win a set of Mr. Met steak knives

[Fman99]

Clemens!!!![/quote:2y72b6wx]

What's the CPF consensus -- was Piazza tipping Clemens' pitches?

I will always believe he was, just because I wish it so badly to be true.