In 2008 with the original Yankee Stadium set to close Bud Selig picked the old stadium to host that season's all star game. When the event rolled around the old stadium was packed and held a great pre game ceremony honoring many of the living Hall of Famers. George Stienbrenner even made an appearance to hand out the baseballs for the ceremonial first pitches. Unlike this season when half the Yankees roster is headed to the game, only four Yankees were there to represent the club. Joe Girardi was chosen by Terry Francona to be a coach, Derek Jeter and A-Rod were voted in by the fans and Mariano Rivera also made the team. The game was a classic with the American League winning in the 15th inning. The night before the Home Run Derby was one of the best to date, Josh Hamilton put on a show but eventually lost to Justin Morneau.
So the other day I started to think about the 2008 game and how I wished I was able to attend, that lead me to wonder, when will be the next time there is a mid summer classic in the Bronx. Well it wont be for a while that the new Yankee Stadium gets to play host.
What makes it worse is that the Mets have not hosted an all star game since 1964, so it looks like in 2013 they will get the game at Citi Field.If Major League Baseball gives the 2013 games to the Mets, then the Yankees might not host a game until the 2025-2030 range the earliest. MLB is going to want to spread the wealth of the ASG around, especially to smaller cities that actually get a financial boost from the game, unlike New York. But Yankees fans should not worry to much about the all star game since, the Yankees have a team of all stars on the field every night.
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