Fare Thee Well: Yankee Stadium To Host ’08 MLB All-Star Game
By Eric Fisher, Staff Writer,
SportsBusiness Journal
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Selig (l) And Bloomberg At Announcement Of
Yankee Stadium Hosting '08 All-Star Game |
As expected, MLB and the City of N.Y. announced this morning that the ‘08 All-Star
Game will be held at Yankee Stadium. Scheduled for July 15 next year in the stadium's
final season, the event is projected to generate an estimated $148M in economic
activity. “We believe this is the best way we can honor the cathedral that has
meant so much to our sport," said MLB Commissioner Bud Selig. Selig also said
the Mets –- who, like the Yankees, are scheduled to open a new ballpark in ’09
— are a "strong candidate" to win a future All-Star Game. "We're thrilled
the Midsummer Classic is returning to New York," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
"I'll finally get my chance to enter the Home Run Derby." The last time Yankee
Stadium hosted the MLB All-Star Game was ’77; Shea Stadium has hosted the game
only once, in ‘64.
WHO WAS THERE? Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner did not attend the press
conference. General Partner Steve Swindal and COO Lonn Trost represented the team.
President Randy Levine and GM Brian Cashman are among the Yankees execs in Asia
this week.
DIRECTV: Selig declined to comment substantively about the furor surrounding
baseball's pending exclusive deal with DirecTV for MLB's out-of-market TV package,
calling that "a matter for another day.” But he added, "I really haven't heard
that much criticism."
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