Baseball's All-Star Game set for Chase Field in 2011

[dbackjon]

Major League Baseball's All-Star game, which features the game's biggest stars and an economic boost of roughly $60 million, is coming to downtown Phoenix in July 2011.

Commissioner Bud Selig is expected to make the official announcement at a 12:30 p.m. news conference Saturday at Chase Field.

Arizona Diamondbacks Chief Executive Derrick Hall, who has lobbied the commissioner for the game the past four years, Managing General Partner Ken Kendrick, Gov. Jan Brewer, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and other civic leaders are scheduled to join Selig for the announcement.
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamond ... 10-ON.html


About damn time Phoenix got it.

[dgreco]

this basically assures Boston 2012 100 year anniversary and Marlins 2013 first anniversary.

[AZGrizFan]

SHIT. I guess this means I can, in no WAY SHAPE OR FORM, get rid of my corporate D-Backs tickets now. JESUS are they good seats!

[TwinTownBisonFan]

and Minneapolis 2014 (say hello to Target Field and the culmination of 2 years of TTBF's professional life)

[dbackjon]

SHIT. I guess this means I can, in no WAY SHAPE OR FORM, get rid of my corporate D-Backs tickets now. JESUS are they good seats!

So when you taking me, big fella?

[AZGrizFan]

SHIT. I guess this means I can, in no WAY SHAPE OR FORM, get rid of my corporate D-Backs tickets now. JESUS are they good seats!

So when you taking me, big fella?

We'll just have to see about that!

[dgreco]

and Minneapolis 2014 (say hello to Target Field and the culmination of 2 years of TTBF's professional life)

I am surprised they did not get 2010. I am sure it was picked a while ago, but you figure that they would get it instead of Angels Stadium.

It might be

2011 - chase
2012 - fenway (100yrs)
2013 - citi/target
2014 - target/wrigley (100yrs)
2015 - marlins ballpark/citi

If they do back to back years for some anniversaries... Also, I do not think they will skip citi for that long.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

and Minneapolis 2014 (say hello to Target Field and the culmination of 2 years of TTBF's professional life)

I am surprised they did not get 2010. I am sure it was picked a while ago, but you figure that they would get it instead of Angels Stadium.

It might be

2011 - chase
2012 - fenway (100yrs)
2013 - citi/target
2014 - target/wrigley (100yrs)
2015 - marlins ballpark/citi

If they do back to back years for some anniversaries... Also, I do not think they will skip citi for that long.

remember... it alternates al/nl every other year... even years = al.

[bulldog10jw]

Major League Baseball's All-Star game, which features the game's biggest stars and an economic boost of roughly $60 million, is coming to downtown Phoenix in July 2011.

Commissioner Bud Selig is expected to make the official announcement at a 12:30 p.m. news conference Saturday at Chase Field.

Arizona Diamondbacks Chief Executive Derrick Hall, who has lobbied the commissioner for the game the past four years, Managing General Partner Ken Kendrick, Gov. Jan Brewer, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and other civic leaders are scheduled to join Selig for the announcement.
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamond ... 10-ON.html


About damn time Phoenix got it.

Supposedly, they didn't get it sooner because Colangelo didn't act like an expansion owner and suffer through years of last place finishes. Plus he insisted on being a National League team when baseball wanted the D-Backs in the American League. Thank God for Jerry.

[AZGrizFan]

Major League Baseball's All-Star game, which features the game's biggest stars and an economic boost of roughly $60 million, is coming to downtown Phoenix in July 2011.

Commissioner Bud Selig is expected to make the official announcement at a 12:30 p.m. news conference Saturday at Chase Field.

Arizona Diamondbacks Chief Executive Derrick Hall, who has lobbied the commissioner for the game the past four years, Managing General Partner Ken Kendrick, Gov. Jan Brewer, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and other civic leaders are scheduled to join Selig for the announcement.
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamond ... 10-ON.html


About damn time Phoenix got it.

Supposedly, they didn't get it sooner because Colangelo didn't act like an expansion owner and suffer through years of last place finishes. Plus he insisted on being a National League team when baseball wanted the D-Backs in the American League. Thank God for Jerry.

No shit, Bulldog.

[dgreco]

I am surprised they did not get 2010. I am sure it was picked a while ago, but you figure that they would get it instead of Angels Stadium.

It might be

2011 - chase
2012 - fenway (100yrs)
2013 - citi/target
2014 - target/wrigley (100yrs)
2015 - marlins ballpark/citi

If they do back to back years for some anniversaries... Also, I do not think they will skip citi for that long.

remember... it alternates al/nl every other year... even years = al.

Normally yes, but in 2006/07 they played back to back NL All Star games. If they want to celebrate both teams 100, which I think they would, they would do the back-to-backs to get through 2014.