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MLB needs to drop the pretense that all teams can host the all-star game and allow the city with the highest payroll to host the game..

seems like Anaheim has had 4 all star games in the last 40 years. 2012 KC watch out

Kansas City? I thought a Major League team was supposed to host the All-Star Game...??

Kansas City? I thought a Major League team was supposed to host the All-Star Game...??
hvyhttr | 07/17/08, 08:18 AM
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Not taking up with the Royals, but that ballpark is phenomenal! Great place to see a game, and that was before the rennovations.

I've been to several MLB stadiums, and KC was probably the best. Fenway had the history, but KC was just a great experience.

I would also highly recommend the Pirates' park. Nice environs.

TRUTH: The Pirates justed hosted the All-Star game in 2006.

I'll bet that Pappelbon's wife skips this one. Poor Dear.

The Pirates justed hosted the All-Star game in 2006.

Justed? Where did I come up with that gem??

There he is .. was waiting for you to poke your head into the Eagles thread ...

Field Marshall, you never fail to make me laugh! Keep it up!

its great that the all-star game is returning to NYC, but i don't think that they will be able to do it up like Yankee Stadium did this last week. the problems that i have with new stadiums is there is no history in them..

seems like Anaheim has had 4 all star games in the last 40 years.
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Actually, the Angels have only hosted two All-Star Games, the last one being in 1989.

I've been to several MLB stadiums, and KC was probably the best. Fenway had the history, but KC was just a great experience.

Tell it like it is | 07/17/08, 08:56 AM

For someone who takes the moniker, "Tell it like it is," it seems to me that very rarely do you actually know what it's like.

I will agree that the Royal's park was a very plesant surprise -- MUCH nicer than I expected, but to call it the best? Very questionable. Which several parks have you been to? The Metrodome, the Trop, old Cominsky whatever they call where the Marlins play?

Clean-up. Isle 9.

The Metrodome was the worst experience I've had. That place makes a Costco look well-furnished. To make matters worse, it was a 70-degree, beautiful day when I went into that pit for a day game. Depressing.

okay, i have been to Comiskey, Wrigely, the soon to be demolsihed Yankee Stadium, ditt ofor Shea, Fenway, the old Milwaukee ball yard, metrodome (YUK), both florida ball parks, the old Baltimore ball park, Indians, (very nice place & a quaint village: Hi Slinky!), St. Louis, The incarantion before this Pittsburg ball yard, Cincy ( i think Cincy has since built a new place, too), Philly, and of course KCs park. (i think i got them all up to this point)
KC is not even in the top five. Sorry. Nice place but not in the top five.
My choices (and remember I am talking about places i have seen and not the present ball parks that may have been built since i was there) are; Yankee Stadium, Jacobs Field, Fenway (love the coziness and the dimensions of the field: hate the amenitities and seating); Wrigely (Damn nice place with damn nice people, had me a blast here) & Atlanta (see Wrigely's comment). best food that i have had outside of the ball park: right across from Atlanta's stadium: great pulled pork sandwiches! Inside the ball park: Jacob's Field.
A plug for Yankee Tavern next to Dimaggio Plaza & near the court house in the Bronx: great pastrami and corned beef on rye!