Sox ask to host 2012 All-Star Game

"BOSTON -- When the Red Sox spend the 2012 season commemorating the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park, there's a chance there will be a centerpiece event that would have emotions stirring throughout the game.

Red Sox president/CEO Larry Lucchino confirmed on Thursday that the club has already requested to Major League Baseball that Boston have an upcoming All-Star Game at Fenway, preferably in 2012.

"We have made a request to have another All-Star Game at Fenway Park in light of the upcoming 100th anniversary and the changes that have taken place," Lucchino said Thursday during part of a media availability in which the club was announcing Year VIII improvements of Fenway.

MLB has already announced that the 2009 All-Star Game will be in St. Louis and the 2010 Midsummer Classic will be at Angel Stadium in Anaheim.

There has yet to be any decision on 2011-2013.

If Lucchino and the Red Sox have their druthers, Fenway will be in the mix.

"That issue is resolved by the Commissioner's Office, above my pay grade," quipped Lucchino.

But unlike the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, this would not be a sendoff for ancient Fenway.

Lucchino feels that the Red Sox will maintain residence at Fenway for years to come.

"I think it's the little engine that could, and it has proven to be that in the last several years in particular," Lucchino said. "We think it can continue to be as long as it is full of passionate Red Sox fans."

Under previous ownership, the Red Sox had planned to build a new Fenway Park. But once the new group led by John W. Henry, Tom Werner and Lucchino took over in February 2002, the priority shifted to renovating the ballpark and making it more modern each year, something the club has been successful in doing.

The All-Star Game was last held at Fenway Park in 1999. "

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How many do you excpet them to say Yes? I do :P I approve of fewnay asking this bawhaahah :lol:

No way. There are 30 teams. 13 years is too short of a time period for a team to host again.Oleg_Huzwog

Yup, too soon.

No way. There are 30 teams. 13 years is too short of a time period for a team to host again.Oleg_Huzwog

give me a break 100th birthday you really think mlb are going to say no ? espcially the cash it will draw for them? i think you all our getting to selfish about it. I am tired of all this hate towrds the red sox. since the other teams cant do much win.

give me a break 100th birthday you really think mlb are going to say no ? espcially the cash it will draw for them? i think you all our getting to selfish about it. I am tired of all this hate towrds the red sox. since the other teams cant do much win.

fbigent34

Selfish? What? It's selfish to think other teams deserve a turn? Kansas City hasn't hosted since 1973, despite having what is universally regarded as one of the most beautiful parks in baseball. Why can't it be their turn to host?

[QUOTE="fbigent34"]give me a break 100th birthday you really think mlb are going to say no ? espcially the cash it will draw for them? i think you all our getting to selfish about it. I am tired of all this hate towrds the red sox. since the other teams cant do much win.

Oleg_Huzwog

Selfish? What? It's selfish to think other teams deserve a turn? Kansas City hasn't hosted since 1973, despite having what is universally regarded as one of the most beautiful parks in baseball. Why can't it be their turn to host?

Yeah and they're even sprucing up KC's park I hear, that's ignoring the new parks.

[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]No way. There are 30 teams. 13 years is too short of a time period for a team to host again.fbigent34

give me a break 100th birthday you really think mlb are going to say no ? espcially the cash it will draw for them? i think you all our getting to selfish about it. I am tired of all this hate towrds the red sox. since the other teams cant do much win.

I think it's selfish for the Red Sox to think they deserve one every 13 years when there are 30 teams in the league.

[QUOTE="fbigent34"]give me a break 100th birthday you really think mlb are going to say no ? espcially the cash it will draw for them? i think you all our getting to selfish about it. I am tired of all this hate towrds the red sox. since the other teams cant do much win.

Oleg_Huzwog

Selfish? What? It's selfish to think other teams deserve a turn? Kansas City hasn't hosted since 1973, despite having what is universally regarded as one of the most beautiful parks in baseball. Why can't it be their turn to host?

what so wrong with fenway hosting on its 100th birthday? they did it for tigers. again there only 8 teams that have never hosted it. woo and they still have plenty of time left to do so.

[QUOTE="fbigent34"]

[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]No way. There are 30 teams. 13 years is too short of a time period for a team to host again.JML897

give me a break 100th birthday you really think mlb are going to say no ? espcially the cash it will draw for them? i think you all our getting to selfish about it. I am tired of all this hate towrds the red sox. since the other teams cant do much win.

I think it's selfish for the Red Sox to think they deserve one every 13 years when there are 30 teams in the league.

they not asking one for every 13 years :| you really stressing the mark here. yea so what and its fenways birthday it derseves something. and fenway has breen change. saying fenway is a dump get you butt lost.

(that wasnt towrds you)

While I believe that their intentions are good, the 100th birthday and all, it shouldn't happen as it's ignoring the rest of the league and their chances to host the All-Star game, which should travel through each park before returning to yours, only to be fair.Yagr_Zero

Other leauges will get its chance there nothing wrong with saying this i like your diffrent thoughts on this. than all-star game would of never happen in yankee stadium from the start.

if detorit tigers can get all-star game for the 250th birthday i dont see mlb saying no. thats not how it works though

Other leauges will get its chance there nothing wrong with saying this i like your diffrent thoughts on this. than all-star game would of never happen in yankee stadium from the start.

if detorit tigers can get all-star game for the 250th birthday i dont see mlb saying no. thats not how it works though

fbigent34

You're missing the major difference between those cities and Boston. The Yankees hadn't hosted since 1977. The Tigers hadn't hosted since 1971. They were already due for a turn, regardless of special occasions. The same can't be said about Boston.

I'm a Yankee fan, I hate the Sox, but honestly, Fenway and the Sox are a big part of baseball history.

Give them the All Star game.

Selfish? What? It's selfish to think other teams deserve a turn? Kansas City hasn't hosted since 1973, despite having what is universally regarded as one of the most beautiful parks in baseball. Why can't it be their turn to host?Oleg_Huzwog

[QUOTE="fbigent34"]Other leauges will get its chance there nothing wrong with saying this i like your diffrent thoughts on this. than all-star game would of never happen in yankee stadium from the start.

if detorit tigers can get all-star game for the 250th birthday i dont see mlb saying no. thats not how it works though

Oleg_Huzwog

You're missing the major difference between those cities and Boston. The Yankees hadn't hosted since 1977. The Tigers hadn't hosted since 1971. They were already due for a turn, regardless of special occasions. The same can't be said about Boston.

so what? what makes it diffrent? they hosted 4 of them.... your just a hater.

InterpolWilco - true yankee fan their. i agree though i am sox (red) fan. wow i just agree with a yankee fan... oh well

X360PS3AMD05- well said and i lke that idea better.

so what? what makes it diffrent? they hosted 4 of them.... your just a hater. InterpolWilco - true yankee fan their. i agree though i am sox (red) fan. wow i just agree with a yankee fan... oh well X360PS3AMD05- well said and i lke that idea better. fbigent34

A lot of teams deserve it before the Sox. And Fenway looks like a dump IMHO. UssjTrunks

Well excuse me.

Pardon us if Fenway Park does not match up to your modern state of the art Skydome.

[QUOTE="UssjTrunks"]A lot of teams deserve it before the Sox. And Fenway looks like a dump IMHO. mvphalo8

Well excuse me.

Pardon us if Fenway Park does not match up to your modern state of the art Skydome.

I still think fenway looks great for how old it is. and you tell him!

[QUOTE="fbigent34"]so what? what makes it diffrent? they hosted 4 of them.... your just a hater. InterpolWilco - true yankee fan their. i agree though i am sox (red) fan. wow i just agree with a yankee fan... oh well X360PS3AMD05- well said and i lke that idea better. CrimzonTide

Its not the case and rather you like it or not mlb will likey say yes. too bad there been alot of places played numerous times and still 8 feild havent got it. so your saying mlb being unfair. get used to it.

How many parks out there can say they made it to 50 let alone 100 YEARS!?!? :? X360PS3AMD05

Well then they can afford to wait their turn ;)

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]How many parks out there can say they made it to 50 let alone 100 YEARS!?!? :? duxup

Well then they can afford to wait their turn ;)

Why miss the opportunity on Fenway's 100th year? I think whatever parks they had in mind for the 2012 all-star can wait one more year. I hope they do the same for Wrigley in 2014!

your just a hater.fbigent34

I'm not just a hater. I'm also selfish, remember? :roll:

I say that it is to soon. 100 years is a feat, but come on let us be fair to the other teams. The Twins have not had a All-Star game since 1985 and we are moving into a new park in 2010.

roulettethedog

[QUOTE="fbigent34"]give me a break 100th birthday you really think mlb are going to say no ? espcially the cash it will draw for them? i think you all our getting to selfish about it. I am tired of all this hate towrds the red sox. since the other teams cant do much win.

 

Oleg_Huzwog

Selfish? What? It's selfish to think other teams deserve a turn? Kansas City hasn't hosted since 1973, despite having what is universally regarded as one of the most beautiful parks in baseball. Why can't it be their turn to host?

[QUOTE="RoslindaleOne"][QUOTE="duxup"]

Well then they can afford to wait their turn ;)

roulettethedog

Why miss the opportunity on Fenway's 100th year? I think whatever parks they had in mind for the 2012 all-star can wait one more year. I hope they do the same for Wrigley in 2014!

The Cubs should get it in 2014 cause they have waited long enough. Boston should have passed on 1999 if they wanted the All-Star game for their 100 year.

I know what you mean but the Red Sox were under different ownership back then. They were pulling for a new park in South Boston and weren't planning on restoring Fenway. So it's not like they had a choice to pass the '99 allstar game for 2012.

[QUOTE="duxup"]

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]How many parks out there can say they made it to 50 let alone 100 YEARS!?!? :? RoslindaleOne

Well then they can afford to wait their turn ;)

Why miss the opportunity on Fenway's 100th year? I think whatever parks they had in mind for the 2012 all-star can wait one more year. I hope they do the same for Wrigley in 2014!

They should play in the new parks while they're shiny and new.  Fenway will always be old and just get older.  It can wait.

A lot of teams deserve it before the Sox. And Fenway looks like a dump IMHO. UssjTrunks

You had me so angry with this post that i blew up and got moderated with it. This post makes no sense and you shouldnt be alowed to post here anymore. Fenway is one of americas most beloved ballparks and you call it a dump???? that is such a nonsense comment that i dont even know the right words to say,.

Ros has a good point. The Sox couldnt pass up the AS game in 99 because they were thinking of moving. 

Fenway Park is a big gimmick. Not only does it have a high wall that makes no sense in baseball, it has an extremely low wall that makes no sense as well. The distance to right field is a joke. Baseball fields should have one wall of equal height all around, like most fields in the MLB.

I agree that Fenway is a dump. So what if it is beloved? The dimensions are just gimmicky and dumb. I hate the Yankees but Yankee Stadium is a nice stadium. Fenway is not.

Fenway Park is a big gimmick. Not only does it have a high wall that makes no sense in baseball, it has an extremely low wall that makes no sense as well. The distance to right field is a joke. Baseball fields should have one wall of equal height all around, like most fields in the MLB.

I agree that Fenway is a dump. So what if it is beloved? The dimensions are just gimmicky and dumb. I hate the Yankees but Yankee Stadium is a nice stadium. Fenway is not.

marchmadness1012

Oh I don't know about that.  I like that Baseball is a sport where each field can be noticeably different.

[QUOTE="marchmadness1012"]

Fenway Park is a big gimmick. Not only does it have a high wall that makes no sense in baseball, it has an extremely low wall that makes no sense as well. The distance to right field is a joke. Baseball fields should have one wall of equal height all around, like most fields in the MLB.

I agree that Fenway is a dump. So what if it is beloved? The dimensions are just gimmicky and dumb. I hate the Yankees but Yankee Stadium is a nice stadium. Fenway is not.

duxup

Oh I don't know about that. I like that Baseball is a sport where each field can be noticeably different.

Yeah, the cookie-cutter fields from the 70s is a trend we're trying to move away from, not towards.

That is what each ball park unique. Just becuas ur bluejays can seldom hit over the monster doesnt mean you have o bash our ballpark. Fenway is one of the most beloved ballparks and it does matter. The monster is a challenge but can be done with some actaul effort.Soxguy09

lol @ your blue jays comment when the jays tend to play just fine against the red sox.

it has nothing to do with the red sox, i just think the ballpark is a gimmick, i can't take it seriously

How the hell is a ballpakr a gimmick? how can you take any ballpark seriously anyways? its a baseball feild. but like i said to many haters out there. as you can tell.

I'm admittadley biased here, but I think it would be awesome for the Sox to host in 2012. I know a lot of teams haven't hosted one in a while, but how often is it that a park turns 100 years old? I could imagine the MLB strongly considering the request too, because the ratings for the All-Star game would be higher if the game was played at Fenway than in, say, Kansas City. And like a few guys said above, it would also be awesome for Wrigley to host in its 100th.

And in regards to Fenway being called a dump- You guys are just jealous of the park, and you know it. ;)

Fenway Park is a big gimmick. Not only does it have a high wall that makes no sense in baseball, it has an extremely low wall that makes no sense as well. The distance to right field is a joke. Baseball fields should have one wall of equal height all around, like most fields in the MLB.

I agree that Fenway is a dump. So what if it is beloved? The dimensions are just gimmicky and dumb. I hate the Yankees but Yankee Stadium is a nice stadium. Fenway is not.

marchmadness1012

you call the distance of right field a joke in fenway, yet you say Yankee stadium is nice where the purposely brought in left and right field so they could bomb it out of the park mroe easily. You my friend are way to naive. Also don't be upset because you have one of the dullest parks in MLB up there in Toronto. So don't hat on Fenway and its unique design that was made back in 1912, it gives the game of baseball a different dimension when you play there.

I don't understand why you guys are so unreasonable to give one of the most historic parks in history the AS game for its 100th anniversary. The cubs i am sure will get it for their 100th anniversary.

Oh to the guy who called Fenway a dump, you my friend are extremely worng the last thing Fenway is, is a dump!

I'm admittadley biased here, but I think it would be awesome for the Sox to host in 2012. I know a lot of teams haven't hosted one in a while, but how often is it that a park turns 100 years old? I could imagine the MLB strongly considering the request too, because the ratings for the All-Star game would be higher if the game was played at Fenway than in, say, Kansas City. And like a few guys said above, it would also be awesome for Wrigley to host in its 100th.

And in regards to Fenway being called a dump- You guys are just jealous of the park, and you know it. ;)

Cube_of_MooN

I don't understand why you guys are so unreasonable to give one of the most historic parks in history the AS game for its 100th anniversary.freediro

There's nothing unreasonable about suggesting the game be divvied out in a fair manner.

Cube_of_MooN - nothing wrong with being alitte biased though you can jus anytime you want. anway is unqie on itss own term.

[QUOTE="freediro"]I don't understand why you guys are so unreasonable to give one of the most historic parks in history the AS game for its 100th anniversary.Oleg_Huzwog

There's nothing unreasonable about suggesting the game be divvied out in a fair manner.

if that was the case all ballparks would of got it by now. But its not life is unfair you get over it.