FYI: '90 All Star Game (From Wrigley) on MLBN at 5:30 CT

[UMFan83]

I wasn't really a Cubs fan in 1990 so I didn't see the last All Star game that was played there. Well they are showing little half hour All Star recap shows on MLB Network today and at 5:30 CT they are showing the 1990 game. Just figured I'd give everyone a heads up whose never seen this game or wants to see the highlights again.

[UMFan83]

Well it was a fun show.

[bhogg]

Ryne Sandberg won the pre game Homerun Derby. The wind was blowing in and he hit liners into the basket / first row in the alley.

 

The rain pretty well assured the AS game was a boring P.O.S. Just one of those things. . . .

[loukycub]

why hasn't wrigley hosted an all star game in 20 years? yankee stadium got it twice. fenway got it twice. i understand that baseball wants to feature its new stadiums in games (evidenced when pittsburgh got the game when it was to be an al team's turn to host) but for a historic landmark where major league baseball games are still played, 20 years seems to me far too long a time to not have the asg at wrigley.

 

at this rate new yankee stadium is going to have an all star game before wrigley does again.

[Brian]

maybe 2014 for the 100th anniversary of Wrigley

[Roast]

why hasn't wrigley hosted an all star game in 20 years? yankee stadium got it twice. fenway got it twice. i understand that baseball wants to feature its new stadiums in games (evidenced when pittsburgh got the game when it was to be an al team's turn to host) but for a historic landmark where major league baseball games are still played, 20 years seems to me far too long a time to not have the asg at wrigley.

 

at this rate new yankee stadium is going to have an all star game before wrigley does again.

I assume it has lots and lots to do with the fact that Wrigley only holds 42K at capacity. Maybe not, but that's just a guess.

[UMFan83]

why hasn't wrigley hosted an all star game in 20 years? yankee stadium got it twice. fenway got it twice. i understand that baseball wants to feature its new stadiums in games (evidenced when pittsburgh got the game when it was to be an al team's turn to host) but for a historic landmark where major league baseball games are still played, 20 years seems to me far too long a time to not have the asg at wrigley.

 

at this rate new yankee stadium is going to have an all star game before wrigley does again.

 

Well I mean there are 30 teams out there and it's been 20 years. I understand the point about Wrigley being a historic place but I think in the MLBs minds there are teams that need it more than the Cubs. I guarantee you there will be another ASG at Wrigley but the question is when.

[manbearcub]

why hasn't wrigley hosted an all star game in 20 years? yankee stadium got it twice. fenway got it twice. i understand that baseball wants to feature its new stadiums in games (evidenced when pittsburgh got the game when it was to be an al team's turn to host) but for a historic landmark where major league baseball games are still played, 20 years seems to me far too long a time to not have the asg at wrigley.

 

at this rate new yankee stadium is going to have an all star game before wrigley does again.

I assume it has lots and lots to do with the fact that Wrigley only holds 42K at capacity. Maybe not, but that's just a guess.

its not that. SF had attendance of 43k in 2007 and Pittsburgh had 38k in 06. It probably has more to do with Wrigley not having a lot of space for all the other crap, as well as the stigma of falling apart.