KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -Flying in for a meeting in Kansas City, baseball commissioner Bud Selig wondered how long it would be before he was asked about renovated Kauffman Stadium holding an All-Star game.
One question.
“I made a bet with myself on how long it would take to ask and you didn’t disappoint me,” Selig said Thursday before a Royals-Mariners day game. “I said either one or two. We’ve announced the 2010 game and I would say Kansas City is doing extremely well.”
Selig was in town to meet with a small group of owners, one of the topics being Kansas City’s chances of hosting an All-Star game for the first time since Kauffman Stadium opened in 1973.
The home of the Royals is undergoing a massive $250 million renovation that will modernize the stadium by widening entryways and concourses, new concessions and an entertainment.
The All-Star game will be played in St. Louis next year and Anaheim the following year. Selig, standing in a suite as the construction continued outside, said he wouldn’t mind seeing Kansas City get the game between 2011-13.
his it would be great for the sport,” he said. “We’ve got them so stacked up now wanting All-Star games that there’s some people that aren’t happy with me because they think their club should get an All-Star game. I guess if I said I like Kansas City’s chances, that would be an understatement.”
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