Inside the Majors

With the announcement of the latest location for Major League Baseball’s Mid-summer Classic, a lot of the country’s bigger cities and historic stadiums are openly questioning the commissioner’s decision.  The 2012 All-Star Game will be played in Kansas City, Missouri, home of the one of the league’s most consistent teams.  Year in and year out the Royal’s are among the most predictable teams in baseball, setting the City of Fountains abuzz with a few mid-level acquisitions before tanking to the bottom of the AL Central a few weeks into the season.

Red Sox fans, among the most outspoken fans on any subject, are perhaps the most up in arms about the MLB’s decision.  The 2012 season will mark the 100^th anniversary of Fenway Park, among the oldest and most fabled venues in baseball history.  Though the Red Sox were the hosts of the 1999 All-Star Game, the Fenway faithful feel they deserve another.  Of course, with the recent success of the Red Sox, not to mention the Celtics and Patriots, spoiled Boston residents are starting to feel a like they’re entitled to everything these days.

Disappointed fans should take a page out of Armando Galarraga’s book; keep your mouth shut and take the high road.  Even if you’re a little upset Fenway Park won’t host their second All-Star game in just over a decade, but don’t ruin this for the poor folks down in KC.  It’s not like fathers and sons have had a lot of great baseball memories in Kauffmann Stadium over the years.  You had Nomar Garciappara, they had Mark Grudzielanek, for your Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez, they were left with Darrell May and Jimmy Gobble.  Boston has had its moments; for a team that went decades without a title to their name, you would think they know what it’s like to be down at out.  Let Royals fans have their mid-summer day in the sun, they’ve been stuck in the cold, dark cellar for long enough.

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