Hall of Fame Game...

Hall of Fame Game...

Now, keep in mind that my righteous indignation regarding the Hall of Fame game is somewhere around a 2 on a scale of 1 to 10....

But why are we nixing the Hall of Fame game? I keep hearing "scheduling difficulties," though I gotta think it's got more to do with owners not wanting to risk the players' health for an exhibition.

I dunno. I like the tradition...for some reason, I like the idea of Major League teams playing in a smaller, community environment.

We're playing games in Japan that count.

Why can we not play one in Cooperstown each year, and if they're going to bitch about exhibitions...just make the game count in the standings

And if there's a team that's griping about losing home revenue for a game...why not make the home team for the Hall of Fame game the team that's hosting the All Star game that year? So, instead of losing a home date to the game in Cooperstown, you get the All Star game, with its jacked up pricing and Home Run Derby and all the hoopla?

For example, this year, the Yankees are hosting the All Star Game. As such, let the Yankees and the, I dunno, the Royals. Or the Tigers. Or whomever, play a game at Cooperstown, and have it count in the standings. That way, we have our fun little throwback game, still, and everybody gets the beloved money that they so desperately need....

Eh. Since the car salesman took over, baseball's getting farther and farther away from its community roots. And I think it's to the game's detriment.

But, like I said, this one's small potatoes. Don't color me extremely indignant....