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This afternoon, the Cubs and San Diego Padres face off in the final Hall of Fame Game -- an exhibition held annually since 1940 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, New York.
MLB President and Chief Operating Officer Bob DuPuy explained the reason for ending the game:
Given the complexities of the Major League schedule and all its inherent challenges, it has become increasingly difficult in recent years to find a suitable date and make the proper arrangements for two clubs to participate in the Hall of Fame Game during the regular season,
Perhaps the way teams no longer look at the invite as an honor helped kill the game, too. Whereas the great Ted Williams hit two homers in the inaugural Hall of Fame Game against the Cubs, this year's "Cubs" roster will look much more like the Peoria Chiefs' lineup. That's because the Cubs will suit up 16 single-A players for the game in order to give the big leaguers a rest on what should be a scheduled off day.
One baseball fan isn't willing to see the game fade away, however. Kristian Connolly has set up savethefamegame.com to try and convince fans and MLB that the game needs to continue.
Chicagoist understands the issues that teams have with the current iteration of the game. But since it's not even played during the Hall of Fame induction weekend, why not move the game and/or make it a game that counts in the standings? Perhaps play it on Opening Day, or the final game of the season? Or have two teams play an entire series in Cooperstown? If MLB can send teams to play regular seasons in Japan, why can't they play them in the birthplace of baseball?
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God forbid athetes making millions of dollars to hit/throw a ball around for 2.5 hours a day have to play in an additional game. Where will people to go to see themselves making a cell phone call on TV?
This makes 163 working days for them! Then you add in Spring Training, and they only get like five months off a year!
I was planning to donate money to Iowa flood victims, but screw that. There is much greater suffering with this extra baseball game.
What? They fit a ballfield in Hoboken? (The true birthplace of baseball. Don't let those NYers steal anything else from Jersey!)
I think a regular season closer would be a fantastic idea. It could bring meaning and attention to a game that not many would care about, or completely magnify the grand finale of a play-off race.
@Sears Tower, you're missing the point entirely. As it stands now, the game is simply another opportunity for serious injury with absolutely no payoff.
Yeah, avoiding serious injury is important.
From now on, firefighters shouldn't go into smoke filled buildings, and police shouldn't patrol streets with a high crime rate. They could get hurt!
Of course, their jobs aren't as important as seeing a bunch of foreigners in Cubs shirts beating a bunch of foreigners in St. Louis shirts. I mean, it's tradition!
Hell, just play minor league teams. They're more fun to watch, anyway.