It's Memorial Day...

It's Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer and a great day for baseball and a cookout. Hope you have a great one. Afternoon baseball on Memorial Day is a great tradition, just like the All-Star Game every summer. On Wednesday MLB will officially announce that the 2010 All-Star Game as been awarded to Anaheim and Angel Stadium. The stadium has not hosted the game since 1989 and it will be the third time it has hosted the mid-summer classic. Each time the Angels have hosted the game, the stadium has had a different look. According to a report it appears that the 2013 will be awarded to the Dodgers since Dodger Stadium celebrates is 50th birthday in 2012. So now its time to predict who will host the All-Star game after 2010 since the Yankees host the game this year and the Cardinals host the 2009 All-Star Game.

2008: Yankee Stadium
2009: Busch Stadium
2010: Angel Stadium
2011: Citi Field or Chase Field (Mets have not hosted the All Star Game since 1964 and the Diamondbacks have never hosted the game)
2012: Kauffman Stadium (MLB promised KC the game if renovations were completed at the stadium. They will be complete by next season)
2013: Dodger Stadium (based on speculation and the Dodgers have not hosted the game since 1980)
2014: Twins Ballpark (The Twins will have a new ballpark by 2014 and have not hosted the game since 1985)
2015: see 2011
2016: Rays Ballpark (If Tampa Bay builds a new ballpark they will be awarded this All-Star Game)
2017: Great American Ball Park (The Reds have not hosted the game since 1988)
2018: Cisco Field (The A's should have a new ballpark by 2018 and it will have been over three decades since they have hosted the game)

All of this is pure speculation. It will be interesting to see what happens!