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Cubs and Padres to play final Hall of Fame Game
2008-01-29 10:33
Citing increasingly difficult schedule problems, this year's Hall of Fame Game in Cooperstown on June 16 will be the final one. The Cubs and Padres will be the participants.
With the demise of the Hall of Fame Game, which has been part of the schedule since 1940, the midseason exhibition game will become a thing of the past. It was not uncommon for teams to schedule exhibitions against their AAA or AA affiliates, but players hated them (a lot) and for a long time. Most famously, Cardinals player manager Rogers Hornsby refused to play an exhibition game in September, citing the demands of the pennant race. This was the straw that broke the camel's back for Cardinals owner Sam Breadon and Hornsby was traded to the Giants when the season was over. Even though the Cardinals won the World Series.
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