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Chatham To Host Cape League All-Star Game

Eric Adler

24 July 2008


 


CHATHAM — After a 10-year absence, all-star baseball will return to Chatham this Saturday when the 46th annual Cape League All-Star Game is played at Veterans Field, home of the Chatham A’s.

The game will be played at 7 p.m., not 6 p.m. as indicated on most league schedules, and will be proceeded by the annual home-run hitting contest. 

WCAI, local affiliate of National Public Radio, will again be airing the game, and the game will be broadcast live on New England Sports Network (NESN). 

The A’s last hosted the game in 1998, when the East Division ended a seven-year losing streak by edging the West, 3-2, before an estimated 4,500 fans.

Cape League Commissioner Paul Galop said Chatham is an ideal host location for the league’s late-season classic. 

“The CCBL’s selection of Veterans Field is timely and exciting,” Galop said. “The last three events of this magnitude that were held there were spectacular events. The 1994 game against the U.S. Olympic team entertained a crowd (the size of which) was never before seen at a CCBL game. Then in 1998, Chatham hosted the annual Cape League All-Star Game, which was an exciting event that was run very professionally and smoothly. Finally, Team USA returned in 2000 and played in front of a record crowd that was estimated to be in excess of 10,000 fans.” 

In the modern era (since 1963) of the Cape League, Chatham has hosted four league all-star contests. Falmouth has hosted seven league all-star games, more than any other franchise. Orleans is right behind with six; Wareham and Harwich have hosted three each. Both Hyannis and Yarmouth-Dennis have had the honor twice, while Brewster and Bourne (Sagamore) have had just one all-star game played on their fields. Only Cotuit has never hosted the game. 

Schedule of events 
2 p.m. – Gates open to the public 
2: 45 p.m. – East batting practice, West autograph 
3:30 p.m. – West batting practice, East autograph 
4:30 p.m. – East infield practice 
4:45 p.m. – West infield practice 
5 p.m. – Baseball factory home run hitting contest 
6:15 p.m. – All-Star player introductions 
7 p.m. – CCBL All-Star game 
9:30 p.m. – Scouts choose MVP 
9:45 p.m. – Post-game awards 
 

 


 


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