Angel Stadium gets custody of 2010 All-Star Game

Just like we told you earlier this week, Bud Selig is making the announcement this morning that Angel Stadium will play host to the All-Star game in 2010. Major League Baseball is first out of the gate with today's update:

It will be the fourth time the game will be played in the Los Angeles area since the Dodgers moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958, and the first time it's to be played in Southern California since San Diego hosted in 1992. The 2010 game is scheduled to be played on July 13.

I like the confusion about where, exactly, the 2010 game will be played. Though they've taken to calling themselves the Los Angeles Angels, the team is based in Anaheim, the other side of the Orange Curtain.

Despite what the MLB story says, this won't be the fourth time the game was held in the L.A. area. It'll be the third time it's been held in the O.C.

-- Veronique de Turenne