June 16, 2008
T.S., Eliot
The Hall of Fame Game goes out, not with a bang, but a whimper:
Despite a determined effort to play the game between the Cubs and San Diego Padres, the storms packed too much rain and more storms were predicted later in the afternoon.
Hall of Fame officials canceled the game shortly after 2:30 p.m., just after a moment of silence for NBC political journalist Tim Russert, who died of a heart attack on Friday while preparing for his weekly "Meet the Press" show. Russert was a member of the Hall's board of directors.
The sellout crowd of nearly 10,000 was eligible for a full refund. This was to be the final edition of a tradition that began in 1940.
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