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June 25, 2010

The MLB Can Blame U2

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Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Posted on Fri, Jun. 25, 2010


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Blame U2 for the scheduling snafu

Blame the interleague schedule on U2

Scheduling the games for interleague play is a nightmare, especially since a lot of teams don't really have a natural interleague rival.
And, as MLB vice president Katy Feeney recently told ESPN's Jayson Stark, baseball's "national TV partners" have a few requests for matchups they'd like to see.
But the biggest headache this season was - are you ready for this? - a since-canceled U2 tour that made 10 stadiums unavailable on critical dates.
"So Bono added a little 'Vertigo' to this schedule in more ways than one," Stark commented.


Read more: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20100625_Blame_U2_for_the_scheduling_snafu.html#ixzz0rvRRrPUW
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