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Major League Baseball's All-Star festivities are in full swing, finally culminating in tonight's game at Yankee Stadium. But before the National and American Leagues face off in the mid-summer classic, baseball's All-Stars will be parading up 6th Avenue in the Red Carpet Parade. Starting at 1pm, players in tonight's game and over 40 Hall of Fame members will make their way from Bryant Park (40th and 6th) north to 58th and 6th.
MLB says the best view will be at Rockerfeller Center (6th ave at 47th), but we would imagine views would be pretty good along the whole 18 block route. They'll be handing out free stuff including trading cards, antenna toppers, fuzzy team dice (!!!), and Mardi Gras beads (get Derek Jeter to expose his chest). Some of 49 Hall of Fame players scheduled to appear include: Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Goose Gossage and Reggie Jackson.
And while the color of the carpet may be red, the carpet used in today's event is 'green'. The 18-block, 95,000 square-foot carpet, was made with 100% recycled fiber content. On the contrary, the parade of vehicles carrying people on the carpet, not so green.
All-Star Game Red Carpet Parade, today from 1pm-3pm on 6th Avenue from 40th St to 58th St.--and there are plenty of street closures to go along with that
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They should have had this in the Bronx, maybe down the Concourse.
Say hey! New York's greatest ever ballplayer is back in town - Willie Mays.
So fucking glad I don't work in midtown.
oh, may this all please be over soon.....
I work in Midtown and it's ridiculous the amount of HUGE Chevy trucks they are using to cart the players through the parade route. There's one for each All-Star. That's a buttload of gas, and if I'm not mistaken, we the taxpayers are footing the bill for it. They could have made two floats, one for each league, and the parade would have been shorter and "greener".
Also, I saw the cops pulling out their AR-15s just in case the crowd gets too rowdy, I guess.
just saw it.
one word: lame
was sort of excited, too. ah well.
bxbrian, would it have killed them to get a couple marching bands?
my god i know!
nypd band sounded pretty good but after the left it was just geezers in chevys hearing the occasional "woo!"
I work right on 6th AVE and I must say this has got to be the most boring parade of all time.
Not too many chances for baseball fans to see (sort of) up close and personal:
Aaron
McCovey
Marichal
Feller
Ford
Berra
Brock
Ozzie
Robinson (Frank and Brooks)
Carew
Killebrew
Brett
and a host of other HoF'ers - past and some of the future.
A good use of my "extended" lunch break.
I had a good time, though I missed Yogi.