Now that the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY has selected its new president, Jeff Idelson one of his big challenges is to find a substitute for the Hall of Fame Game.

The final Hall of Fame game wil be played June 16, when the Chicago Cubs play the San Diego Padres at Doubleday Field.  Major League Baseball said in January the game's lone in-season exhibition will no longer be played after this season, ending a 68- year tradition.

The Hall is committed to bringing another event of this magnitude to Cooperstown to replace the Hall of Fame Game. The Hall has been working with state senator James Seward on a replacement event.

The Hall has 31,000 members, it has to come up with something that will have a huge impact. The fact that they are ending this 68 year tradition is very sad. Wouldn't you think Major League Baseball would want to keep the tradition going?