Empire State Building to Go Red, White, and Blue for All-Star Game

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Empire State Building to Go Red, White, and Blue for All-Star Game
Kumar Kumar posted 7/11/2008 from www.bizofbaseball.com [flag]
MLB announced today that as part of the celebration for MLB All-Star Week, Yogi Berra will host a lighting ceremony at the Empire State Building tomorrow in which Yogi will “flip” the Empire State Building switch and turn the building red, white and blue to signal the launch of MLB All-Star Week festivities. The Empire State Building will be lit from Friday, July 11 through ... [link]

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