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They Built It, But the MLB Never Came
25 years after ambitious big league dreams, Buffalo is at peace with its own reality and the stadium that symbolizes it.
On Wednesday, the AAA All-Star Game will be held at Buffalo's Coca-Cola Field. It will hardly register a blip on what is annually America's least interesting half-week of sports. It is, however, a celebration of sorts for the ballpark as well as the event, with the host stadium and AAA All-Star Game both celebrating 25 years. It's also a time for the city, and even the sport itself, to look back at how things have changed.
In 1988, then-named Pilot Field debuted with the pomp and circumstance more often seen with a major league stadium. That's because the major leagues was what Buffalo had on its mind all along, not just for baseball but for its national image.