KANSAS CITY — Flying in for a meeting in Kansas City, baseball commissioner Bud Selig wondered how long it would be before he was asked about renovated Kauffman Stadium holding an All-Star game.

One question.

“I made a bet with myself on how long it would take to ask, and you didn’t disappoint me,” Selig said Thursday before a Royals-Mariners day game. “I said either one or two. We’ve announced the 2010 game, and I would say Kansas City is doing extremely well.”

Selig was in town to meet with a small group of owners, one of the topics being Kansas City’s chances of hosting an All-Star game for the first time since Kauffman Stadium opened in 1973.

The home of the Royals is undergoing a massive $250 million renovation that will modernize the stadium by widening entryways and concourses, new concessions and an entertainment.

The All-Star game will be played in St. Louis next year and Anaheim the following year. Selig, standing in a suite as the construction continued outside, said he wouldn’t mind seeing Kansas City get the game between 2011-13.

“Ten, 12 years ago nobody wanted an All-Star game. We had to call and prod and sort of beg them, if you do this it would be great for the sport,” he said. “We’ve got them so stacked up now wanting All-Star games that there’s some people that aren’t happy with me because they think their club should get an All-Star game. I guess if I said I like Kansas City’s chances, that would be an understatement.”