Another example of why baseball’s All-Star game is silly

“Why is this man an all-star?” asks Record columnist Adrian Wojnarowski — essentially taking the same tack I’ve been taking since Bud Selig in his infinite wisdom decided to attach home-field advantage in the World Series to what should be a fun, but meaningless exhibition showing of the games’ stars.

Do we need a reprise of the Pete Rose-Ray Fosse incident, when Rose barrelled over the unprepared catcher, a man poised for serious stardom but spent the next handful of years as a journeyman because of his injuries?

Do we need a serious injury to Albert Pujols or David Wright or Dontrelle Willis?

Should Jim Leyland have to worry that Ozzie Guillen will overuse one of his young pitchers, causing him problems later in the year?

South Brunswick Post, The Cranbury Press

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet