Hey now, you’re an All-Star

The 80th Major League Baseball All-Star game is in progress with the American League leading 2-0 in the top of the second and I’m watching the Rachel Maddow Show because I just can’t stomach these overhyped exhibitions.

I lost interest in the game years ago, for a number of reasons and for no reason at all.

The current attempts to re-energize it and make it seem relevant have done little to change my mind. I’ll probably check in with the game from time to time, but the fact remains that my baseball season is on hold until Thursday.

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