All Star break

One more day, and it is over.

I hate the All-Star break not because players get three days off and Roto comes to a halt, but because I can't stand reading obsequious articles about the game.

It sucks. The best part of the All-Star break was the Futures game, but Selig & Co. moved it to Sunday. I guess it took away from the All-Star festivity stupidity of the HR contest.

Why in all Hell would Jason Stark write about that?!?!? In this case, I am glad for the Insider wall that prevents its perusal.

What I like about the Futures game is it is a chamce for independently-selected minor leaguers to be seen on national TV. By "independently-selected" I mean the manager of the AL team or NL team doesn't get to lard-up his roster with his own players a la Joe Torre.

The ones who select the teams have vested interest in picking the right future stars. MLB managers only need to placate their own players.

A couple thoughts from the futures game:

1. Joal Zumaya threw gas. I should have drafted him this past season.

2. Chris Young was effortless fielding. I'm glad I drafted him this past season.

3. Y. Betancourt of Seattle flashed serious leather. Michale Morse had better not get used to SS in Seattle. I'll draft him next year.