Know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away and know when to run

The All-Star game came and went with me watching all of 10 minutes. I love to go to a baseball game but unless its Boston vs New York (this sat. At 1 on fox) or the playoffs I don't want to watch.

This year was one that saw Kenny Rogers of the Rangers go to the game even though he is currently serving a 20 game suspension for attacking a cameraman. That sounds like a lot but in reality it is on 5 games for him since he pitches. Not much of a punishment.

Should he have gone? Nope. I understand that he was voted on by the players but so what. I could care less how good a season he is having. He assaulted a guy. Sure the guy needs a second chance but let him do his time and show us he is truly sorry.

I enjoyed that the fans at the game who booed him. Booed him when he was announced pregame and when he came onto the field. There was also a thunderous cheer when Andruw Jones hit a 2-run homer off of him. Some justice I think.

The media was reporting that the players felt that the fans were on Kenny's side. Because they dislike the media just like the players do. Well a guy standing on the field doing his job and as he turns around gets blindsided by pro athlete is not something that I endorse. Hopefully the players got that message tonight too. But what will happen is the players will spin it and say that Rogers took the spot of a Detroit Tiger player and since they were in Detroit that is why they booed him. Yeah keep telling yourselves that if it helps you sleep at night.

MLB continues to do everything it can to push fans away. Seems there is always a strike just around the corner, steroids and the lack of them taking a harsh penalty for those who use them and when the best of the best or the 'role models' get together for a game, they allow a guy who less than a week before attacks a guy on camera because they say it not a real game and there is nothing they can do to stop him from playing.

Guess the only thing that would have made the night better was if the lovable Barry Bonds was there telling us all how great he is.