So this is what it’s like.

The All-Star game without any real care about the outcome because your team is in no serious position to make a playoff push. Kinda takes the drama out of winning home field advantage, eh? And only three Yanks on the team…ouch! Derek Jeter, A-Rod and Jorge Posada (who should be starting over I-Rod). Good choices, and I can’t think of any others who should have gone. Andy Pettitte was in line to get a look at a All-Star slot until he lasted just 1.2 innings giving up seven earned runs on July 1st and then followed that up by getting bombed for eight earned runs in five innings on Friday night. Jim Leyland made the right call there.

Still, it’s not enough to get me interested so instead I’m taking my girl out for dinner tonight. Call it an elitist view of baseball, but if the Yankees ain’t really involved, I don’t really care.

Let’s face it. The All-Star game meant two things for Yankee fans in recent years. 1) A chance to watch game seven of the World Series at Yankee Stadium; and 2) affirmation of the fact that the players on the Yankees were generally the best in baseball. But this year you won’t see Joe Torre bringing his middle relievers to the game just because he can. Those days are done. As it stands, I believe the Barry Bonds angle to the All-Star game will not be enough to make half of New York care.

Sorry FOX, I bet you’ll be getting a little less love from the Big Apple this year…and good luck to Barry in front of his home crowd…I’m sure I’ll read all about it in Wednesday’s paper.