[Stardust]

So the great specatcle of the World Baseball Classic is over. As a baseball fan, who follows the sport as closely as anyone, this event carried absolutely zero interest with me. From the beginning of the event through last night, I can honetly say that I watched no more than a total of approximately 1 1/2 innings of the enitire event. It had no draw for me. Instead, I'm think of how much this has taken away from my team the Reds as they prepare for the season.

Where is my opening day catcher? He's not in Spring training. Instead, Hernandez is getting prepared for the season, albeit playing for his country. But what he's not doing, which is the most important thing for the Reds, is spending the spring (his first ever with the Reds), learning this extremely young pitching staff. The Catcher is the leader on your defense. How can he fill this role, when he doesn't even know what or even who's on his defense.

I like what the WBC was all about, but I as well as many, had no interest in the event.