last night the three of us sat around the tv set and watched the all star baseball game together. leo dressed up a bit since this was a special night. the all star part of it not the three of us sitting in the same room. leo slowly started pointing and talking like he was watching a home movie. his insights about each player he saw on the screen was oddly interesting but like more like observations about them as people. their way of interacting with others, sense of humor, or just general physical quirts. he was getting excited like these were relatives or something. vito started out patient but was getting restless. plus with leo taking over as a sort of master of ceremonies role. the spotlight had shifted and usually that doesnt last long in these situations. i tried beers to calm down the simmering flame in vito. he started to complain about how the game moves too slow. then he went on about all the commercials. leo tossed back an aside thats why its on free tv. that slowly started another quieter ongoing lecture on sports and commercialism from mr desalvo. i would pretend to be listening and nod every so often and wave my hand in silent agreement. meantime leo was now standing in front of the set pointing and announcing the players. not just their identity but short descriptions. hes a putz stuff like that. i had to move my position since now he was blocking the screen. ella, who was now sitting next to the hovering leo, seemed to be the main focus of his conversation since we werent responding any more or acting impressed. every so often i hear vito murmuring about soccer and saying something along the lines,do people really spend money to go see this stuff? i waved him off with everyday. thats how leo stays employed. must be an aging fan base like cricket.slowly dying off,huh? i shot him a dirty look to stop this train of thought.the locals did play but not much. leo was happier that the cleveland kid looked good. plus their manager is such a nice guy. with that he turned to vito with a smile.his name is tito i saw his dad play. by then vito had fallen asleep but ella was impressed. i was slowly dozing myself. glad leo was having fun. but also glad it is but once a year..
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 13:06:36 +0000
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