MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- So I’m up in the press box watching the first inning of the All-Star Game and another baseball writer -- whose name I won’t reveal, but it rhymes with Schmo Emanski -- suggests that maybe Adam Wainwright grooved the pitch that Derek Jeter hit for a leadoff double. It would definitely fit in with a night when everything is aimed at honoring The Captain.
But then Mike Trout tripled and Miguel Cabrera hit a homer that was not a cheapie.
Me: Wow.
Schmo: OK, maybe he’s not grooving it.
I know this is hindsight, but hindsight is an awful lot of fun when it meshes nicely with your preconceptions. So I’ll just say it: maybe Clayton Kershaw should’ve gotten the start after all?
UPDATE: Kershaw sets the American League down 1-2-3 in the second. He’s the best, folks. Maybe one day he’ll be a starter and not a reliever.