All-Star game

I think we all know what happened at the All-Star game. Roger Clemens took the field and was rattled by the sight of Edgar Renteria at shortstop. I didn't see the first inning but I'm sure he was cursing and mumbling to himself as he realized that Jack Wilson probably wouldn't play behind him at all.

Next McKeon, conscious that the Marlins open the second half in Pittsburgh, kept Jack until the sixth inning in some kind of bound-to-fail attempt to diminish Jack's self-worth. Edgar Renteria is a great player, but the NL All-Stars would have been better served by subbing in Jack Wilson ASAP. If you are like me, when lesser NL All-Stars were swinging and missing pitches, you were thinking, "Jack Wilson would have hit that pitch." And when Edgar Renteria missed those ground balls and botched that double play, you were saying to yourself, "Jack Wilson would have made that play."

So, it all boils down to Jack McKeon selfishly seeking an minor advantage in this weekend's series at PNC Park. Shame on you, old man. Yet another reason why it's hard to get excited about an exhibition game in the middle of the season.