Good morning, Birdland!
If you stepped out for a bathroom break or maybe a snack, you will have missed Jorge López’s appearance in last night’s All-Star Game. It lasted all of three pitches, in which he did retire the two batters he faced, before he was lifted as part of manager Dusty Baker’s efforts to get all of his available pitchers into the contest.
But honestly, that may have been an ideal outcome. López didn’t have to labor. He didn’t struggle. He got in the game, had his moment, seemed to love it, the broadcast gave us a “How ‘bout dem O’s?