KANSAS CITY — We’ll let you take your own guesses about what these two are talking about here, but we’re pretty sure it’s Tony La Russa giving R.A. Dickey a number of reasons why he is not starting the All-Star Game on Tuesday night.

It probably went something like this …

La Russa: “Hey, bud. So just wanted to clear the air. I know you understand.”

Dickey: “Yeah. Yeah, I get it.”

La Russa: “Good then. You’ll pitch later on, use your magic.”

Dickey: ::silence::