No longer seeing red
How Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel snubbed him is beyond me. The Cincinnati Reds are the best hitting team in the National League and first baseman Joey Votto has had a lot to do with that.
Votto currently leads in most major offensive statistics:
SLG – 1st
OBP – 1st
OPS – 1st
BA – 6th
HR – 1st
RBI – 5th
RS- 3rd
BB- 4th
Smells like MVP to me.
The player selected ahead of the Toronto native, Phillies slugger Ryan Howard, is well behind him in these stats.
It was an odd omission only made right by the fans. Odd because the NL needs all the help it can get to win its first All-Star game since 1996. They’ve lost 12 in a row to the American League.
Mind you, I don’t want to praise fans too much. They voted for Nick Swisher of the New York Yankees over Boston Red Sox first baseman (and MVP candidate) Kevin Youkilis.
Please.
Youkilis belongs.
