What's even better, is they all deserve it. Sure they're stuck in a rut right now with this current 3 game losing streak, and it seems as if they've lost like 8 billion games on the Yanks and Sox, but, I seem to recall the events of last year they were in a poor streak right before the all-star break as well, and they turned that around and went to the World Series.
So, the All-Stars
1. Evan Longoria. This is the first truly transcending Ray. You don't want to call someone a hall of famer while it's only their second year, but he just seems like a natural. Alex Rodriguez almost seems like an afterthought to this guy, which is amazing.
2. Carl Crawford. Carl's great. He's kind of a transcending Ray as well, and seems like he was our token all-star back when we lost 100 games a year and we were given a player by default. It's great to see him performing well this year, and despite having a gaggle of stars on this team, he's still recognized for his accomplishments.
3. Jason Bartlett. He's having the best year of any shortstop in the American League. I know, I know, I know, Derek Jeter. I like Jeter, seems like a nice guy but Bartlett will make orphans of his kids. Also, let's not forget it was Jason Bartlett who earned America a free taco last year but stealing a base during the playoffs. I've never seen Jeter do that.
4. Ben Zobrist. It's always exciting to see someone do well who has a "Z" in their name. Ben kept asking Joe for a shot and now that Aki is down, Zober is killing it. It's great to see him recognized for the big game.
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