Improved defense, but Howard undeserving All-Star

Ryan Howard ranks among the league leaders in homers (20) and RBIs (60), but his overall contributions make his addition to the mid-summer classic a stretch, considering the depth at the position. This was originally meant to be a post inquiring as to why Charlie Manuel named Shane Victorino as a final vote alternate while passing on Jayson Werth, players of comparable production. Victorino led Werth in the fan vote and was fifth overall among outfielders, so perhaps that had...