Don’t look now, but Phillies are among the top votegetters in National League All-Star balloting.
Raul Ibanez has justly moved into second place among outfielders, with 817.849 votes. He ranks behind Ryan Braun in the outfield, and overall still behind team leader Chase Utley. He is dominating second basemen voting with 1,111,963 votes. Second is Orlando [...]
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