SNUBBED

Compare these numbers and tell me who should be on the National League All-Star team:

Player 1: .324 AVG, 11 HR, 50 RBI, 47 R, 19 SB

Player 2: .302 AVG, 9 HR, 37 RBI, 44 R, 9 SB

Player 3: .314 AVG, 6 HR, 42 RBI, 62 R, 15 SB

These are all good numbers, but it's obvious where I'm going with this. Player 1 is easily the most deserving to go -- he outperforms both players in every single category except one -- Player 3 has more runs.

Player 1 is Matt Kemp and as of right now he is not on the NL roster. Hunter Pence and Shane Victorino are on the NL squad and are players 2 and 3 respectively.

Add in Kemp's arguable Gold Glove defense and nine outfield assists (league leader is 10) and Kemp is a no-brainer.

Why is it so hard to get these things right? I just don't get it.

And the addition of Tim Wakefield to the American League squad is a complete disaster. His ERA is more than 4.00, his WHIP is 1.38, he has just 68 K's in 108 innings and opponents are hitting .266 off him. It's more or less a lifetime achievement award.

Don't be surprised if Wakefield gets the loss giving the NL home-field advantage in the World Series.