Despite the boat loads of hype Stephen Strasburg has received throughout the season, he was denied his first bid at becoming an All-Star.
He'll get plenty of All-Star selections throughout his career.
The question here is whether Strasburg would have deserved the All-Star selection if he had gotten it? He's only appeared in five games this year and no matter how impressive you are, there are other guys that have put in the work during the first part of the season.
National League manager Charlie Manuel cited that as the reasoning behind not selecting Strasburg.
The pitchers he did pick were right on the money in my book. Ubaldo Jimenez of the Rockies was a no-brainer. Jimenez just recently had his ERA creep above one. It sits at 2.27 no, and he has 14 wins.
I'm not as crazy about the Roy Halladay selection, but you can't blame Manuel for making a pick from his team. Halladay is only 9-7, but some of those losses can be attributed to the Phillies' horrible hitting slump they went through for a month or so. You also can't forget about the perfect game he threw.
Some of the other notable NL pitchers will be Tim Lincecum, Tim Hudson, and Adam Wainwright.
We'll have to wait one more year to see Strasburg light guys up in the batter's box during the mid-summer classic.
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