All Star? Or Fall Apart?

The MLB all star game is coming up on Tuesday of this coming week at Citi Field in Queens. Dominic Brown and Cliff Lee were the only two Phillies to make it into the mid-summer classic. This is Brown's first appearance and Lee's 4th appearance (his 2nd in 3 years). Many people were fighting in Yasiel Puig for the Final Vote and some even ranked him above pre-selected all star Dominic Brown. On ESPN's Baseball Tonight Nomar Garciaparra spoke of the NL's depth especially at first base.... How about their pitchers?

Madison Bumgarner, Giants

Aroldis Chapman, Reds
Patrick Corbin, D-backs
Jose Fernandez, Marlins
Jason Grilli, Pirates
Matt Harvey, Mets
Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers
Craig Kimbrel, Braves 

Cliff Lee, Phillies

Jeff Locke, Pirates

Adam Wainwright, Cardinals

Travis Wood, Cubs
Jordan Zimmermann, Nationals

This might not be the Jered Weavers and the Verlanders of the world, but they are pretty darn good enough to play in this game... Also the list above to me looks like the most rag tag group of guys too, being that there are very small names that have just recently shown such such as Jeff Locke, Matt Harvey, and Jason Grilli. 

ONWARD TO MATT HARVEY

It seems like the general public and people I have spoken to all believe that Matt Harvey will start the All-Star game being that is at the stadium in which he plays 50% of his games. But its not just a consulation prize for being a Met in the ASG, but he's an excelent pitcher. With a 2.47 he is ranked fourth in the league in that statistic, fellow NL AS Jeff Locke is 2nd in ERA. This stat shows that both Harvey and Locke have been dominant and deserving of the pick.

Yours truly,

Simon