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Friday, July 11, 2008

New York's David Wright nabs final all-star spot

Unless another injury creeps up this weekend, Pat Burrell and Ryan Howard aren't going to the All-Star Game.

New York Mets third baseman David Wright was chosen to replace Cubs injured outfielder Alfonso Soriano on the National League's All-Star roster. Wright is hitting .288 with 17 home runs and 70 RBIs this season.

Did Clint Hurdle make the right choice?

Pat Burrell is hitting .279 with 22 home runs and 54 RBIs.

Ryan Howard is hitting .234 with 27 home runs and 83 RBIs. Howard leads all NL players in home runs and RBIs.

My guess is hurdle went with Wright since the Mets 3B came in second in this week's Final Vote competition. I'm using that logic because Hurdle said he penciled Matt Holliday into the starting lineup (in place of Soriano) because the Rockies outfielder finished 4th in fan voting among NL outfielders.

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