Ian Kinsler and Kevin Millwood were not selected as reserves for the All-Star team. Kinsler didn't make the club among a deep field of second baseman, and Millwood's snub -- and it is a snub -- is likely the result of AL manager Joe Maddon being required to pick one player from the White Sox (Mark Buehrle) and the A's (rookie Andrew Bailey). Maddon also took Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, who has won 10 games but carries a 4.30 ERA.
Hope is not lost for Kinsler, who is one of five players fans can select for the 33rd and final spot. Go to www.texasrangers.com or www.mlb.com and vote for Kinsler, who has 19 home runs, or send text VOTE to 1122. Voting begins in 15 minutes and runs through 3 p.m Thursday.
Michael Young is going back to the All-Star Game for a sixth straight year, courtesy of players balloting. He drove in the winning run in the 15-inning marathon last year at Yankee Stadium, and had the game-winning hit in 2006.
So ... Hamilton and Young to St. Louis. Millwood snubbed. Kinsler still has a chance.
-- Jeff Wilson
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