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Voting for the 83rd All-Star Game, which goes down July 10th in Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium, continues. Here's how the AL balloting stands as of Monday ...
![AL Update](https://sports.cbsimg.net/images//visual/whatshot/AL_Update061112.jpg)
As you can see, Josh Hamilton is closing in on four million total votes, and we've got a number of close races to monitor. Nelson Cruz doesn't deserve to be a starting outfielder, and it's good that Jose Bautista and Adam Jones are closing in on him. Paul Konerko should be the starter at first base, and Mike Napoli, while enjoying a solid year, isn't the best choice at catcher. Elvis Andrus is a better overall player than Derek Jeter these days, but it's hard to argue with Jeter's star power. (This is, after all, a game of stars.) Will Jason Kipnis continue making up ground in what's a strong field of AL second basemen?
Overall, not a bad job by AL voters, but there are a couple of obvious misplays to be found. There's still time, though, as in-stadium voting goes through June 22 and online balloting runs through June 28.
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