Daryle Ward

The first All-Star Game balloting results are out and, yet again, fantasy owners (and Moneyballers) are discovering what little voice they have when it comes to picking out the Midseason Classic rosters.

The Giants have made Dustin Hermanson their closer. Manager Felipe Alou even went out on a limb and suggested that he could be "tremendous" in that role next year.

First, a slight formality: I need to apologize to any and all of you that may have tried to email in recent weeks. I recently discovered my account was experiencing some difficulties that have kept me from receiving...