OMG WHY WAS VOTTO SNUBBED?

Update: FYI, Votto has two HRs in tonight's game against the Mets, bringing his totals up to 21 HRs and 59 RBIs.

Everyone is making a big deal about how Joey Votto could not have been voted to be a starter for the NL All Stars. There is a pretty obvious reason he isn't there (for the moment, anyway, he is currently leading the votes for 34th player): it's name is Albert Pujols. Let's be honest, the voting for the All Star game is really a popularity contest, and Pujols is a bigger name than Votto. Not that King Albert was having a bad year. In fact, both Pujols and Votto had similar numbers coming into tonight's games:

Pujols: .305 BA 20 HR 60 RBI .413 OBP

Votto: .312 BA 19 HR 57 RBI .412 OBP

Now there certainly were some problems with both All Star rosters (how in the world did Omar Infante make the All Star team?), but Votto not getting in, while certainly a snub, is not the biggest.