Happy 4th of July everyone.

What a perfect day for some baseball.  Hopefully the Phils can bounce back and kick the Pirates around a little bit.  Boy do they need a confidence boost right now.

A few notes:

- Congrats to Bobby Abreu for being named to his first All-Star team as a starter.  He deserves it, and he'll be the man for years to come in that spot. 

- I would have liked to have seen Burrell make it, because he has had such a great bounce back year, but oh well

- Be sure to vote for Wags and Myers to join the All-star club (there's a link on the Phillies homepage: http://www.phillies.com)

- Ryan Howard is finally getting a shot, and speaking of shot...his homer to left was huge.   This kid has some great power, it's too bad he can't play any other positions!

Be safe and have fun, and remember the troops who fight and have faught for our freedom!