Maybe you choose not to believe the above incident from August 2010 had absolutely nothing to do with Brandon Phillips and Johnny Cueto not making the NL All-Star team. Perhaps you also believe Dino Costa has Twitter followers from Upper Volta? In any event, sincere congratulations to NL skipper Tony La Russa, who somehow has managed to maintain a vendetta against two active players well into his retirement. Along with his tremendous track record, challenges to conventional baseball logic, devotion to animal rights causes and high art patronage, La Genius has shown the entire country that even jobless, spiteful drunks can have a major impact on the Midsummer Classic.