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Brewers' Big Ben clocking in for NL

 
Clint Hurdle admitted the decision to name Brewers ace Ben Sheets as the NL's starting pitcher for Tuesday's All-Star Game largely was predicated by the recent workloads of several of his other options. (link)

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