A CUP of JOE in the SHOW Report #29....RED LEGS 1B Joey VOTTO overtakes BOYS in BLUE CF Matt KEMP to lead all Players on the SENIOR Circuit with a resurgence from REDBIRDS CF Carlos BELTRAN.

Matt Kemp, the 2011 NL MVP Runner-Up, leads all NL Position Players in All Star Voting for 2012 but will most likely be a scratch due to the lingering Hamstring Issue he still is nursing.

The Senior Circuit All Star is shaping up to be the Changing of the Guard of Who is Who among All Stars. Some names you are familiar with and some are one you may have forgotten.

The 2012 NL All Star Leaders by Votes June 25, 2012:

1B
Joey Votto Red Legs 4,475,180
Lance Berkman Redbirds 1,516,737
Freddie Freeman Braves 1,462,586

2B
Dan Uggla Braves 2,641,361
Brandon Phillips Red Legs 1,870,966
Jose Altuve 'Stros 1,479,652

SS
Rafael Furcal Redbirds 2,323,486
Troy Tulowitzki Rockies 2,064,021 *
Starlin Castro Cubbies 1,395,820

3B
David Wright Amazins' 2,687,818
Pablo Sandoval Gigantes 2,223,269
David Freese Redbirds 2,064,351 (2011 WS MVP)

Catcher
Buster Posey Gigantes 3,335,982
Yadier Molina Redbirds 3,119,530
Carlos Ruiz Fightin' Phils 2,448,942

OUTFIELD
Matt Kemp Boys in Blue 4,118,524 *
Carlos Beltran Redbirds 3,717,483
Ryan Braun Brew Crew 3,168,617
Melky Cabrera Gigantes 3,045,884

Note (*): Kemp and Tulowitzki are nursing injuries and are highly unlikely to play in the Mid Summers Classsic. Look for Cubbies SS Castro and Gigantes OF Cabrera to fill the Void as Castro jumps to 2nd by Tulowitzki a no go.

The Red Legs 1B and 2012 NL MVP Joey Votto who looks to be getting his stride back is now leading the NL Voting as Kemp's All Star Votes have almost stopped by hat old adage...Out of Sight...Out of Mind.

The Gigantes are making a comeback in the NL West only 2 full games behind the Boys in Blue and their Al Star Backstop Buster Posey looks to be close to 100%.

The Brew Crew's OF Ryan Braun has also come up Big  showing that last season was no fluke. Absent are a lot of Fightin' Phils as only C Carlos Ruiz is the only position player in the Top 3 of any position on the Senior Circuit. Maybe the Phils rode their Vets a season too long.

What about the Fightin' Fish the Miami Marlins with no Position Player as well in the Top 3. I hope that isn't a direct backlash to the Marlins Skip Ozzie Guillen Turmoil a bout a month or so ago.

Note: Numbers from MLB.com