June 22 -- J-ROLL SLIPS BEHIND HAN-RAM

(For the latest update on Ryan Howard's condition, please check the previous post.)

BY SCOTT LAUBER

If it's Monday, it's time for your weekly NL All-Star balloting update, courtesy of MLB. The headline here, of course, is the close vote at shortstop, where Florida's Hanley Ramirez has shot by Jimmy Rollins. Ramirez, who was second to J-Roll for the past two weeks, has a 154,016-vote lead. Chase Utley still leads at second base, although he has dropped behind Albert Pujols for the overall vote lead, and Raul Ibanez still leads among outfielders, even though he went on the disabled list last week.

Here's a look at the position-by-position vote leaders:

First base: Pujols (2,934,794); Ryan Howard (1,393,546); Prince Fielder (1,155,529).
Second base: Utley (2,922,796); Orlando Hudson (1,082,248); Rickie Weeks (832,870).
Third base: David Wright (1,698,366); Ryan Zimmerman (1,148,054); Chipper Jones (1,104,485); Pedro Feliz (954,945).
Shortstop: Ramirez (1,648,482); Rollins (1,494,466); J.J. Hardy (1,051,309).
Catcher: Yadier Molina (1,496,285); Brian McCann (1,180,312); Ivan Rodriguez (1,002,882); Jason Kendall (995,633); Carlos Ruiz (980,164).
Outfield: Ibanez (2,465,539); Ryan Braun (2,178,144); Carlos Beltran (1,779,344); Alfonso Soriano (1,639,664); Shane Victorino (1,371,362); Manny Ramirez (1,162,507); Mike Cameron (1,140,167); Rick Ankiel (1,011,527); Jayson Werth (1,008,256).