It's an Honor to be Nominated. And that's pretty much it.

MLS's all-star ballot (complete with "type in the distorted number on the grid" verification system in a most likely futile attempt to defeat the RSL Script Kiddies) has been released. Which United players can you vote for? Glad you asked, here's who is on the ballot:

• Troy Perkins (GK)
• Bobby Boswell (D)
  
• Facundo Erpen (D)
• Josh Gros (D)
• Brian Carrol (M)
• Fred (M)
  
• Christian Gomez (M)
• Ben Olsen (M)
• Clyde Simms (M)
• Luciano Emilio (F)
• Jamie Moreno (F)

Now, a few notes: First, Bryan Namoff has every right to be on the ballot, especially ahead of Josh Gros as an outside back. Bryan, you're getting shafted. And listing Gros as a defender is also interesting. Clyde Simms may be a great player, but he's had only 54 minutes for the team this year. And Fred has shown potential, but certainly isn't an "all-star" by most evaluations.

Which brings us to this point: I'm not in a hurry to vote for any DC player. If the next few games go well, I can see myself throwing a few votes to Perkins, Boswell, Gomez, Olsen, and Emilio if they produce. But even if we go back to the last all-star game, which was when we really started to slump, I'm not sure that I would vote for most DC players ahead of other players.

Yes, I know it's a popularity contest, but I'd like to reward players whose season means they've earned the right. So would I put Twellman ahead of Moreno? Yup. Craig Waibel ahead of Facu? Yup.

Which is why I'm not casting a ballot... yet. Voting doesn't end until five weeks from now, and I hope in the next five weeks I feel more confident about the seasons of the players that I want to vote for.