Ok well for argument's sake, let's take a look at some statistics.
Matsui .317/.385/.522- .907 OPS
Podsednik .289/.363/.337- .700 OPS
Matsui 13 HR, 65 RBI, 54 Runs
Podsednik 0 HR, 17 RBI, 48 Runs
Matsui- 99 Hits, 38 BB, 23 2B, 1 3B, 2 SB
Podsednik-78 Hits, 32 BB, 13 2B, 0 3B, 41 SB
So there is absolutely on reason for Podsednik to be there, unless the All Star Game is a speed contest. I don't care what intangibles he has, the numbers don't come close to comparing to Hideki's.
It doesn't matter, but Matsui is having the better year.