"Deep down, Rafael Furcal greatly appreciates being selected for the All-Star Game.

Even though it came late, as he was tabbed by National League manager Charlie Manuel to replace Jose Reyes.

Even though it ruins Furcal's three-day break, which he hoped to spend with his family.

But outwardly?

"My first reaction was not happy," Furcal said. "When Ned Colletti called me up, I told him, `No, I don't want to go.' But he talked to me, (Dodgers manager Joe Torre) came in and talked to me, and I understood later that I have to represent my team. All of the fans of the Dodgers follow Rafael Furcal, and they're going to be happy to see me in the All-Star Game."

Furcal, who is batting .333 with 49 runs and 14 steals in 57 games, originally planned on a three-day vacation with his family.

"I have two kids, I have a wife, and in baseball you're traveling a lot, you have to be at the ballpark early - you don't get to spend much time with your family and your wife," Furcal said. "Now we have a plan to go to some house and take the kids to Disney, go to the beach for a while." "