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Panda is not the only one who is surprised at his selection to the All-Star game.

from Bleacher Report:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1246843-new-york-mets-gm-sandy-alderson-shows-no-class-ripping-pablo-sandoval

Alderson tweeted:

Sandy Alderson
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@MetsGM
ASG election of "Kung Fu Panda" shows the value of a cute nickname. Surprised Giants fans didn't elect a "ball dude" to start at 3B.
3 Jul 12 ReplyRetweetFavorite

Of course Wright deserves to start ahead of Sandoval at third base for the National League.

But did Alderson forget about the 2009 election, when Sandoval clearly deserved to be voted in over Wright? That time the vote went the other way. I'm sure he wasn't complaining then.

Alderson later rips his own fans. NICE!!!

The second group Alderson should blame is the New York Mets fans for letting this happen. Alderson said it himself when he tweeted:

Sandy Alderson
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@MetsGM
Wright vs.Sandoval: A city of 8 million was outvoted by a city of 800,000.
1 Jul 12 ReplyRetweetFavorite

And he's absolutely right. This would have never happened to a Yankee.

This is what baseball asked for and this is what they have received. The game has been turned into somewhat of a popularity contest -- a battle of the PR departments -- at least along the margins.

Give the people what they want, I guess.

from Yahoo Sports:
San Francisco Giants - Team Report - MLB - Yahoo! Sports:

"He's had a great year. I'm surprised that I made it."
Giants 3B Pablo Sandoval on beating out Mets 3B David Wright in the fan voting for the All-Star Game."

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