New York Mets GM Sandy Alderson remains an A at heart. An Oakland A, that is, having worked for the A's as GM and president once upon a time. Apparently still annoyed by the team playing on the other side of the San Francisco Bay, Alderson ripped San Francisco Giants fans Tuesday via Twitter for stuffing the All-Star game ballot box for Pablo "Kung Fu Panda" Sandoval. Despite playing about half as much in the first half because of injury, Sandoval beat out Mets slugger David Wright for the starting spot at third base for the NL. Sandoval's averages are strong — his 136 adjusted OPS is fine — but he's played in only 45 games coming into Tuesday. Wright is having the best season of his career, batting .354/.447/.560 with nine homers and 26 doubles despite playing his home games at Citi Field, which is oppressive to hitting. Never mind all that, Alderson said. Giants fans presumably have other things on their collective mind: 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. — Sandy Alderson (@MetsGM) July 3, 2012 (The Giants refer to the older men who perform the duties of ball boys...