Paul Gutierrez: Sandoval deserves to join Lincecum, Cain as All-Stars

SAN FRANCISCO – For Tim Lincecum, this is old hat. Sort of. For Matt Cain, a chance to exhale. For Pablo Sandoval? Well, let the "Kung Fu Panda" tell you himself. "I'm just waiting for my moment," the cherubic, charismatic fan favorite said through a bashful grin with enough wattage to light up AT&T Park. "It would be the biggest moment of my life." Yes, all 22 years and counting of it. All the more reason, then, for not only Giants fans to do the right thing and send him to St. Louis for the All-Star Game, but for knowledgeable baseball fans across the country to do their part. In this corner, Lincecum and Cain on the National League's pitching staff for the "Midsummer Classic" was a no-brainer. Catcher Bengie Molina also had my vote, for how he carried the wild-card-leading Giants early and how he's molded their pitching staff. Closer Brian Wilson lost me, though, with his foolhardy endorsement of...