Pablo Sandoval fires back: 'Who is Aubrey Huff?'

Pablo Sandoval keeps firing shots at the Giants.

"The truth hurts," the beloved/once-beloved Panda said.

The latest round came in the wake of Aubrey Huff's Facebook post, in which Huff paints a picture of Sandoval that wasn't necessarily portrayed during his years in San Francisco to fans or media.

Sandoval's response to the former Giants first baseman?

"Who is Aubrey Huff?" he told ESPN Boston. "What is important here is to see where the person who made those comments is, and where I am now, that's what counts."

Huff was the Giants home run leader in 2010, when they won their first championship in San Francisco. Sandoval spent most of the 2010 playoffs on the bench because he was neither in shape nor productive.

Here is what Huff posted:

"I'm pretty sure their (sic) wasn't a tear shed on behalf of all the players, and the coaches when he signed with Boston. It has always been about Pablo. He had the fans fooled but not the players! One of the biggest reasons he didn't want to come back is because the Giants made him workout on the treadmill every day! Pretty subre that was a driving force for him! Never the less [sic] he could have always been a legend in San Fran but ego always will come in to play when it comes to Pablo! Sorry for the rant just want to take up for the players who are there now holding their tongues, because they don't want to get in the middle of this! If you can't get along with guys like (Buster) Posey, (Madison) Bumgarner, (Matt) Cain, (Jeremy) Affeldt (sic), just to name a few, then maybe it's time to look in the mirror! Rant over!"

Said Sandoval: "Those were completely incoherent comments."

Sandoval, who left the Giants for a five-year, $95 million contract in Boston, first sounded off in a Bleacher Report story, saying he wasn't treated right by the Giants during contract negotiations and the only Giants he'll miss are Bruce Bochy and Hunter Pence.

"I'm not selfish. I am where I am because I have worked very hard and have always done my job," Sandoval said. "Anyone can say whatever they want. I will not lose sleep or stop working my hardest because of that."

He added, "I said what I had to say, and I'm not going to take it back. I stand by it. I was clear, and you know what they say, the truth hurts."

Sandoval was asked about his image among Giants fans.

"Yes, maybe some people will change their perception," he said. "But I felt I really had something to say, and I wanted to get it out. It's nothing against the fans or against the players; fans always supported me in good and bad times."

He added, "But it's nothing personal. It's time to move on and turn the page, and now I am focused on my new home with my new teammates, and have left the rest behind. I am focused on my own teammates now and spending as much time together as possible."


(sfgate.com)