I need to rant about this a little bit. The AL gold glovers were announced this afternoon. What were people smoking when they voted for these awards? There are players who play this wonderful game of baseball everyday strictly because of their glove. You will find none of these players on this list. Its a crime and it degrades this award.
On this year's list, you will find good hitters and decent fielders. But you wont find the guys who survive for their glove. I read much about Jeter being a liability in the field from scouts and general managers and anyone who has watched him knows he is not a good defensive shortstop. How bout giving it to the kid, Elvis Andrus, down in texas who they moved a former gold glove SS, Michael Young to 3B, to get this kid's glove in the lineup. Or what about the guys' who were routinely in espn's webgems. Like Brandon Inge at 3b, Jack Wilson at SS, Gomez in CF, Carl Crawford in OF and Franklin Gutierrez in OF. These are guys that play ridiculously good defense and pretty much are in the MLB for that reason. These players deserve the gold gloves because they probably dont have much of a chance to win any other hardware in MLB.
This year's gold glovers reads oddly like the silver slugger awards. What a crock of shit! This is a slap to face of baseball, fans, and the players who really deserve to be on this list.
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