Oh No! The A.L. Gold Glove Award Winners Were Leaked Early!!!
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Whatever will MLB be do now?!?! Apparently some random site called, Sports Goods Newswire decided to run with a press release announcing the A.L. Gold Glove winners. Via Slanch Report comes the list that you don't have to wait until 4pm for now!
AMERICAN LEAGUEWell that was exciting right? Right??? Sorry, there's really nothing else to talk about today.
P - MIKE MUSSINA - YANKEES
C - JOE MAUER - TWINS
1ST - CARLOS PENA - RAYS
2ND - DUSTIN PEDROIA - RED SOX
3RD - ADRIAN BELTRE - MARINERS
SS - MICHAEL YOUNG - RANGERS
OF - TORII HUNTER - ANGELS
OF - GRADY SIZEMORE - INDIANS
OF - ICHIRO SUZUKI - MARINERS
AL Gold Glove Winners, EARLY! (Slanch Report)
11 Comments:
the nl winners were released yest
WUT NO JETER?
Oh wait...
http://www.nypost.com/seven/11042008/sports/yankees/worst_fielder_in_majors_136772.htm
/cheer
This is a good list. I'm almost ready to say that the Gold Glove voters have started to actually look at DEFENSE and ignore hitting/popularity/past performances.
Moooooooooooooooooooose!
Definitely no name that is out there like a sore thumb like McLouth though I have a hard time believing that Michael Young was the best SS in baseball defensively. Orlando Cabrera? Yuniesky Betancourt? Bueller?
Edgar Renteria?
/couldn't type that without laughing
The GG lost all credibility the year Rafael Palmeiro won one while playing just 26 games at first base the entire season.
I like Ichiro but if you were looking at the total package: Defense and Offense, Nick Markakis of the Orioles just about had better numbers than Suzuki. I think Nick was 1st or 2nd in outfield assists.
Erik, you're right. I momentarily forgot that I was thinking all year that Markakis deserved a gold glove. He was absolutely amazing at digging balls out of the RF corner and nailing runners at 2B.
I wouldn't take the GG away from Ichiro, though. Hunter and Sizemore are awesome, too. Tough call.
difference:
you CONSIDER running on Markakis
you NEVER run on Ichiro
That SGN link has the NL winners too.