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Jay not in contention for Gold Glove
Here are the finalists for each of the National League Gold Glove awards:
PITCHERS
Bronson Arroyo, CIN
Mark Buehrle, MIA
Clayton Kershaw, LAD
CATCHERS
Yadier Molina, STL
Miguel Montero, AZ
Carlos Ruiz, PHI
FIRST BASE
Freddie Freeman, ATL
Joey Votto, CIN
Adam LaRoche, WSH
SECOND BASE
Darwin Barney, CHI
Aaron Hill, AZ
Brandon Phillips, CIN
THIRD BASE
Chase Headley, SD
David Wright, NYM
Aramis Ramirez, MIL
SHORTSTOP
Zack Cozart, CIN
Ian Desmond, WAS
Jose Reyes, MIA
Jimmy Rollins, PHI
LEFT FIELD
Ryan Braun, MIL
Carlos Gonzalez, COL
Martin Prado, ATL
CENTER FIELD
Michael Bourn, WAS
Drew Stubbs, CIN
Andrew McCutchen, PIT
RIGHT FIELD
Jay Bruce, CIN
Andre Ethier, LAD
Jason Heyward, ATL
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Re: Jay not in contention for Gold Glove
Meh, this isn't surprising. It's not really a knock on Jay so much as it shows how good his rivals are.
I'm not sure why Andre Ethier is on that list of right fielders, though. That can't be serious.
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Of course I saw the most of Jay but I thought he was the best. He really tracks balls well.
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Buehrle, Molina and Bruce are slam dunks.
Freeman should win at first base.
I have no opinion on any of the others, except I'd like to see Barney win ahead of Phillips.
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Thirdbase should be a slam dunk for Wright I would think. If you asked me to name the two best center fielders in the NL I would have listed Jay and McCutchen. With Jay not being on the list I asssume McCutchen is a sure thing.
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I wonder how long it's been since the Cards had only one name on that list?
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APIAD wrote:
Thirdbase should be a slam dunk for Wright I would think. If you asked me to name the two best center fielders in the NL I would have listed Jay and McCutchen. With Jay not being on the list I asssume McCutchen is a sure thing.
Remember that Bourn is lightning quick so any bad jumps he gets are made up for with his ridiculous speed. Jay tracks balls really well, but he can get himself in trouble by taking some odd routes to it. Sometimes it looks like he's running post patterns.
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I confess to not knowing enough about the American League, but I was surprised Trout didn't win. It seemed like every time I watched BBTN, there was a clip of him making a good defensive play.
Bruce got jobbed. Phillips probably did too. It's odd that TTTIB was maybe the best defensive team in the NL, and they didn't have a single GG winner.
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Re: Jay not in contention for Gold Glove
Yadi won.
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Yadi won.
Yadi is on an island defensively. I know we were bitching last season about him being a little casual blocking balls in the dirt, but he was phenomenal this season in every aspect of his defense.
And no one bothers to run on him anymore. I think it was TK who posted a couple of weeks ago that more people successfully stole off Posey than attempted to steal off Molina this season. And Posey plays a couple of games every week at first base.
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Aye. Molina busted ass this year and it's probably no surprise that it came after Albert's departure. The way he has transformed himself is nothing short of extraordinary and the effort he exuded this year was on display for everyone to see. I probably watched 160 games including playoffs and I don't recall thinking "quit stabbing at balls" too many times, if at all, this season.
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I cannot believe Holiday didn't get some love!!!
(Just kidding)
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Aye. Molina busted ass this year and it's probably no surprise that it came after Albert's departure. The way he has transformed himself is nothing short of extraordinary and the effort he exuded this year was on display for everyone to see. I probably watched 160 games including playoffs and I don't recall thinking "quit stabbing at balls" too many times, if at all, this season.
Ive been harder on Molina then anyone. Ive suggested they trade him. I spoke against signing him. He was worth every penny this year. He was great. I wonder if Pujols was holding Yadi back.
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Not sure if this was posted elsewhere, but just read that Molina won his second Platinum Glove for being named the best defensive player in the league at any position.
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Kudos to Molina.