Yeah, the Rawlings Gold Glove is Dead to us

By TheNaturalMevs on November 13, 2010

Shane Victorino, Carlos Gonzalez, and Micheal Bourne huh? That’s who is worthy of your award?

Well Bourne I actually agree with. But the other two were just kind of, given out. Jay Bruce is a better outfielder than both of those guys. What a load of horse shit.

Thank you, Joe Lemire:

While the Reds may have received two Gold Gloves they shouldn’t have at second base and third base, they were snubbed in the outfield. Bruce was a superior defender all year along — except for one memorable gaffe in the postseason, but votes are due before the playoffs begin,so his costly NLDS Game 2 error against the Phillies didn’t hurt. He had a 20.2 UZR and a +25. The Phillies’ Victorino had a 2.6 and a +3 but won his third straight Gold Glove.

The other outfielder with a gripe was Torres, who, like Gonzalez, rotated through three spots. But while Torres excelled at all three with a UZR of at least 6.3 and a Plus/Minus of +6 at each — for combined scores of 21.2 and +20 — Gonzalez was only good in leftfield. He had combined scores of -2.7 and -5 for his play in all three outfield spots.

Bourn’s second Gold Glove was well deserved, as he led all NL center fielders with a 17.6 UZR and +23 Plus/Minus.

I’m done you hear me? Done. This joke award; which is more crooked than student council elections in a sixth grade class, will never again be mentioned on this blog.