MLB Awards Thread

[Lanteri]

Just a thread to post awards as they're announced..

 

[Lanteri]

The winners of the first round of major hardware for the 2010 season, the Rawlings American League Gold Glove Awards, were revealed on Tuesday, highlighted by the 10th consecutive fielding award for Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki.

The winners included three first-time winners: Rays left fielder Carl Crawford, Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano and Mariners center fielder Franklin Gutierrez.

Rounding out the defensive stars were five repeat winners in Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (fifth Gold Glove) and first baseman Mark Teixeira (fourth); Twins catcher Joe Mauer (third); Rays third baseman Evan Longoria (second); and White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle (second).

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101109&content_id=16041500&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

lofuckingl @ Jeter.

 

[Lanteri]

The Reds were the defensive stars of the National League on Wednesday, when three of their players won Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. And for the second year running, there was a batch of fresh faces earning baseball's highest defensive honor.

Cincinnati third baseman Scott Rolen won his eighth Gold Glove, while two teammates, second baseman Brandon Phillips and pitcher Bronson Arroyo, were also honored. Phillips' award was his second, Arroyo's his first.

Two Rockies, shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, also won a Gold Glove for the first time.

The other repeat winners were Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina (third Gold Glove) and first baseman Albert Pujols (second), Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino (third) and Astros outfielder Michael Bourn (second).

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101110&content_id=16050038&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

 

[FedEx227]

Gold Gloves continue to be absolute shit.

Fantastic.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Gold Gloves continue to be absolute shit.

Fantastic.

I don't really have a problem with the NL, aside from Tulowitzki being hurt for so long and still winning.

Bronson Arroyo sort of came of out of nowhere. I've seen 90% of his starts the last few years and his fielding hasn't appeared to be anything special, good or bad.

 

[Lanteri]

I don't really have a problem with the NL, aside from Tulowitzki being hurt for so long and still winning.

Bronson Arroyo sort of came of out of nowhere. I've seen 90% of his starts the last few years and his fielding hasn't appeared to be anything special, good or bad.

Gonzalez and Victorino in the OF were pretty awful choices.

I'm surprised that you wouldn't be annoyed, as a Reds fan, that Jay Bruce got snubbed, as he was one of the best defensive outfielders in the NL by far.

 

[Goober]

28 years and counting since a Milwaukee Brewer won a gold glove. Not that they had any deserving candidates this year, but it's just an amazing streak.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Gonzalez and Victorino in the OF were pretty awful choices.

I'm surprised that you wouldn't be annoyed, as a Reds fan, that Jay Bruce got snubbed, as he was one of the best defensive outfielders in the NL by far.

I wasn't expecing Bruce to win, its hard for corner OF's. But yeah, he's a damn good RF.

 

[FedEx227]

Gonzalez and Victorino in the OF were pretty awful choices.

Victorino actually had a pretty good year +11 in +/-, 3.3 UZR/150. Gonzalez on the other hand was -1 in +/-, -3.8 UZR/150 so there were definitely better options then him... as mentioned Jay Bruce (+17, 19.0 UZR/150).

As Warner mentioned though no matter how good you are in RF if your name isn't Ichiro it's an uphill battle to get any recognition as the GG.

We've known for awhile the award isn't about defense it's about a) a few flashy, notable plays throughout the year b) good offense c) you've won the award before.

 

[FedEx227]

John Dewan and Baseball Info Solutions (the guys who track +/-) do their annual Fielding Bible Awards which I think are way better than GG. It's a much better panel of people voting on this than the MLB throwing a ballot in front of a 56 year old newspaper beat writer.

2010 Fielding Bible Awards (AL/NL)

FIRST BASE—DARIC BARTON, OAKLAND ATHLETICS (86 POINTS)
Albert Pujols' four-year lock on the award was finally broken by Barton thanks to the estimated 20 runs he saved defensively for the A's, according to our Runs Saved statistic.

SECOND BASE—CHASE UTLEY, PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (86 POINTS)
Utley has consistently proven himself to be one of the best second basemen around, and this year he was rewarded with his first Fielding Bible Award. Now the question, can Utley win his first Gold Glove award?

THIRD BASE—EVAN LONGORIA, TAMPA BAY RAYS (92 POINTS)
In the closest race of the awards, Longoria prevented Ryan Zimmerman from winning his second consecutive award by a single point (92 to 91).

SHORTSTOP—TROY TULOWITZKI, COLORADO ROCKIES (97 POINTS)
Tulowitzki's bat garnered more of the limelight this season as he led the Rockies in another near-miraculous end-of-season comeback, but it's his glove that saved the Rockies 16 runs and earned his second-career Fielding Bible Award.

LEFT FIELD—BRETT GARDNER, NEW YORK YANKEES (96 POINTS)
In the big upset of the awards, Gardner unseated three-time winner Carl Crawford by 10 points in the scoring. The judges recognized his speed and skill in covering the spacious left-field territory in the Yankees' new stadium.

CENTER FIELD—MICHAEL BOURN, HOUSTON ASTROS (91 POINTS)
The 'Stros are lucky to have Bourn patrolling their center field. He saved his team 16 runs, despite missing a handful of games due to injury.

RIGHT FIELD—ICHIRO SUZUKI, SEATTLE MARINERS (92 POINTS)
Winning his second consecutive Fielding Bible Award, third career win, Suzuki made three home-run-saving catches last year, saving five runs for the Mariners.

CATCHER—YADIER MOLINA, ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (100 POINTS)
Hands down, bar none, Molina is the best catcher in Major League Baseball. This is his fourth-consecutive award, tying him for most career Fielding Bible Awards with Albert Pujols, and very nearly his fifth as he lost in '06 by only six points. Factoring in his runs saved on Misplays and Good Plays, Molina saved the Cards a whopping 20 runs defensively in 2010.

PITCHER—MARK BUEHRLE, CHICAGO WHITE SOX (86)
Buehrle won this award handily—runner up Zack Greinke only had 63 points. Buehrle's edge is his ability to control the running game. He only allowed six of 12 would-be base thieves to steal against him, and he picked off six additional baserunners.

 

[Rudi]

Gonzalez and Victorino in the OF were pretty awful choices.

I'm surprised that you wouldn't be annoyed, as a Reds fan, that Jay Bruce got snubbed, as he was one of the best defensive outfielders in the NL by far.

Normally I would say Bruce should have won it, but after he completely blew a routine fly ball in Game 2 of the NLDS it would have pained me to see him win it. Can't say I have ever been "impressed" with Arroyos fielding either.

 

[FedEx227]

I think Torres should have won over Gonzalez or Victorino. He was excellent this year.

But Jeter and Cano getting it is a joke. The Gold Glove is meaningless now.

/1997

 

[Goober]

I'm calling bull shit at Pujols winning the Silver Slugger over Votto, and the dumb ass announcer argued that Pujols won because it's an individual award and the Reds did better then the Cardinals in the standings, so Pujols deserved it more. What a joke.

And Rickie Weeks, the leader in WAR among NL second baseman doesn't even get a mention?

As usual these awards are shit.

 

[G-men]

I think Torres should have won over Gonzalez or Victorino. He was excellent this year.

But Jeter and Cano getting it is a joke. The Gold Glove is meaningless now.

great just what we needed, another "i hate the Yankees" guy. clearly you know shit about the team because Cano was a damn good fielder this year so you can sit your fucking ass down.

 

[Goober]

great just what we needed, another "i hate the Yankees" guy. clearly you know shit about the team because Cano was a damn good fielder this year so you can sit your fucking ass down.

Great, just what we needed, another homer Yankee fan who doesn't know his head from the steroid needle in A-Rod's ass. Robinson Cano had a UZR/150 of -0.9. That's good enough to be 34/71 among players in the AL who logged innings at second base this year. He's about as qualified for a golden glove as Corey fucking Hart's dumb ass is.

In other news, congratulations to Gallardo and Braun for bringing home silver slugger awards. Very deserving for Gallardo, but LMAO at Ryan Braun winning it this year.

 

[Goober]

Also LMAO at this tweet from Brewer writer Tom Haudricourt, what a fucking dumb ass.

Tom
@Haudricourt Tom
I think you could make a case that Casey McGehee deserved the Silver Slugger at NL 3B over Ryan Zimmerman. McGehee had 104 RBI.

 

[NAHSTE]

NL Rookie of the Year is Posey.

AL Rookie of the Year is Feliz.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5808278

 

[EmpireWF]

Good choices.

 

[SethMode]

Maybe this happens more than it seems but, when was the last time both league's ROTY played each other in the WS?

 

[chazmaniandevil]

yeahhhhh busterrrrrr