Mets Shut Out of Gold Gloves
The Gold Gloves were passed out, and no member of the New York Mets received one. A couple former Mets did, however — Carlos Gomez and R.A. Dickey.
What does it mean? Who really cares? I know there are fans who think Juan Lagares deserved consideration, and there was some argument that David Wright stepped up his defense, but, really, it’s not surprising that the Mets are without a Gold Glove in 2013. Even if a Met did deserve a Gold Glove, there seems to be at least one or two head-scratchers among recipients every year (i.e., Rafael Palmeiro ’99) — I’m not sure what goes through the minds of the voters during their process of selection. It appears to be more of a popularity contest than anything else.
If anything was surprising, it was that Eric Young, Jr. was a “finalist” for a Gold Glove. Huh? I get Lagares being passed over — partly because he was a rookie, partly because he played only a partial season, partly because as great as Mets followers think he is, he’s simply not been seen enough by others. I don’t get, however, Young getting serious consideration. No disrespect to Young — I like him as a ballplayer, but I just don’t see him as one of the elite defenders in the world.
For all the Gold Glove recipients, see ESPN.
Your thoughts?
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I think defense should be acknowledged, because it is an important facet of the game and until recently overlooked by some. However, as the gold glove awards prove, there is still no way to evaluate defense with any consistency. Even before the widespread use of SABR metrics, when Palmiero was given the glove it made a joke of the award.
I agree on Young, how he was a finalist is a head scratcher. He is shaky out there, and does not judge balls well, but his speed allows hi to make up for those deficiencies. Lagares, on the other hand, looks like a natural and is really impressive in person. Hopefully his bat will be serviceable, and in future years he will get more recognition.
Awards like MVPs, Gold Gloves, etc., seemed really neat when I was 9 and 10 years old, but with each year, they lose their shine for me — especially since I’m not into celebration of the individual.
On another note, my apologies for being MIA lately. My “real” job is in the wine business, and we make about half of our revenues in the final quarter — so, I’m pretty damn busy. Luckily, there hasn’t been much news to report.
Things at work should slow down a bit in a few weeks, so I’ll be posting more often. I sincerely appreciate everyone’s continued support and contribution to the conversation at MetsToday.Thank you!
I hope you did not take my welcome back a sarcasm, it was truly a welcome back. I appreciate the effort you put into this site, especially in light of the other demands life places on us. Your passion for baseball is clear and admirable. I nominate you for whatever the blogger version of the gold glove is – maybe the golden keyboard.
If I were to go generic with this, I’d say they were a California merlot over the last ten years. Emphasis on the low-end grape, flooding the market with mediocrity, cynical/dumb decisions that resulted in bland, characterless flavors.
And it gets worse. Trading away the best cuttings for total crap, clueless vine coaches leading to root rot, pest infestation, and torn UCLs. Wait, I’m getting confused.
Meanwhile, Tom Seaver’s producing Robert Parker top-rated
Cabernets year-over-year. Ugh. It just kills me.
We’re very lucky to have a leader and player like Wright.
Oh well.
Glad Dickey finally got one. Winning an award that usually goes to the most athletic guys on the field, on your 39th birthday, has gotta be cool.