Congratulations to Scott Rolen, Brandon Phillips, Bronson Arroyo, and that horrid little boy with two sets of bedridden grandparents! Gold Gloves for all of them!
Scott Rolen, Brandon Phillips, and Bronson Arroyo all won Gold Gloves. It was the eighth for Rolen (and the third team for which he's won one), second for Phillips, and first ever for Arroyo. The ladies can attest that he's just as good without a glove, too. Joey Votto and Jay Bruce got the ol' Montreal Screw Job, as Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina, Troy Tulowitzki, Michael Bourn, Carlos Gonzalez, and Shane Victorino rounded out the NL winners.
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I can't remember a Reds team with 3 gold glovers
Has it happened before?
by GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Nov 10, 2010 3:52 PM EST reply actions
Just for a good portion of the 70s
1977 Bench, Morgan, Concepcion, Geronimo (CF)
1976 Bench, Morgan, Concepcion, Geronimo (CF)
1975 Bench, Morgan, Concepcion, Geronimo (CF)
1974 Bench, Morgan, Concepcion, Geronimo (CF)
1970 Bench, Helms, Rose (RF)
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Concepcion - he had such a quick vertical leap
So underrated – so under appreciated..
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Right you are, Maddy.
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by Thundering Turtle on Nov 10, 2010 5:22 PM EST up reply actions
This year should be his best shot at making the HOF
Teammates Johnny Bench and Tony Perez and longtime admirer Ozzie Smith are all on the veteran’s committee to decide this years winner. He’ll at least get a higher percentage of votes, unless the stories I’ve heard about Bench being a dick are true.
by Jack Armstrong started an All Star Game on Nov 11, 2010 12:07 AM EST up reply actions
I think Ozzie's stance will be the key
Everyone’s going to expect Bench and Perez to back a former teammate. If the ultimate glove-first inductee backs Concepcion, maybe others follow.
The voting breakdown would be interesting to see. The players are evenly split by AL/NL, but 3 of the 4 executives are AL guys. The NL guy is Bill Giles, who may be favorably inclined towards the Reds because of his dad. But the AL execs (Reinsdorf, Andy MacPhail, and David Glass) could be hard to win.
"ultimate glove-first inductee"
Mazeroski maybe? Not arguing, just the first person I thought of when it came to glove first HOFers.
"just a couple of weeks ago a first year student in my program told me i was charming and charismatic, it was a guy, but the point still stands.: -- justin007000
I was thinking inductee as BBWAA-elected
Which isn’t clear at all from what I said. Maz is definitely a glove-first guy. Not that I’ve studied it or anything but I doubt he’s elected if not for that HR.
Agreed
I had no idea he won an MVP until I looked him up to justify my claim.
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He didn't win an MVP
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That Rose GG in '70
looks on par with Jeter this year. Yeeesh.
I do not like pickles.
by Pops Daniels on Nov 10, 2010 4:23 PM EST up reply actions
I dunno about Rose not earning that award...
318 chances, 1 error, 8 assists with an above-average range factor and .997 FP. And that was in a stretch of 5 years in which he made only 9 errors combined.
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by PeteyHendrix on Nov 10, 2010 5:01 PM EST up reply actions
That may be true.
I am only basing my opinion on film I’ve seen of him….rough.
I do not like pickles.
by Pops Daniels on Nov 10, 2010 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
My second-hand impression was good range but a popgun arm
Which makes winning 2 GG’s as a RF impressive.
As for the Jeter comparison, at least Rose was in his 20s when he won his.
talk about a solid defense up the middle
can’t get much better defensively than that group that won it 4 years in a row
I think I'd rather have the Montreal Screw Job
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Nov 10, 2010 3:52 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Thats pretty good.
And our defense is only getting better with Janish, Heisey, Leake, and END.
Ok, Maybe not END
WYSIWIG
Carols Gonzalez
Either a cocktail involving Tequila and cloves, singing Christmas tunes in Cancun, or a really dirty sex move.
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aaaaaaand you fixed it
Butthead
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by nycredsfan on Nov 10, 2010 4:06 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I had a black pepper-infused tequila and pomegranat juice cocktail once
it sucked
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The problem there Cy was that you only had one.
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Leaving my irrational dislike aside,
does anyone really think of Arroyo as a good defender? Legitimate question. I just can’t recall noticing his defense one way or the other. Leake and Wood, yes, obviously not really considered for this type of thing yet, but Bronson?
I do not like pickles.
Bronson is always steady. I think you just don't like him because he is a low class scumball
Of course that’s as good of a reason as any not to give a pitcher a GG.
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If subjective is as subjective does,
then I guess being a douche is as good a reason as any to give a pitcher a GG.
I do not like pickles.
by Pops Daniels on Nov 10, 2010 4:20 PM EST up reply actions
BTW Mads,
Love the sig. Seems like my atheist compatriots have picked up the pace lately.
I do not like pickles.
by Pops Daniels on Nov 10, 2010 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I'm working on you guys, Pops.
Never underestimate the Turtle! :)
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by Thundering Turtle on Nov 10, 2010 5:23 PM EST up reply actions
Religion almost always (with the exception a few sincere and working believers) nothing to do with God.
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Oh, make no mistake,
my disbelief should never impinge upon anyone. I only react, now, when someone gets aggressive with me.
I do not like pickles.
by Pops Daniels on Nov 10, 2010 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
Richard Dawkins is pretty interesting for a Dickhead
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Oh, and congrats BP and Rolen. Love you guys....
In a totally aggressively gay, grab you by the back of the neck and kiss you hard kind of way.
I do not like pickles.
by Pops Daniels on Nov 10, 2010 4:18 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Great news!
We’re one-third of that team. And probably our best defensive player (Bruce) wasn’t included. I like this team. We’re not far off if Walt can just find one or two pieces (and I think one of those pieces is a true staff ace).
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
Obviously, it goes without saying that the NL Gold Glove winners
are actually Scott Rolen’s NL Gold Glove winners.
Bruce: jobbed.
Stubbs: start building your GG cabinet…you’ll need a big one by 2025.
Hanigan: tap Yaddy on the kneepad next April.
Good to see that a great defensive team gets solid representation for an award notoriously inaccurate. Congrats, guys.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Nov 10, 2010 5:36 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
actually
the ladies said Arroyo was turrible, didn’t they?
Oh, and Jay Bruce wuz robbed!
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A little shocked that no one's upset
That Chris Wondolowski won the Golden Boot over Johnny Cueto.
by Brendanukkah on Nov 10, 2010 6:13 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
But Cueto won the Titanium Cleat, so it's all good.
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He's also up for the Heisman
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I'd say I can't believe I'm the first to rec this, but I totally can believe it
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by BK on Nov 10, 2010 9:18 PM EST up reply actions
If you tell us this morning there will be 3 Reds GGs today ...
How many guesses would it have taken us to come up with Bronson as one of the three?
I think you guess Rolen, Phillips, Bruce, Votto, Stubbs, Janish, Hernandez, Hanigan, Cabrera, and Leake first. Hell, with some of the bizarre GG awards of the past, I might have even guessed Gomes before Arroyo. As bad as he is, is he any worse in LF than Jeter is at SS?
You're never as bad as you look when you lose. You're never as good as you look when you win.
I'm not shocked Arroyo won
Pleasantly surprised, maybe, but it’s not THAT surprising. He’s always been good fielding his position, but he definitely seemed to step up his game this year, and was consistent throughout the year.
We're still in the post-Maddux wilderness
Nobody knows who to vote for. May as well be a guy who looks like a good fielder (and mostly is).
Leake will get it if he eclipses 170 innings.
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by justin007000 on Nov 10, 2010 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
Bruce wasn't jobbed
Even though they voted that way in the AL this year, the award doesn’t go to the best LF, CF, and RF. He’s a great RF, but he isn’t one of the 3 best OFs in the NL.
Stubbs, on the other hand, should win his share as long as he’s the full-time CF.
"You never know how you look through other people's eyes"
What's amazing to me is
I’ve heard several lay people refer to Stubb’s defense as being less than stellar. It leaves me befuddled every time I hear it. I guess you have to give ’em some timed dives like Edmonds used to.
I do not like pickles.
by Pops Daniels on Nov 11, 2010 1:11 PM EST up reply actions
I think it's 2 things that cause that
1. He had a couple of brain fart flubs early in the season that stuck with people
2. He never dives. Like ever. I can’t think of one instance.
So, he has no memorable plays except for the couple of flubs and the badass home run he took away on clinch day. If you are predisposed to remember the flubs, you will. (cough HLM21 cough)
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by Slyde on Nov 11, 2010 3:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I agree.
And no, I’ve never seen him dive either…. I remember thinking a couple of times that he should’ve, but no big deal.
I do not like pickles.
by Pops Daniels on Nov 11, 2010 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
he's so damn fast that he doesn't usually need to dive
it’s usually something he can get to or he doesn’t have a chance at getting. not much in-between ground when you’re that fast. of course, i’m just guessing. i’m pretty fat.
Can't get the Stubbs flubs out of my head
However, he does glide like a gazelle. I’d love to see how many SBs he could rack up if he could get on base more.
by Highlifeman21 on Nov 13, 2010 9:49 AM EST up reply actions
nope
Bronson’s will be a boat. der.
"Bronson Arroyo texted me from the high seas"
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 12, 2010 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
Bronson doesnt strike me as a speed boat kinda guy
i figure his will be a grandpa pontoon boat with the GG logo set in the middle of one of those novelty wooden pirate ship steering wheels.
"Bronson Arroyo texted me from the high seas"
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 12, 2010 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
there's no novelty about arroyo's wood
you better believe it’s fully functional
by Heeringa on Nov 12, 2010 8:59 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
How would you know?
He never lets anyone see his Tiger’s eye…
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