Comments on: Gold Glove Voting is Rigged

By: Devin

Devin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:09:40 +0000

Forget Alex Gonzalez, if anyone was robbed, it was Chris Young.

By: theSnydes3000

theSnydes3000 — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:27:41 +0000

a little late but i was doing some research on gold gloves and thought i’d share my two cents…

nobody mentioned range factor which jeter was below league average last year. and i think the list of shortstops who were better defensively than jeter last year should also include miguel tejeda and orlando cabrera.

By: Cory

Cory — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 07:20:40 +0000

also, there is no way you can vote for the gold glove on pure fielding percentage, that is a deceiving stat. mobile short stops such as jose reyes and jimmy rollins are going to get to more balls and have more chances to make an error than a short stop not as mobile such as david eckstein or adam everett

By: Cory

Cory — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 07:17:58 +0000

you kind of left out the key fact that alex gonzalez played in only 111 out of 162 games.. coming from a neutral party, i personally think Michal Young should’ve been the AL gold glover.

By: baseballistic

baseballistic — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:48:09 +0000

Justin,

The problem is, the Gold Glove isn’t based (at least not directly) on any statistic, so it is, in your words, a “popularity contest”. While I’d like to think this decision could still be made through a voting system, it is definitely simpler to do it without one.

There are categories which, in my opinion, should be considered for each position…

1B — fielding percentage
2B — fielding percentage, double plays turned
SS — same as 2B
3B — same as 2B
OF — fielding percentage, assists
C — fielding percentage, passed balls, CS%
P — fielding percentage

If the award is based solely on those categories, the choice(s) should be easy to make and controversies should be easily averted. But that, in effect, takes the voting out of it. And, in my opinion, that’s a good thing, because Gold Gloves should be based on defense and defense only; not offense, not clubhouse presence, and certainly not popularity.

By: Justin Randall

Justin Randall — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:02:57 +0000

IF the gold glove is based solely on fielding percentage, then there should not be a vote. Pure and simple it should go to the player who has the best fielding percentage at that position, assuming that they meet the minimum requirements of playing X amount of games of course. Any arguments on the subject will then be put to rest. Any award not based solely on stats will turn into a popularity contest.

By: Paul Rosenbaum

Paul Rosenbaum — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:00:52 +0000

Jeter? Gonzalez??

What about Michael Young???

Voting is rigged, but it’s Young, not Gonzalez that deserved the award…!

By: Kevin Jacobsen

Kevin Jacobsen — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 04:59:30 +0000

Totally agree. Jeter getting the award is just ridiculous. Yes, he’s good, but he’s far from great on defense. Gonzalez isn’t a good hitter, but he makes miracles happen at short. He had the gold glove and I’m not certain Steinbrenner or another Yankee mafia goon didn’t pay off the coaches to vote for Jeter.

I want to see all the coaches who voted for Jeter look directly at Gonzalez and tell him he was worse at shortstop than Jeter. If they do it with a straight-face, they’re liars or understand less about baseball than my wife, who turns off the TV and tells me to go wash my jeans while I’m watching my beloved Brewers. If they do it without a straight-face, well, they’re liars, and the voting is rigged.

There’s no win-win explanation; there’s no win-lose situation, it’s bad news all the way around, except for Jeter, who is celebrating his undeserved award.

By: Peter Sampson

Peter Sampson — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 03:40:07 +0000

I’m a Yankees fan and I still agree with you. I love that Jeter won the award, but I don’t think he deserved it. Much as I hate to admit it, Alex Gonzalez of the BoSox was the best SS in the American League this season.