All Time Gold Glove Team

[TB_11]

Rawlings will have fans vote on a 50th anniversary Gold Glove team:

 

Now fans will decide by voting on the all-time Gold Glove team.

 

The ballot will be unveiled at Times Square in New York on Tuesday morning. Three members of the original Gold Glove team -- Willie Mays, Frank Malzone and Minnie Minoso -- are scheduled to attend and cast the first votes.

 

From more than 250 players who have won a Gold Glove, the panel identified 18 outfielders, six players at each infield position, five catchers and three pitchers.

 

Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, who won 13 Gold Gloves, is on the ballot, along with Yankees star Derek Jeter, who has won three so far. Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench won 10 Gold Gloves; current star Ivan Rodriguez of the Tigers has 12.

 

Who would have guessed that Derek Jeter would make the ballot?

 

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Voters can voice their opinions online at Rawlings Gold Glove Website. Polls aren't up yet, but should be once the official ballots are announced.

[Guest]

Rawlings will have fans vote on a 50th anniversary Gold Glove team:

 

Now fans will decide by voting on the all-time Gold Glove team.

 

The ballot will be unveiled at Times Square in New York on Tuesday morning. Three members of the original Gold Glove team -- Willie Mays, Frank Malzone and Minnie Minoso -- are scheduled to attend and cast the first votes.

 

From more than 250 players who have won a Gold Glove, the panel identified 18 outfielders, six players at each infield position, five catchers and three pitchers.

 

Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, who won 13 Gold Gloves, is on the ballot, along with Yankees star Derek Jeter, who has won three so far. Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench won 10 Gold Gloves; current star Ivan Rodriguez of the Tigers has 12.

 

Who would have guessed that Derek Jeter would make the ballot?

 

Link

 

Voters can voice their opinions online at Rawlings Gold Glove Website. Polls aren't up yet, but should be once the official ballots are announced.

 

DJ at 2b, or CF, ala Robin Yount, he would be a deserving GG, but Derek Jeter at SS for GG, he gets it more for the team his on, instead of actually being a GREAT defender. Besides...Jeter ain't even the best defensive SS on his very own team, and yet they chose to ignore ARod. Hmmm? :roll:

[Outshined_One]

Raffy Palmeiro for 1B!

[Derwood]

can't wit to see what FJM has to say about this

[BigbadB]

Raffy Palmeiro for 1B!

 

That's who I'm voting for. Fred McGriff (the human statue) for runner up.

[Chris]

Sosa in the OF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ha ha

[Mizzou]

Why vote when you can just look at Rate2 or FRAR or some other stat that doesn't require you to watch a game to see who the best fielder apparently is!

[OleMissCub]

Surely Ryno is gonna get the 2nd Base nod.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Why vote when you can just look at Rate2 or FRAR or some other stat that doesn't require you to watch a game to see who the best fielder apparently is!

 

Why look at a stat when you can just watch every game in the history of time to see who the best fielder is!

 

 

In all seriousness, the most reliable fielding metrics are based on play-by-play data.

[NewUserName]

1b Who cares its 1b

2b Ryno

ss Omar Vizquel or Loiue Aparicio(the anti-Ozzie vote)

3b Brooks

LF If we are actually using LFers Barry Bonds

CF This is actually a really great position. Too bad someone like Cesar Geronimo or Amos Otis wont even get on the ballot. I predict Griffey jr wins. I didnt see Willie Mays play in his prime. I think there are several CF who were better than Griffey but wont make the cut.

RF Clemente. Again I only seen him at the end. even then he was great. I think he is widely regarded as the best defensive RFer ever though

C Bench was great but IRod is better.

P Jim Kaat.

 

While going over this a little I forgot how good the Big Red Machine was defensively up the middle. Bench, Morgan, Concepcion and Geronimo. That was probably the best group on one team that I could remember.

[Outshined_One]

P Jim Kaat.

 

Given the ungodly number of gold gloves he's racked up over his career, I have a hard time seeing this go to someone other than Maddux.

[forbez18]

I honestly don't know if I am biased, but I could not see the Pitcher spot going to anyone but Maddog. Watching him over the years, it is unbelievable how he never fails to make the play. He is in the perfect position every pitch.

[bhogg]

my prediction:

 

Alomar gets the nod at 2b. So called experts break out the ol' "Sandberg never dove for the ball" routine.

 

That, or Maz gets the nod because of that famous homer.

[Omar]

I also dont see anyone else getting the pitchers spot other than Maddux.

[Post Count Padder]

I'm assuming we can all just agree that no deserving people will win this.

[ConstableRabbit]

Fred McGriff

[imb]

Wow, I thought it couldnt get more meaningless than the actual gold glove.

[soccer10k]

But the real question is how many runs will the winning team drive in with their gloves?

[Rob]

Are they trying to get you to build the best overall team possible from a list of gold glovers, or pick the best team only taking defense into account? I'd assume the latter, but the former would make for a much more interesting discussion. I love Sandberg, but his defense is lacking when compared to a Mazeroski.

[Abe Frohman]

PITCHER - Greg Maddux (16), Jim Kaat (16)

CATCHER - Ivan Rodriguez (12)

FIRST BASE - Keith Hernandez (11)

SECOND BASE - Roberto Alomar (10)

THIRD BASE - Brooks Robinson (16)

SHORTSTOP - Ozzie Smith (13)

OUTFIELD - Willie Mays (12)

OUTFIELD - Roberto Clemente (12)

OUTFIELD - Ken Griffey, JR (10)

[TB_11]

The ballots are out:

 

Pitchers

Gibson, Bob

Kaat, Jim

Maddux, Greg

 

Catchers

Bench, Johnny

Boone, Bob

Freehan, Bill

Rodriguez, Ivan

Sundberg, Jim

 

First Basemen

Hernandez, Keith

Mattingly, Don

Parker, Wes

Power, Vic

Snow, J.T.

White, Bill

 

Second Basemen

Alomar, Roberto

Mazeroski, Bill

Morgan, Joe

Richardson, Bobby

Sandberg, Ryne

White, Frank

 

Third Basemen

Bell, Buddy

Boyer, Ken

Chavez, Eric

Robinson, Brooks

Rolen, Scott

Schmidt, Mike

 

Shortstops

Aparicio, Luis

Belanger, Mark

Concepcion, Dave

Jeter, Derek

Smith, Ozzie

Vizquel, Omar

 

Outfielders

Blair, Paul

Clemente, Roberto

Dawson, Andre

Edmonds, Jim

Evans, Dwight

Flood, Curt

Griffey Jr., Ken

Hunter, Torii

Jones, Andruw

Kaline, Al

Maddox, Garry

Mays, Willie

Puckett, Kirby

Suzuki, Ichiro

Walker, Larry

White, Devon

Winfield, Dave

Yastrzemski, Carl

 

Link for online voting

[Abe Frohman]

Interesting that Barry Bonds is not on the list for OF. Very few have collected as many Gold Gloves as he (10).

[TruffleShuffle]

My instincts tell me:

 

1B: Keith Hernandez or George Scott

2B: Bill Mazeroski or Robby Alomar

SS: Ozzie Smith or Mark Belanger

3B: Brooks Robinson, pretty easily

C: Pudge, Bench finishes second

OF: Mays, Clemente, Dewey Evans (possible that Andruw Jones, Torii Hunter or even Griffey could be in the mix too)

P: who knows

[Pushfrog98]

The ballots are out:

 

Second Basemen

Alomar, Roberto

Mazeroski, Bill

Morgan, Joe

Richardson, Bobby

Sandberg, Ryne*

White, Frank

 

 

 

 

* not actually eligible because I am so much better

[AlwaysaCub]

The outfield discussion should only include 6 players:

Gary Maddox

Willie Mays

Curt Flood

Andruw Jones

Junior Griffey

Clemente

 

I'll take Jones, Mays, and Maddox.