This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Gold Glove award. Now is your chance to nominate your all Gold Glove team. Two leagues – one team. If you need a guide refer to the baseball reference link in the blogroll.
1b – Donnie Baseball – oh wait…Year 2000! Year 2000! It feels good to say that again.
2b – Ryne Sandberg – Harry Caray: “If I was a woman…”
3b – Brooks Robinson – serious honorable mention to Graig Nettles because of the ’77 World Series.
SS – Mark Belanger – partly because I love the constipated face that Wally is making right now as he says: “What!?!?” Partly because Ozzie played most of his games on the consistent bounce of the Busch Stadium artificial turf, and Belanger played at Memorial Stadium. Partly because Belanger is too easily forgotten.
LF – Carl Yazstremski – he made the Green Monster his ally.
SS – I don’t remember Mark Belanger, so Ozzie Smith
3B – Of course Brooks Robinson
LF – Manny Ramirez.. Kidding..Would like to say, Shoeless Joe Jackson “where triples go to die” but I don’t think he played LF until late in his career. So I will agree with Yaz.
CF – Willie Mays
RF – Roberto Clemente
Wallysays
Some differences here, too … probably just trying to bring in some “new talent”.
P – Jim Kaat (he was Maddux before Maddux as a fielding P)
C – Pudge Rodriguez (nudges out Bench)
1B – Mark Grace
2B – Ryne Sandberg (The Natural)
SS – Ozzie Smith (Belanger??? Puh-lease!)
3B – Ron Santo (He’s the NL’s Brooks); Mike Schmidt
LF – Billy Williams
CF – Willie Mays, special mention to Jim Edmonds & Kirby Puckett
That was immediate retaliation for Belanger. We’re even.
Mikesays
Gotta go with talent I saw play, for the most part.
P – Greg Maddux (respect to Kaat adn Mussina)
C – Pudge Rodriguez
1B – Donny Baseball Mattingly
2B – Roberto Alomar (love the Harry Caray comment)
3B – Mike Schmidt
SS – Tough! I’ll go with The Wizard of Ozzie, but a lo of worthy candidates
OF – I’m gonna pick my top 3 since I’ dplay these guys anywhere in my outfield
Tori Hunter
Ken Griffey Jr.
Willie Mays (the one I did not see, but have to give a lot of props to)
Hockey Coachsays
1B Bill Buckner
2B Chuck Knoblauck (sp?)
SS Spike Owen
3B A-Rod
RF Jose Canseco
C Manny Mota
LF Manny Ramirez
P That one handed pitcher Abbott…this is the only serious one on the list!
Ah yes – Jose Canseco and the classic ball off the noggin play.
JDsays
C- Bench
1st – Mattingly
2nd – Morgan – I also considered Whitaker which would have changed my SS to Trammel because they were so good together, kind of like a nice bowl of pasta, a fresh loaf of Italian (that’s Eye Talian) bread and a bottle of Red Wine
SS – Ozzie Smith
3rd – Schmidt
RF – Evans – “1” rating and a minus 5 arm in Stratomatic for a ton of years. Hall of Fame?
CF – Jones, Andruw
LF – Griffey – not sure if he ever played left but he could have
P – Maddux – I hope that SOB pitches for 20 more years. I am at the age where there are not that many players my age anymore. He is close and I cheer for any player that old – more for my own sense of mortality than for anything else.
3 Reds is pretty good – thought about Concepcion or maybe Tony Perez but that would be stretching it. Maybe even Pete Rose for the number of positions he played.
And, uh, hockey coach – nice try – must be distracted with all of the wedding plans. By the way congrats to you on your upcoming nuptuals.
Your Chuck Knoblach reference made me think of another second baseman that played for the Yanks who all of a sudden hit the wall with fielding and made some of the most god awful throwing errors I have ever seen. Can’t remember his name but I do remember covering my eyes with my hands and peaking between the fingers every time I was watching and a ball was hit his way.
Anyone remember who I am thinking of?
JD – nothing wrong with your memory – STEVE SAX! Wow! I had forgotten about him. It was because of Sax that they couldn’t sell tickets down the 1st base line.
P: Maddux
1B: Donnny Baseball
2B: Ryno (of course)
3B: Santo (so underrated)
SS: Wizard of Oz
C: Johnny Bench
LF: Carl Yaz
CF: Willie Mays
RF: Al Kaline
Casey says
P – Greg Maddux
C – Johnny Bench – Big Red Machine et al.
1b – Donnie Baseball – oh wait…Year 2000! Year 2000! It feels good to say that again.
2b – Ryne Sandberg – Harry Caray: “If I was a woman…”
3b – Brooks Robinson – serious honorable mention to Graig Nettles because of the ’77 World Series.
SS – Mark Belanger – partly because I love the constipated face that Wally is making right now as he says: “What!?!?” Partly because Ozzie played most of his games on the consistent bounce of the Busch Stadium artificial turf, and Belanger played at Memorial Stadium. Partly because Belanger is too easily forgotten.
LF – Carl Yazstremski – he made the Green Monster his ally.
CF – Say Hey
RF – Roberto Clemente
Aaron says
Going to be a little different but:
P – Greg Maddux
C – Pudge Rodriguez
1B – Keith “sniff” Hernandez
2B – Tie – Roberto Alomar and Ryne Sandberg
SS – I don’t remember Mark Belanger, so Ozzie Smith
3B – Of course Brooks Robinson
LF – Manny Ramirez.. Kidding..Would like to say, Shoeless Joe Jackson “where triples go to die” but I don’t think he played LF until late in his career. So I will agree with Yaz.
CF – Willie Mays
RF – Roberto Clemente
Wally says
Some differences here, too … probably just trying to bring in some “new talent”.
P – Jim Kaat (he was Maddux before Maddux as a fielding P)
C – Pudge Rodriguez (nudges out Bench)
1B – Mark Grace
2B – Ryne Sandberg (The Natural)
SS – Ozzie Smith (Belanger??? Puh-lease!)
3B – Ron Santo (He’s the NL’s Brooks); Mike Schmidt
LF – Billy Williams
CF – Willie Mays, special mention to Jim Edmonds & Kirby Puckett
RF – Roberto Clemente
Casey says
Ron Santo?????? And you can argue Belanger.
Wally says
That was immediate retaliation for Belanger. We’re even.
Mike says
Gotta go with talent I saw play, for the most part.
P – Greg Maddux (respect to Kaat adn Mussina)
C – Pudge Rodriguez
1B – Donny Baseball Mattingly
2B – Roberto Alomar (love the Harry Caray comment)
3B – Mike Schmidt
SS – Tough! I’ll go with The Wizard of Ozzie, but a lo of worthy candidates
OF – I’m gonna pick my top 3 since I’ dplay these guys anywhere in my outfield
Tori Hunter
Ken Griffey Jr.
Willie Mays (the one I did not see, but have to give a lot of props to)
Hockey Coach says
1B Bill Buckner
2B Chuck Knoblauck (sp?)
SS Spike Owen
3B A-Rod
RF Jose Canseco
C Manny Mota
LF Manny Ramirez
P That one handed pitcher Abbott…this is the only serious one on the list!
Casey says
Schultzy,
Great to hear from you.
Casey says
Ah yes – Jose Canseco and the classic ball off the noggin play.
JD says
C- Bench
1st – Mattingly
2nd – Morgan – I also considered Whitaker which would have changed my SS to Trammel because they were so good together, kind of like a nice bowl of pasta, a fresh loaf of Italian (that’s Eye Talian) bread and a bottle of Red Wine
SS – Ozzie Smith
3rd – Schmidt
RF – Evans – “1” rating and a minus 5 arm in Stratomatic for a ton of years. Hall of Fame?
CF – Jones, Andruw
LF – Griffey – not sure if he ever played left but he could have
P – Maddux – I hope that SOB pitches for 20 more years. I am at the age where there are not that many players my age anymore. He is close and I cheer for any player that old – more for my own sense of mortality than for anything else.
3 Reds is pretty good – thought about Concepcion or maybe Tony Perez but that would be stretching it. Maybe even Pete Rose for the number of positions he played.
And, uh, hockey coach – nice try – must be distracted with all of the wedding plans. By the way congrats to you on your upcoming nuptuals.
Your Chuck Knoblach reference made me think of another second baseman that played for the Yanks who all of a sudden hit the wall with fielding and made some of the most god awful throwing errors I have ever seen. Can’t remember his name but I do remember covering my eyes with my hands and peaking between the fingers every time I was watching and a ball was hit his way.
Anyone remember who I am thinking of?
Casey says
Wow! I am stumped. Certainly not Willie Randolph.
Casey says
JD – nothing wrong with your memory – STEVE SAX! Wow! I had forgotten about him. It was because of Sax that they couldn’t sell tickets down the 1st base line.
Casey says
JD,
What no Chris Sabo?
Z Dubbs says
P: Maddux
1B: Donnny Baseball
2B: Ryno (of course)
3B: Santo (so underrated)
SS: Wizard of Oz
C: Johnny Bench
LF: Carl Yaz
CF: Willie Mays
RF: Al Kaline
Casey says
Z Dubbs,
Now that’s what I’m talkin’ ’bout! Welcome aboard! Let’s hear some more from ya. Another Santo fan – wow!