Should of been Trout
In what was easily one of the most convoluted and least organized awards presentations I’ve ever had the pleasure of following, the MLB announced the recipients for the 2012 Gold Glove Awards on ESPN2 and (for those without access to ‘the deuce’) a live twitter feed that included any and all mentions of the words ‘Gold Glove’.
Here is your list of winners, and because I had to sift through the dreck of a live twitter feed to find any useful information, I have provided an in-depth look at the biggest snubs and insight about who ‘should of’ won.
American League
C- Matt Wieters, BAL (2nd GG)
1B- Mark Teixeira, NYY (5)
2B- Robinson Cano, NYY (2)
BULLSHIT. Pedroia should of won gold glove! #angrytweet
— Joshua Donovan (@JoshD925) October 31, 2012
3B- Adrian Beltre, TEX (4)
SS- J.J. Hardy, BAL (1)
Brenden Ryan should of won the gold glove. Best defensive player in the game! #Mariners — Chris Seubert (@seubert24) October 31, 2012
LF- Alex Gordon, KC (2)
CF- Adam Jones, BAL (2)
Mike Trout got robbed he should of won a gold glove.
— Elvis(@BigPriestley15) October 31, 2012
RT if you think Trout should of got the AL Gold Glove Award for CF.
— The Baseball Bible™ (@TheBallBible) October 31, 2012
Obviously MLB is trying to screw @trouty20‘s MVP case up by robbing him of that Gold Glove. Even Orioles fans say Trout should of won… — Shannon(@Miss_Shannon) October 31, 2012
RF- Josh Reddick, OAK (1)
P- Tie: Jeremy Hellickson, TB (1) / Jake Peavy, CWS (1)
National League
C- Yadier Molina, STL (5)
1B- Adam LaRoche, WAS (1)
2B- Darwin Barney, CHC (1)
Even if I’m a Cubs fan, Brandon Phillips should of won that award. #nodoubt
— Austin Webster (@AustinWebster23) October 31, 2012
3B- Chase Headley, SD (1)
SS- Jimmy Rollins, PHI (4)
Boooooo Rollins. #phillysucks Desmond should of won that. — Chris Cavaliere (@CCAV341) October 31, 2012
LF- Carlos Gonzalez, COL (2)
Carlos Gonzalez won a gold glove?It should of been Bourne (but can’t give 2 Braves the award)
— Daniel(@itsDanieeel) October 31, 2012
CF- Andrew McCutchen, PIT (1)
Jon Jay should of won a gold glove #disappointed — Luke Fornwalt (@transFORNWALT) October 31, 2012
RF- Jason Heyward, ATL (1)
P- Mark Buehrle, MIA (4)
Clayton Kershaw should of won the gold glove
— Eddie Garcia(@eddiehellachill) October 31, 2012
There you have it. The YOLOrioles managed to take home 3 Gold Gloves in 2012, which ties a nice bow on a season where every single thing went their way all year long. Good for them, I guess. If you’re an American reader and you’re not sure what I’m complaining about with not having access to ESPN2, this hashtag says more than I ever could.
im still confused on how Brett Lawrie wasnt a finalist for the 3B gold glove award #TheyHateCanada
— Kryptonick ☛ (@Kryptonickk) October 31, 2012
Feel free to comment and complain about the selections or just write “It’s supposed to be ‘should HAVE’, idiot.”
It’s supposed to be ‘should HAVE’, idiot.
im prety shure its spozed to be should of, so…your dum.
NO ITS SHOULD HAVE IDIOT
That’s the point, folks.
They know it’s the point…that’d be why they’re being sarcastic.
“No, it’s should ‘have’, idiot”.
But you know… way to prove your point.
Should of read this site and twitter a bit more….
Or, should of not of.
You know, I was going to say that, and then I read the article. Grow up.
Hilariously, I hadn’t read the entire article before posting and now feel like the idiot. WHY IS THERE NO DELETE COMMENT FEATURE!??
You’re an odd duck.
New & improved Idiot Catcher feature.
Exactly! It’s ‘Should have’ and often truncated in speech to ‘should’ve’ which screws up the 5 year-olds to saying ‘should of’
And this is why I hate twitter… and the Internet.
Have to agree that Phillips should have won for 2B in the NL, and my personal bias tells me that Trout deserved it, but AJ is a solid choice. Other than that though, they are fair I think.
I love Cutch but nope.
Orioles fan calling bullshit on Trout not winning. Adam Jones has good range and a gun of an arm, but not close to Trout’s amazing season.
So, even though Trout supposedly had the greatest defensive season by an OF in decades which supposedly is why he should beat out a triple crown winner for MVP – Trout doesn’t even get a gold glove which means people feel he not only didn’t have the best defensive season in decades, but not even best at his position in his league?
So, are gold glove voters blind (or stupid)? Or are the sabremetric guys morons?
Is this even a real question?
You do know that Managers vote on the Gold Gloves right?
Jeter should have won ALL the gold gloves. Travesty!!
But I thought Lawrie had THE BEST RANGE OF ALL TIME EVER!!!! Should of won a gold glove
The managers and coaches pick the winners, and somehow, I think they have more insight to what goes on on the field.
Seems like they should use a statistic to award Gold Gloves. I always hear commentators say how many a guy has “won”…like its actually based on anything tangible. Jesus…at least use the shitty Fielding pct stat or something….anything is better at this point.