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In MLB, how do players win a 'gold glove award'?
Question:Is it a vote? If so by who? Or is it the player who makes the least possible amount of errors at their position? I've always wondered this, and thought possibly someone here would know. Thanx.
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To expand and expound a bit on the weaknesses of the Gold Glove voting system -- what be cited from Wiki is correct, it is voted by managers and coaches, near the constraint that they cannot vote for someone on their own team. Since they can with the sole purpose vote for opposing players, they are base their electoral opinions on players they witnessed live for at most 19 games contained by the season (intradivisional opponents) -- that's less than 12% of the agenda -- and figuring that another 10% is dried up on interleague games (can't vote for those players, opposite league), that leaves precious little opportunity to witness any GG candidate. And they might never see an opposing starting pitcher at adjectives (relievers never win the GG).
So there's really four factors that progress into GG voting:
1. real-time observation (as described, severely limited);
2. put emphasis on shows, where flashy defense (which isn't impossible to tell apart as good defense) get all the heavens time;
3. stats -- but since defensive stats are smaller quantity familiar and far smaller quantity advanced, there is little doubt that excelling indelicately (and therefore building term recognition) plays a role, which it really should not; and
4. reputation -- some players, once they've won two or three, continue on a roll even departed when the GG should, if it really is intended to honor the best position fielders, go to someone else. (Hey, Ozzie be fantastic, but those last two or three belonged to a different shortstop.)
Rawlings visibly sees no inevitability to change the voting methodology, as it never even blinked when Palmeiro won the 1999 AL 1B GG, a season within which he played first base contained by 28 games (and DH'd in 135; a few games overlap) -- it be his best season ever with the bat but he have no call whatsoever to lift home a defense award.
I think 1 surrounded by every position in both league. Except outfield, there is 1 award for adjectives outfield positions.
This is directly from wikipedia and answers your question.
"In American baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to simply as the Gold Glove, is the award annually given to the highest league player judged to be the most "superior individual field performance" at each position (in respectively league), as voted by the managers and coaches within each league.[1] Managers are barred to vote for their own players.[1] Eighteen Gold Gloves are awarded each year, one at respectively of nine positions to a player in both the National League and American League.
Note: The possession "at each position" is not strictly accurate. Three outfielders are preferred, but the award does not distinguish among left, center, and right fielders. Some critics own long called for awarding a single Gold Glove for respectively individual outfield position, arguing that the three outfield positions are not equivalent defensively."
* As an aside to your question contained by a question, and to other answers posted, it is not a direct correlation to who have the best fielding pct. or who commits the least possible errors, although I'm sure that factors into people's votes. See my quote and the knit I provided. A lot of the time it can go to someone who is the most exciting to survey at the position, rather than necessarily whether that character commits the least errors or have the best fielding pct. For instance, contained by 2006 Juan Pierre played in adjectives 162 games and committed 0 errors, yet be not a gold glove champ. The NL winners be Andruw Jones, Mike Cameron, and Carlos Beltran. Jones has 2 errors within 153 games w/ a .995 FPCT, Cameron played in 141 games, have 6 errors, and a .984 FPCT, and Beltran played in 136 games, have 2 errors and a .995 FPCT. To expand, Pierre had 384 total likelihood, 5 assists, 0 double plays, 379 put outs, and started all 162 games he played within for 1426 innings played. Beltran had 372 total likelihood, 13 assists, 6 double plays, 357 put outs, but did start all 136 games he played for 1184 innings. Cameron have 379 total chances, 6 assists, 2 double plays, 367 put outs, started 139 of his141 games for 1244 innings. Jones have 384 total chances, 4 assists, 1 double play, 378 putouts, and started 152 of his 153 games for 1317 innings.
Jones win every year, yet finishing year, he had nearly the same stats to Pierre. Look at a list of who win in the NL. Last several years it's unsophisticatedly Jones, Edmonds, and some other guy. There's no reason Pierre couldn't own won. Statistically he compares quite all right to the three winners, but he pulls ahead w/ 0 errors over the most total probability, games played, games started, and innings played, w/ a perfect field percentage.
The truth is that it's basically a popularity contest, resembling anything voted on in this kinda entity. The managers and coaches don't acquire to see every game played, agree to alone every play in every inning, but rely on word of mouth and underline reels on ESPN. Pierre is simply as good a fielder, but he's not as flashy as the other guys. I'm too laid-back to look, but I guarantee statistically he compares great to Torii Hunter, and to Jim Edmonds in his prime. I'll bet statistically his year second year compares quite all right to any of the best fielders in their prime. He's not flashy though, and he played on the Cubs. It's a popularity vote, plain and simple.
By the by, I'm not a big Pierre enthusiast or anything. I just go to Yahoo Sports and ranked players end year by fielding percentage and he come up at the top for everyday starters, so I went from nearby.
** As a response to the guy a few posts down who says writers vote on it, they don't. Managers and Coaches do. Can't anyone read?
its the personality who comitted the least errors adjectives season and had the utmost fileding percentage at their position, they win the award..people such as andruw jones contained by atlanta have won it several times surrounded by a row for their expertise in their position..one human being in every position surrounded by the majors, both american and national league, gets one
I ponder it's a popularity contest. Take last year, for instance.
Alex Gonzalez have a fielding percentage of .985
Derek Jeter have a fielding percentage of .975
Derek Jeter win the gold glove.
The Gold Glove is possible the worst award given out, and it shouldn't be. It is voted on by writer who own favorites instead of watching a the games or looking at stats they just vote on who they reflect should win. One guy played under 50 games at first and won the gold ingots glove.
It is a joke! Look at how plentiful times certain players own won it. They win over and over, even though they do not have the numbers to support it!
The gold ingots glove is the most rediculous award given out. I dont disagree with its moral fibre...I think the best efinsively player at respectively position deserves recognition, but after they choose a player, unless he royally screw himself...he is chosen every year after that, despite being the best player surrounded by the leauge or not
Can anyone give an account me what a 1981 uncut sheet of tops baseball cards are worth?
Question:I have an uncut sheet of baseball cards made by topps from 1981. It have such players as Dusty Baker, Rick Manning, Steve Yeager and Ken Griffey on it. Is it worth anything and if it is how much?
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I am going to assume that you have an uncut sheet from any Topps, Fleer, or Donruss, since they are the most common. The appeal from a uncut sheet is derived from the cards on the sheet. Since you have a sheet from 1981 the best you could do is a 2nd year Rickey Henderson. If the four players you timetabled are the best on the sheet, than the sheet wouldn't be worth much more than $15.
Grant
An uncut sheet from what? Cereral box? Ballpark Issue? A card company (ie Topps, Upper Deck or countless others). Need more info in charge to provide assistance. Plus condition is a factor. Any creases, folds or wrinkles? Was it cut cleanly or is it still attached to original holder? Any stains, pen or pencil results?
Assuming that the sheet is in excellent condition, and is a sheet of 27 cards, it is plausible valued at about 7 or 8 bucks. Unfortunately, if the condition is not that upright, it is likely worth closer to nil. The value is base alot on the popularity of the player(s), popularity of the card set and/or sheet, and how scarce the item is. The problem here would be the players and the set have exceedingly little popularity. If by chance, the sheet is of more than the usual 27, that could also be a factor. If not, and the condition is still excellent, I'd try to go and get 5 bucks at a yard Dutch auction if I were you.
Experts hold this years World Series self played between the Angels and Dodgers. Am I missing something?
Question:I know the Angels are a very well-mannered team, but the Dodgers? Come on immediately, are they really that good?
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The instrument baseball has become, if someone said the Cubs will run into Tampa Bay in the world series i would not be surprised.
The days are over when you can pick the Mets for first, Washington for final, then purely sort of fill within the middle.
Remember, a key player anyone hurt, or arole player havingthebest year of his career can brand name all the difference.
Detroit vs. mets
Maybe in print the look that good. But so far thaey aren't acting approaching it. And if you know the Dodgers they could be in first place beside 4 weeks to go and lose 15 games.
RED SOX, they'll be playing the DODGERS.
no, the experts can enunciate what they say, but don't beleive it. Baseball is a massively unpredictable game, and some team can get lucky while another squad gets unlucky, its adjectives about implementation and how hard a player tries.
These so call experts must be from California. It would appear that they got their hand on some of LA's best chronic and smoked it while making these picks.
dont listen to them
what "experts" are you talking something like?
dodgers sucks
go padres!!
i honestly imagine the red sox and the mets will be in the world series. i muse if both teams stay stout and the mets get Pedro pay for they both have the competition kind of squad.
What were they smoking at the time?
In Pitching a baseball, what is the difference between a slider, curve, breaking and fork?
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In a nut shell it's how the pitches move or break towards the plate. Below is a good breakdown of most pitches within baseball where you can read how they are thrown and how these a mixture of pitches break/move.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pitch_(base...
Well a breaking isn't one pitch. It's any of these pitches, plus the gyro (read Jeff Passan's article where he shows what the curve really is...disappointing that it isn't mythical, but it still is a different pitch base on it's spin), curve, slurve, splitter (basically the fork), screwball, and cutter (probably others too).
Of the ones you mentioned, the basically break depending on the arm angle of the pitcher, how he snaps his wrist, and the spin on the bubble determined by the combination of those two plus the grip the pitcher uses. I won't go into the grips (too not easy to explain imo), but basically pressure is applied by dependable fingers on certain parts of the globe and its seams to produce the desired sping.
A slider breaks slightly downward, but it's big break is sideways. I'll describe respectively for a righty pitcher, so just reverse any sideways direction for a lefty. For a righty, the ball's sideways break is, from the pitcher's perspective, from right to disappeared.
There are two types of curves, basically differentiated by the arm angle of the pitcher. Both hold the same grip and spin though. In the traditional curve, or 12 to 6 curve (12 on a clock to 6 on a clock is the track the pitcher's arm travels), the movement is a downward break. If you throw with your arm more at an angle, the globe will still break down, but for a righty, from the pitcher's perspective, the ball also breaks somewhat to the left.
A fork breaks similar, but have a different grip and spin, making it look like a fastball (hence why it is sometimes call a split finger fast globe, although technically I think the two are mildy different within delivery but make a contribution the same result). It travels straight but at the finishing minute it drops rapidly. Curves are GENERALLY slower, lazier breaks, whereas a fork breaks behind time in the route of the ball. This is the best ground bubble inducing pitch, as it looks like a nice solid fastball and at the last minute drops down, cause the batter to swing over the top and miss or hit the very top and ground out. The pitch is described to drop past its sell-by date the table, because you can imagine it's footsteps the same of a orb rolled along a table top and then rotten the end.
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