Angels Gold Glove Finalists: Aybar, Bourjos, Haren, Hunter

by Rev Halofan on Oct 31, 2011 3:01 PM PDT in Angels News

First, bleat out your cynical whines that Gold Glove voting doesn't matter. You done, okay, well you can shove your head back up where the sun doesn't shine and let the rest of us get excited about four Angels possibly winning some hardware.

Here is the NEWS ITEM to get excited about: Rawlings has decided to make a bigger, Oscar-style deal out of its annual Gold Glove awards and is announcing the finalists for each position in each league in a primetime special on the Mark Saxon Link-Ho Network.

Tomorrow night (Tuesday, November 1) at 7 PM Pacific, the usual bunch of Bristol Connecticut Baseball Droolers will hand out the awards. Four Angels are among the nominees:

Shortstop: Erick Aybar. Probably the best chance of winning seeing as Derek Deepthroat destroyed ESNYB's ratings chances by not being nominated.

Centerfield: Peter Bourjos is completely deserving but you just know Jacobee Dingleberry of the Chowdy-ChowdChowdzox will take home the biased prize.

Pitcher: Dan Haren is up against perennial GGer Mark Boring (just now a free agent form the OzzieSox).

Right Field: Torii Hunter. Mister popularity actually could squeak this one out seeing as Jeter could not in good conscience be nominated here, leaving Torii up against a Royal and an Oriole.

Once again, save it if you want to point out that the GGs once awarded a 1B trophy to a DH, yeah yeah, we get it, they are not perfect, but the Gold Gloves are right more often than you successfully pick up a hottie at the bar and go all the way, so the GG is a better measure of quantifying awsomeness than your cologne and your dumb lines ever will be.

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Nice to see Aybar and especially Haren in there

For some reason, it seems our starters have tended to be horrible at fielding their position over the last several years.

Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.

by Commander_Nate on Oct 31, 2011 3:09 PM PDT reply actions

That link cannot be correct.

I do not see St. Jeter on the list for SS.

If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?

by red floyd on Oct 31, 2011 3:12 PM PDT reply actions

b..b.but

he has 3000 hits!

"id take 5th Dimention Wormhole Rivera over Wells any day of the week"
-clover_black

by the king of CERA on Oct 31, 2011 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions

Jump throw from the hole!!??!!

My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General

by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Oct 31, 2011 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions

I'll be more excited about GG awards

when they actually start using defensive metrics to determine the winner instead of batting average.

by Nashdiesel on Oct 31, 2011 3:12 PM PDT reply actions

Are you trying to find a reason

to vote Mathis? He owns the defensive metric CERA.

CONGER, CONGER, CONGER !!!

by steelgolf on Nov 1, 2011 7:02 AM PDT up reply actions

shennigans

Mathis wasn’t nominated.

by Halos in DE on Oct 31, 2011 3:14 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs

Go Kotch!!!

I don’t want to see a YankSox winner at 1B!

If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?

by red floyd on Oct 31, 2011 3:16 PM PDT reply actions

I don't wear cologne .

Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.

by RexTookMyStash on Oct 31, 2011 3:18 PM PDT reply actions

and you can paraphrase George Thorogood

“I sleep alone…”

by Rev Halofan on Oct 31, 2011 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions

I sleep with a large stuffed giraffe named Crackers thank you very much.

Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.

by RexTookMyStash on Oct 31, 2011 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Where's Kendrick...

…and surprised to see Aybar in there. Bourjos is going to get jobbed despite being the pick of the class.

I see red people

by The Limey on Oct 31, 2011 3:20 PM PDT reply actions

Ya, I'm kind of surprised that there is no Kendrick. He was fantastic defensively this year.

by ~MMP~ on Oct 31, 2011 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions

I was

About to post this, minus Rev’s amusing commentary.

Instead, I’ll just share a link for the Fielding Bible’s awards. They do only one set of awards for both leagues. No Angels among their winners (Austin Jackson takes the honors in CF, and Justin Upton wins in RF).

http://www.fieldingbible.com/the-winners.asp

Can Lyle Spencer explain why Mathis is neither a GG candidate NOR a Fielding Bible winner?

In any case, I’m glad to see that Jeter isn’t even a finalist.

by jjackflash on Oct 31, 2011 3:21 PM PDT reply actions

That is Mathis's 1st Top 5 finish in the Fielding Bible voting though.

Lyle Spencer must be giddy.

by ~MMP~ on Oct 31, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Rob Neyer votes Mathis #1

and Bill James (peace be upon him) #2

| mumble ¦ mumble ¦ Mathis ¦ mumble ¦ mumble ¦ Hatcher ¦ mumble |

by UK Halo on Oct 31, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions

If Peter Bourjos does not receive a GG

I will blow a gasket. I will strike down on upon ESPN with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to not give the man this award

by mannye on Oct 31, 2011 3:28 PM PDT reply actions

it isnt espn voting!

Blame when blame is due

by Halos in DE on Oct 31, 2011 3:53 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

well i blame the east coast media.

by mannye on Oct 31, 2011 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions

To be fair

Jacoby Ellsbury did have a great year defensively in CF.

The 2011 Angels, the biggest cocktease ever.

by Angelsrthebest101 on Oct 31, 2011 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Yes, but he's also a cock

I see red people

by The Limey on Oct 31, 2011 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

If we use dWAR as a metric

Bourjos has both Jackson and Ellsbury beat.

by Nashdiesel on Oct 31, 2011 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Much better quantitative argument than mine...

…but lacking in poetry

I see red people

by The Limey on Oct 31, 2011 7:23 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

someone needs to come up with a metric for cockery

"id take 5th Dimention Wormhole Rivera over Wells any day of the week"
-clover_black

by the king of CERA on Oct 31, 2011 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions

DAMN

Dickery Above Most Niceguys

If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?

by red floyd on Oct 31, 2011 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Started with an acronym of...

…Cock Units Needed, then realised that this is a predominantly PG-13 sort of website.

Think there’s probably some truth there though…

I see red people

by The Limey on Nov 1, 2011 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

Yes, peter deserves to win it.

I was just trying to be fair thats all.

The 2011 Angels, the biggest cocktease ever.

by Angelsrthebest101 on Oct 31, 2011 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Yes he is.

And Peter deserves it. Just saying.

The 2011 Angels, the biggest cocktease ever.

by Angelsrthebest101 on Oct 31, 2011 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Peter was better

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

Follow the Chicken on Twitter

by SportsChicken on Oct 31, 2011 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions

I am not debating that.

I am just saying the did have a good year. I want Peter to win and he deserves to.

The 2011 Angels, the biggest cocktease ever.

by Angelsrthebest101 on Oct 31, 2011 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions

I guess, to me

Peter was the best, he should win it. There’s no legitimate argument against him.

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

Follow the Chicken on Twitter

by SportsChicken on Oct 31, 2011 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions

I just hope the one fly ball against the Yankees.

Doesn’t come back to bite him if voters look at that.

The 2011 Angels, the biggest cocktease ever.

by Angelsrthebest101 on Oct 31, 2011 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm not the only one who calls him Dingleberry?

by Halowitz on Oct 31, 2011 3:29 PM PDT via mobile reply actions

Lyle Spencer

Might go jihad on the voters for not choosing Mathis. Somebody needs to call DHS.

by YouthofToday on Oct 31, 2011 3:29 PM PDT reply actions

For the purpose of Halloween.

Jordan Walden should have been nominated for Pitcher.

The 2011 Angels, the biggest cocktease ever.

by Angelsrthebest101 on Oct 31, 2011 3:31 PM PDT reply actions

Damn it, I forgot about that. Until just now.

by ~MMP~ on Oct 31, 2011 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions

How are we counting

…those pickups who were “hotties” only through the lenses of my beer goggles?

"I am become Death, Destroyer of cERA" - Oppenheimer FTW!

by Stirrups on Oct 31, 2011 3:37 PM PDT via iPhone app reply actions

Sunrise Truth

Sadder than fiction

by Rev Halofan on Oct 31, 2011 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions

"but the Gold Gloves are right more often than you successfully pick up a hottie at the bar and go all the way"

The Gold Gloves are going to be less right than I will be tonight.

Who’s with me? High five!

Vernon Wells 2011 Stats (.218/.248/.412) and 2010 road stats (.224/.299/.400). The front office shouldn't have been surprised.

by snowhor on Oct 31, 2011 3:56 PM PDT reply actions

I tend to define hottie is a loose manner.

We need a scale for reference.

Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.

by RexTookMyStash on Oct 31, 2011 3:58 PM PDT reply actions

Area Code System

Face-Would Pork-Body

A “hottie” in my book is any female who rates a 7 or higher in one category and no lower than a 6 in the other.

So, like, you see a chick and be like “Bro, 7-1-7” thats a hottie.

9-1-9 is the max and is reserved for things like Megan Fox in Transformers 1, Cameron Diaz in the Mask, Kate Upton all the time, etc.

I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....

by PhiSlamma on Oct 31, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions

why is category 2 rated a 1?

learn me yur system

by Rev Halofan on Oct 31, 2011 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions

second category is binary

either a 0 or 1 if you would bone-ify or not.

examples:

4-0-4

6-1-7

5-0-3

5-1-8

etc

I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....

by PhiSlamma on Oct 31, 2011 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions

bone-airy. it's called bone-airy

by lightupthehalo29 on Oct 31, 2011 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Genius

I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....

by PhiSlamma on Oct 31, 2011 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions

"On a scale of zero to one what would you give her?"

“I’d give her one”

I see red people

by The Limey on Oct 31, 2011 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Also Genius

I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....

by PhiSlamma on Oct 31, 2011 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions

An old pub gag...

I see red people

by The Limey on Oct 31, 2011 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions

did not understand that

because if it was a woman and it was a bar it was a 1.

by Rev Halofan on Oct 31, 2011 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm prepared to go as low as 4-1-3.

Which is also an area code in western Massachusetts.

Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.

by RexTookMyStash on Oct 31, 2011 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions

fitting

"You realize that Ive been posting on AN since 07 on this name and I am one of the most rec'ed posters there right?" - Some tool named Designatedforassignment from Athletics Nation

by 2pintsofbooze on Oct 31, 2011 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions

The Seattle Mariners have no nominees for a Gold Glove Award.

Please rec this comment.

Napoli's 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th homers of the year (four more than Jeff Mathis' career total) rained down on Angel Stadium like knives from the ceiling.

by 44FAN on Oct 31, 2011 4:33 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs

Ok. Anything for you, 44...

"I am become Death, Destroyer of cERA" - Oppenheimer FTW!

by Stirrups on Oct 31, 2011 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Unless my eyes deceive me

Neither do the A’s.

And the Rangers have but 2.

"I have something 95 percent of all those All-Stars only wish they had: a World Series ring. If I had to choose between that and being an All-Star, it would be no contest. I’d grab the gold ring and never look back." -Tim Salmon

by BruinHalo on Oct 31, 2011 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Gulf

And the Rangers also have zero.

by Rev Halofan on Oct 31, 2011 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions

I thought when you said Gulf that Cruz had been nominated.

That being his new nickname and all.

by Halowitz on Nov 1, 2011 11:53 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions

I still can't believe

Kinsler got in over Howie.

The 2011 Angels, the biggest cocktease ever.

by Angelsrthebest101 on Oct 31, 2011 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Completey agree.

Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.

by RexTookMyStash on Oct 31, 2011 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions

If i was the Angels

The first thing i would do is fire Mickey Hatcher.Wether you like it or not the Angels have players who probably will never be better then they are. If I was the Angels I would trade Trumbo, Peter, Richards, and Tillman for Shields. Then Trade Haren to the Yankees for jesus montero,Manny Banuelos, and Dellin Betances. Then trade Callaspo/Bobby and Bell to the Pirates for Pedro Alvarez.Know you have room For Trout and Fielder, plus if Pedro gets back to being who he can be, your adding 5 allstars to your team
Imaggen this line up after 35 games
1. Trout CF
2. Kendrick 2B
3. Morales1B/RF
4. Fielder DH
5.Jesus Montero C/1B
6. Hunter RF/DH
7. Wells LF
8. Pedro 3B
9 .AybarSS

Conger C, Jeremy Moore OF, Alexi Amarista IF, Maicer IF

Weaver, Shields, Santana, Manny Banuelos, And Williams

by michael23333 on Oct 31, 2011 6:00 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs

Space Button

Learn it, Master it, Use It, Brotha.

I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....

by PhiSlamma on Oct 31, 2011 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions

given the fact that you blew up our core for nothing that impressive

I’m glad you’re not the Angels.

Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34

by howiestheman on Oct 31, 2011 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't like what I'm imaggening.

by lightupthehalo29 on Oct 31, 2011 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Me neither.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Oct 31, 2011 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions

rec'd

for not making it a fanpost

"id take 5th Dimention Wormhole Rivera over Wells any day of the week"
-clover_black

by the king of CERA on Oct 31, 2011 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions

rec'd

For being a free spirit & having the courage to not follow all those elitist rules regarding grammar, spelling, syntax & punctuation that were capriciously concocted to make things readable. What fun would there be in life if we actually followed every arbitrary rule thrown our way on a daily basis like “Keep Off The Grass” or “Don’t Touch The Strippers”? Thank you for keeping it real.

All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.

by Quad Fin Rider on Oct 31, 2011 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs