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Can we replace Gold Gloves?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...Rany Jazayerli shows up with a welcome and constructive idea: This annual trashing of the Gold Glove Award has me thinking ... The Gold Gloves are ridiculous, and I'm not even referring to the voting...

Blog | November 12, 2009

NL Gold Gloves: 2 out of 9 ain't bad

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...best defensive catcher in the National League that if anyone else had won the Gold Glove, the award should have been blown up. More impressively, the voters also hit on first-time winner Ryan Zimmerman...

Blog | November 11, 2009

More Gold Gloves, more head-scratching

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...is a pretty good second baseman, but nowhere near as good as Dustin Pedroia, who won the award last year (and, coincidentally enough, was also the American League's MVP). In the outfield, the voters...

Blog | November 10, 2009

Leyland blames umpire Marsh

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...Tuesday night, but the umpire didn't award him first base to force home a go...replay that showed the ball hit Inge and Major League Baseball's vice president of umpires...

Blog | October 08, 2009

Wainwright making Cy case?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...39;s the last time you heard a Major League Baseball player say golly?) Granted, Wainwright did...if Wainwright might actually win the Cy Young Award this season. At the moment, I see only...

Blog | August 26, 2009

One MVP voter down, 27 to go

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...etc. - and we work with MLB to guarantee access to the players and information. The BBWAA also votes on membership in the Hall of Fame and for the major awards. Contrary to what some believe...

Blog | August 21, 2009

Giving Helton his due

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...up on my mail ... Rob, I go on MLB chats daily, yours are one of my favorites...finished with 37. The right man won the award

Blog | August 12, 2009

Explaining all the injuries

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...problem is representative of a larger trend in Major League Baseball that has left people in the...based bonuses we can give are for recognized awards: ERA or batting championship, Rolaids Reliever of the...

Blog | July 07, 2009

Tim Wakefield: All-Star?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...nbsp; Wakefield The good news is that Major League Baseball announced its 2009 All-Star selections...All-Star Game the place for Lifetime Achievement Awards? Oh, I don't know. There'...

Blog | July 06, 2009

Tribe trading Lee? Probably not.

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...trade Cliff Lee this season: Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com has heard that the Indians are in...9 million because Lee won the Cy Young Award last year. So let's hear it...

Blog | June 29, 2009

Tex, Youk ... or ???

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...one is better, though? NESN's Evans Clinchy believes the answer is obvious ... Shortly before noon, MLB.com released the updated vote totals in the American League All-Star selection process. Normally, this isn...

Blog | June 10, 2009

Meet the all-time AL All-Stars

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

Rob Neyer picks his all-time American League All-Star team since the All-Star era began in 1933.

Story | Conversation | July 09, 2009

Bo, Deion among two-way stars

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

With the Super Bowl approaching, Rob Neyer assembles an all-star baseball team composed of the best football players.

Story | Conversation | January 29, 2009

BBWAA must speed up its voting requirements

Rob Neyer

...surprising) things to say about the BBWAA: Hal Bodley from MLB.com with Charley Steiner says he can't vote for post season BBWAA awards since he's no longer with a newspaper. Notes many...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 14, 2009

Is Pedroia the next Joe Morgan?

Rob Neyer

...how this isn't a great deal for MLB's No. 1 organization … The Red Sox...notion of Pedroia's winning a second MVP Award is somewhat startling. Do you know how many...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2008