Baseball Toaster: The Griddle : Gold Glove popularity contest ballot released

Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Chicago Cubs	53	36	.596	C1
2	Philadelphia	48	42	.533	E1
3T	Arizona	44	45	.494	W1
3T	Los Angeles Dodgers	44	45	.494	W1
5	St. Louis	50	40	.556	C2
6	Milwaukee	49	40	.551	C3
7	Florida	46	43	.517	E2
8	New York Mets	45	44	.506	E3
9	Cincinnati	43	47	.478	C4
10	Atlanta	42	48	.467	E4
11	Pittsburgh	41	47	.466	C5
12	Houston	41	49	.456	C6
13	San Francisco	39	50	.438	W3
14	Colorado	38	52	.422	W4
15	San Diego	35	55	.389	W5
16	Washington	34	56	.378	E5

American League

Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Tampa Bay	55	33	.625	E1
2	Los Angeles Angels	54	35	.607	W1
3	Chicago White Sox	51	37	.58	C1
4	Boston	53	39	.576	E2
5	Minnesota	50	39	.562	C2
6	Oakland	48	41	.539	W2
7	New York Yankees	47	42	.528	E3
8	Texas	46	44	.511	W3
9	Baltimore	44	43	.506	E4
10	Detroit	44	44	.5	C3
11	Toronto	42	47	.472	E5
12	Kansas City	40	50	.444	C4
13	Cleveland	37	51	.42	C5
14	Seattle	35	54	.393	W4

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Comments

2007-02-20 11:08:20

1. dianagramr

I blame the statistical errors (no pun intended) on the imminent move of Extra Innings to DirecTV.

(that's my story .... I'm stickin' to it)

2007-02-20 11:23:41

2. Sam DC

I need a range factor for exactly how cranky Bob is going to be about this gimmick.

So far, it looks like a very big range.

2007-02-20 11:47:27

3. Bob Timmermann

If Ken Griffey Jr. gets chosen, I will be really, really, really, really cranky.

2007-02-20 12:31:09

4. xaphor

Something to cheer up your mood Bob.

Vatican stars kick off priestly world cup
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=409784&cc=5739

2007-02-20 12:31:24

5. rbj

3 Ask and ye shall receive. I put Jr. down.

Oh, wait, you didn't want to get cranky?

2007-02-20 12:36:15

6. Greg Brock

Griffey has a career FRAA of -54.

Again, NEGATIVE 54 Fielding Runs Above Average.

2007-02-20 13:16:03

7. D4P

If Ken Griffey Jr. gets chosen, I will be really, really, really, really cranky

What about Torii Hunter...?

2007-02-20 13:16:51

8. Greg Brock

And, for Cliff:

Brooks Robinson:
rate2-108
FRAA-216 (Jebus)
RAR2-640

Craig Nettles:
rate2-105
FRAA-114
RAR2-446

2007-02-20 13:21:56

9. Greg Brock

Sorry, Graig. You didn't deserve to have your name misspelled. Heck of a player.

2007-02-20 13:22:50

10. Bob Timmermann

According to Sam, Nettles was just a glove man and had no power.

2007-02-20 13:58:53

11. DXMachina

Well, that's just nettlesome...

2007-02-20 14:38:15

12. Chyll Will

10 Sure, when he was up the ball got really bored and left the park early to beat the traffic on the Major Deegan...

2007-02-20 15:40:34

13. Greg Brock

Also, looking at JT Snow's defensive data, he is a terribly overrated 1st baseman.

2007-02-20 15:49:47

14. Bob Timmermann

JT Snow's career was very overrated.

He was one of Dusty's guys.

2007-02-20 15:58:49

15. Greg Brock

You know who was a great first baseman, and should have been, at the very least, considered?

John Olerud.

And he wore a Baskin Robbins helmet to protect his noodle, which was aneurystastic!

2007-02-20 16:08:55

16. Sam DC

10 I was 11 years in 1978, Bob. That's just how it goes.

2007-02-20 16:39:16

17. Ken Arneson

13 I'm not sure I trust defensive data for first basemen very much. Like catchers, I don't think the data captures what they do very much. Snow was a fabulous defensive first baseman. Olerud was, as well.

2007-02-20 16:43:24

18. Greg Brock

17 I do agree about defensive metrics, Ken. But I tried to look consistently across the board about a dozen first basmen to establish some sort of a base line set of stats.

I those, Snow fell well short (comparatively). But I agree with measuring 1st basemen. In fact, I think most defensive metrics are far from perfect. Fielding is one aspect of the game that demands diligent in-game observation.

2007-02-20 17:10:06

19. Bob Timmermann

16
I was 12 in 1978. I obviously had more knowledge of the game in that extra year.

2007-02-20 23:03:50

20. Strike4

Maybe these stats reflect performance when wearing a Rawlings glove only.