Matt Wieters and Nick Markakis take home Gold Gloves

by Stacey on Nov 1, 2011 11:21 PM EDT in News & Rumors

After a rough day for the Orioles in which they were rejected by their GM pick Tony LaCava, they received a little pick me up with the news that Matt Wieters and Nick Markakis both took home their first career Gold Gloves.

Hey, you know who is gonna be happy that Markakis won a GG? Jim Palmer. He loves to talk about how much Nicky deserves it, and now he finally has it. Seriously, though, congrats to Nick Markakis.He didn't have his best defensive year in 2011, but he has a lot of great defense under his belt so I don't have many complaints.

As for Wieters, if you've spent any time watching Orioles baseball this year (and if you have, my condolences), you know what a bad ass Matt Wieters is behind the plate. If he didn't win it wouldn't have really mattered because we all know that the Gold Gloves are kind of a joke, but it's always nice when they get it right. I suspect that this is just the first of many career Gold Gloves for Wieters.

As for the ESPN broadcast, what a joke. The winners were all the names at the top of the "nominees list" and their analysis was ridiculous because no one on the show knows how to talk about defense. But whatever, Matt and Nick won!

(As for the picture with this story, I couldn't get both guys in the same picture for defense, but check the caption. Nicky made the throw)

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I wondered whether it might be all the guys at the top of the nominees list...

…when I saw that they were in a different font. Then I thought, ‘nah, they couldn’t be that unprofessional…

by alexw on Nov 1, 2011 11:50 PM EDT reply actions

Congrats and condolences for two talented players

being used by a heartless and clueless machine called O’s management….although Peter fucking Angelos ought to just be called out for the billionth time because shit continues to flow downhill.

Insanity - to have to construct a picture of one's life, by making inquiries of others. -Philip K. Dick-

by O'sFan_ on Nov 1, 2011 11:54 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks to Stacey for posting the links of SHJ throwing out all those runners,

fools!

This is pretty great for them.

If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever

by dfa on Nov 1, 2011 11:57 PM EDT reply actions

Those videos still make me grin

by Holymittens on Nov 2, 2011 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions

I thought it was strange the first names of the list were all in a different font when I saw it yesterday.

I didn’t think they would be that dense to disclose the winners beforehand .

"maybe its just me but i think if the os cant get more rbis they arenever going to win why not get zito or another proven veteran in hear" - zknower

by Emperor Lrrr on Nov 1, 2011 11:58 PM EDT reply actions

guys?

http://rawlingsgoldglove.com/the_winners
look under wieters name…. says he plays for the white soxs

by brianO! on Nov 2, 2011 12:16 AM EDT reply actions

Lawls

You’re right.

by Holymittens on Nov 2, 2011 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions

Wow

They must have expected Piershoushdvsdsgsdgnski to win.

"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death

by NSOsFan on Nov 2, 2011 8:17 AM EDT up reply actions

They'd like to buy a vowel, please

We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.

by Titov on Nov 2, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions

The pic is perfect: from the kinetic spin still visible in the torque-twist of Wieters' glove, the throw had to come from a left-handed RF

of which the Orioles only have one: Nick. Very discerning choice, Stacey.

Yeah, Gold Gloves have long been a joke. But it’s nice when it isn’t on us for a change. Congrats to Nick, whose GG for ‘11 is the equivalent of the overdue Oscar to Al Pacino for the meh-diocre Scent of a Woman, yawn, and to Matty “The Bust” Wieters, in honor of whom I vote we send a nice commemorative mantelpiece bust of to the rocket scientists at Baseball Dimbulbs’ Prospectus, with our compliments.

We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.

by Titov on Nov 2, 2011 12:50 AM EDT reply actions

OK, torque-twist factored by 2.5 Cuban centimeters, if you want to get all metrically correct

Torque of the dork, heat of the meat, cube of the boob, mass of the ass, square of the hair, angle of the dangle — sure, I remember h.s. physics

We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.

by Titov on Nov 2, 2011 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions

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Mother, did it need to be so high.

by salvotion on Nov 2, 2011 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

This is what Walter White will look like if everything works out, right?

But ya gotta wonder about Pinkman…

We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.

by Titov on Nov 2, 2011 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Woo, hoo!

A serious piece of good news, now what the hell do I do with that?

In other news, I suspect that what Stacey MEANT to call a certain Gold Glove/Fielding Bible Award catcher was “badass.” I don’t think she meant to actually be commenting on the quality of his gluteal muscles, which are probably quite good, given the good humor with which he squats on them for longer than actually permitted by the Eighth Amendment.

he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins

by fishoutawata on Nov 2, 2011 6:19 AM EDT reply actions