Archive for the ‘Gold Glove’ Tag
Alex Gordon 2016 Spring Training Kansas City Royals custom card Leave a comment
2015 All-Star Alcides Escobar custom card Leave a comment
2015 Kansas City Royals Spring Training set – Alex Gordon Leave a comment
2015 Kansas City Royals Spring Training set – Lorenzo Cain Leave a comment
2015 Kansas City Royals Spring Training set – Alcides Escobar Leave a comment
Custom Card of the Day: Eric Hosmer 1992 Fleer Ultra Gold Glove Leave a comment
I’ve already said that it would be a crime if Alcides Escobar doesn’t win the American League Gold Glove award. This card is a little more of a leap than Escobar’s was. Eric Hosmer is excellent defensively. He is good enough to at least be on the short list of Gold Glove candidates at first base. He is increasingly smooth for his age. It is very nice to have a solid defensive first baseman even if it means that Billy Butler is strictly a DH now. Eric Hosmer should also get some consideration for AL Rookie of the Year too. He and Royals reliever Aaron Crow are both having seasons worthy of being candidates.
1983 Topps Royals: Alcides Escobar Leave a comment
Alcides Escobar should be an All-Star this year. Alcides Escobar should win a gold glove this year. Neither will likely happen even though they should.
Custom Card of the Day: Alcides Escobar 1992 Fleer Ultra Gold Glove Leave a comment
If you are a Royals fan you have probably heard somebody complain about Alcides Escobar’s .212 average. They are legitimate, .212 is not a good average. If you have watched many Royals games this year however, you know that Escobar’s defense makes him well worth the outs at the plate.
Specifically if you watched today’s game. For future reference “today” is the day Billy Butler hit a walk-off 2-run home run. In the top of the 8th inning Escobar made an absolutely amazing play. He has made several great plays this year but this play came with 2 outs and the bases loaded in a 0-0 game. That is being clutch with the glove. Escobar stopped a grounder through the hole off the bat of Alberto Callaspo and launched a throw that first baseman Eric Hosmer picked out of the dirt.
Now the subject at hand, Alcides Escobar deserves a gold glove this year. period. His .212 average might be held against him though. If this happens it would be a crime. The gold glove award was made for guys like Escobar. We all remember Rafael Palmeiro winning the gold glove while only playing 28 games at first base all year. He did hit 47 home runs with 148 RBI’s and that is likely why he won the gold glove. What a sham!
Alcides Escobar needs to win this award, he deserves it. If you are complaining about a .212 hitter you have no idea what it was like having Yuniesky Betancourt playing defense every game. If Escobar hits .212 and plays in 155 games and continues to play defense as he has done thus far, it is a well worth him being in the starting lineup.
A Hair Off Square 