All-Time Gold Glove Team
August 23, 2007 by Geoff Young
Filed under Awards
Speaking of defense, as we were earlier today, the all-time Gold Glove team has been announced. Most of these guys make sense to me, although I’m a little surprised to see Wes Parker at first base over the likes of Keith Hernandez and J.T. Snow.
Then again, I never saw Parker play, so what do I know?
my thoughts exactly geoff… have you seen the movie about this all?? http://imkeithhernandez.com
Hernandez DID revolutionize the position but I gotta tell you, WES PARKER was unbelievable. Nothing, I mean nothing got past him. He moved so fluidly – so effortlessly. He deserves this recognition.
Mayor: No, I haven’t seen the movie; thanks for the heads-up.
Thanks, Hal, for the input. Like I said, I never saw Parker play. Hernandez and Snow are the best I’ve ever seen, but my “personal file” only goes back to the late-’70s.
Have to throw in my vote for Mickey Stanley in the outfield.
James: Ah, there is a name I haven’t thought of in a while. He and Paul Blair from that era both deserve mention, as does Cesar Geronimo from slightly later.
Mick did not have the bat, though, like Paul Blair did. But sharing the outfield with Willie Horton, Jim Northrup, and Al Kaline kind of made up for that.