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Orlando Hudson was announced as a National League's 2B Gold Glove award winner on Friday, November 3rd. Go Orlando Hudson and congratualtions!!!
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YBC-Dog · Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 3:19 pm Post subject:

Well deserved, IMHO.

1golfer1 · MLB Rookie Joined: 25 Aug 2006 Posts: 135

he's great, but i'm sure a lot of voters haven't seen all the routine plays he botched. i'll still keep him, tho! Smile

B. O. N. D. · Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 3:23 pm Post subject:

shoewizard · Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 3:32 pm Post subject:

Thats great news for him....of course his price tag just went up a tick. Sad

dirtygary · Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 4:54 pm Post subject:

Yeah, how much is this gonna cost us? Said it before and I'll say it again, any GM looking to shore up the middle infield could certainly sell a Gold Glover with a .290 BA to the fans. And not get reamed for giving up prospects that 99% of the fan base has never heard of.
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stu · Everyday Player Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 560

Hudson also won the Gold Glove award from a panel of 10 stathead "experts" on fielding. they don't tell you who they are.

http://actasports.com/sows.php

levski · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1763

stu · Everyday Player Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 560

At the start of the season I do not think Hudson was playing Gold Glove defense and was lightly above aberage IMO. He improved as the season went on, but on some sort of overall standard I would not have thought Gold Glove. Sort of like I could not see Trevor Bobick as the Champ on an absolute scale.

However, the GG is not on an absolute scale, but a comparison with other players.
Here are Dial's numbers on NL 2b's They are given not for theri validity (which I doubt) but just for listing of 2b's with some number next to them. There really isn't that much competition. Philly fans thought Utely was great this year, but I hadn't heard that when he was coming up. I always like Valentine's range at ss, but he only played 94 games at 2b. Jamie Carrol lost his job. Biggiio is old. Barfield and Phillips young. Given the competition, the coaches probably made a logical choice.

As to Dewan experts (and I'm guessing Dial was not one), I wonder how many games they saw Hudson play. I should also point out that the Dewan award is all of the majors not just the NL so it is even more impressive.

ncdbackfan · Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:27 pm Post subject:

Congrats O-Dawg!

unc84steve · Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:55 pm Post subject:

The Fielding Bible Awards panel (from the Bill James Handbook 2007):

1. Bill James, Red Sox advisor.
2. BIS Video Scouts (Baseball Info Solutions) who breakdown MLB game video.
3. Hal Richman, Strat-O-Matic Baseball inventor.
4. Joe Posananski, KC Star, AP's best sports columnist 2003 & 2005
5. John Dewan, BIS owner, author of The Fielding Bible.
6. Mat Olkin, Mariners Player Acquisition Consultant, and writer.
7. Mike Murphy, Chicago sports radio host WSCR 670AM.
8. Nate Birtwell, head of BIS data collection.
9. Rob Neyer, ESPN.
10. Tom Tango Fan Poll.

Tie-breakers:
a. Steve Moyer, BIS president.
b. Todd Radcliffe, BIS lead video scout.
c. Dave Studenmund, Hardball Times.
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stu · Everyday Player Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 560

Tom Tango Fan Poll.

Cool. I was one of the "experts".

TAP · Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 4:20 pm Post subject: