No Gold For A-Rod

No big surprise here.

I knew Alex Rodriguez was a long shot for a Gold Glove, even though he had the numbers.

No big deal, he is still one of the best third basemen in the game, and it was only his second year at the position.

So who is the AL Gold Glove third baseman?



Erik Chavez of the A's.

And this is the fifth, (and last), year in a row that he has won the award.

On the award...

Chavez, who struggled to throw to first base in June because of inflammation behind his right shoulder, thought Texas' Hank Blalock might be the leading candidate this year.

``When you have a streak intact, you want to keep it going as long as you possibly can,'' said Chavez, who committed 15 errors. ``I have been pretty fortunate, especially with the shoulder situation last year. The past four or five years, I've felt pretty lucky. I don't really expect anything. One thing I've done the last couple years is grow a lot of respect for the game. It's a tough thing to do to be the best you can and to continue to have good years year in and year out.''

I also like Blalock, but let's look at some basic numbers.

Errors, Put-Outs and Fielding Percentage.

A-Rod
12 116 and .971

Blalock
11 96 and .973

Chavez, the winner
15 121 and .966

That is a tough call, but Chavez got the nod, and Congrats to him.

But based on that, you have to give A-Rod the AL MVP.

He put up Gold Glove worthy numbers, and who's bat would you rather have, Chavez or A-Rod?

Or another way to ask, as his batting numbers are more than comparable to David Ortiz, who's glove would you rather have?

A-Rod is the most complete player in the game today, and is no doubt, The AL MVP.