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Old 07-07-2024, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by carlsonjok View Post
Getting way off topic, but Garvey also won 4 Gold Gloves. But, I have ceased to put weight on awards like that. The fact that Derek Jeter won 5 Gold Gloves and Jim Kaat won the Gold Glove in 1969 despite a .826 fielding percentage tells me that the GG is often more about flash than fundamentals.
And Palmeiro won one in a year I believe he only played 30 games at the position.
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