“ This year, the voters returned to [Orlando] Hudson [for the NL second baseman Gold Glove Award], once again spurning Utley, who still doesn’t have a Gold Glove despite being arguably the league’s top defensive second baseman for five seasons running. And not over the last five seasons; I mean in each of the last five seasons. Who cares, right? Well, someday Utley’s going to be on a Hall of Fame ballot, and at least a few voters will say, ‘Gosh, I love the guy’s hitting stats, but why didn’t he win any Gold Gloves?’ The answer isn’t that Utley wasn’t a great fielder; the answer is that the Gold Glove voters just weren’t paying attention.
November 11, 2009
