Who will be champion older horse?

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Originally Posted by Gaelic Storm

Gio Ponte is the most deserving but sports writers are mostly idiots, for an example see the AL Gold Glove winners.

Don't even get me started. Jeter? Mauer? Really? You're telling me those two dummies aren't being rewarded for their offensive prowess? Jeter was sixht in the league in putouts, 7th in double plays, and 10th in range factor. The only thing he had going for him is fielding percentage, but hey, when your range is so weak you only get 4/5th of the chances of your closest competition, you're going to commit fewer errors. The worst part is that it was Jeter's fourth Gold Glove, and I would argue he didn't deserve even one of them.

Mauer threw out 19 runners this year while giving up 54 steals. Compare that with guys like Gerald Laird (42/59), and you're wondering what Mauer did to deserve the award. Granted, Laird is one of the worst hitting starting regulars in the league, but this isn't the Silver Slugger award.