All that glitters is not necessarily a Gold Glove

November 7, 2014

Because you can certainly put trophies on your bookshelf.

Ian Kinsler lost to Boston Red Sox Dustin Pedroia for the American League Gold Glove Award for second basemen. He did, however, pick up the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year award. The Gold Gloves are award by Rawlings, a sporting goods company and one of Wilson’s rivals.

Not for nothing, but I’m getting a bit tired of every little thing being sponsored by an advertiser. I know that’s how teams make money but it’s getting kind of obnoxious and breaks the flow of the conversation. There’s actually a scholarly paper on the topic I recently downloaded (warning: the process is a bit arduous).

But none of this should take away from Kinsler’s happy news. Mazel tov!

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