Fields of Green, Gloves of Gold

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I'd love to sit here a write a column about who, out of the nominees listed below, should win Gold Gloves for each position. Actually, I would hate to do that. That sounds kind of boring, and I'm actually not qualified to do so. I watch my fair share of baseball, but I don't see enough to give a strong opinion about who should get the honors. And there's no way I'm crunching defensive stats for the next several hours.

Anyway, Gold Glove winners, who are voted on by the MLB managers and a handful of coaches, will be announced at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday on ESPN2. As a Nationals fan, my votes go to Adam Laroche and Ian Desmond. And that overt favoritism is exactly why I should never be allowed to vote for any awards.

And the nominees are…

American League:
C – Alex Avila, Russell Martin, A.J. Pierzynski, Matt Wieters
1B – Adrian Gonzalez, Mark Teixeira, Eric Hosmer
2B – Dustin Ackley, Robinson Cano, Dustin Pedroia
3B – Adrian Beltre, Brandon Inge, Mike Moustakas
SS – Elvis Andrus, J.J. Hardy, Brendan Ryan
LF – Alex Gordon, Desmond Jennings, David Murphy
CF – Austin Jackson, Adam Jones, Mike Trout
RF – Shin-Soo Choo, Jeff Francoeur, Josh Reddick
P – Jeremy Hellickson, Jake Peavy, C.J. Wilson

National League:
C – Yadier Molina, Miguel Montero, Carlos Ruiz
1B – Freddie Freeman, Adam LaRoche, Joey Votto
2B – Darwin Barney, Aaron Hill, Brandon Phillips
3B – Chase Headley, Aramis Ramirez, David Wright
SS – Zack Cozart, Ian Desmond, Jose Reyes, Jimmy Rollins
LF – Ryan Braun, Carlos Gonzalez, Martin Prado
CF – Michael Bourn, Andrew McCutchen, Drew Stubbs
RF – Jay Bruce, Andre Ethier, Jason Heyward

P – Bronson Arroyo, Mark Buehrle, Clayton Kershaw