I find your article offensive to Irish people.
Just kidding it's just a bunch of obnoxious cr*p. Have a good day everyone.

Amen to post #1!

f ck the east coast !~

Same could be said for Aaron Hill with the Jays. Idiot voters and the popularity contest it is.

I don't really think the voters watch these guys enough. They just look at fielding statistics, but not the right ones. Jeter won a GG over Barlett who is clearly a better SS right now. Jeter doesn't make many errors, but his range is limited which in turn limits the balls he can make a play on.

J3030,
Please double-check. You will find that there are no other teams in baseball other than on the east coast. Unless you mean the Pacific Coast League. But I don't think anyone on the Portland Beavers had a gold glove season this year.

There might be other teams beside the east coast, but we are talking about the best teams

I'm not a Phillies fan and have a prejudice against east coast teams, but Chase Utley is one the top five baseball players at ANY position.

Utley is still the man. He'll get the Silver Slugger award for second basemen for the rest of his career.

the real crime is that such a chitty article is on yahoo sports.

I have no idea what a golden glove is anymore. There are so many glaring errors in the picks, it is laughable. Do the voters watch any baseball other than their favorite teams? Don't vote if you haven't seen everybody play. What a joke!

Aww give me a break. Did any of you see the errors that he made against the mets in a day game last august? First off, he droped an easy pop up (similar to the one castillo dropped against the yankess) and while the runner was hustling to second, Utley carelessly threw an off line throw to second that went past the second base man and all the way to the tarp near the left field line. Angel Pagan pretty much walked home after that...two errors on the play for Utley, one run for the Mets, and as Gary Cohen so properly put it "a little league home run" HAHA.

the only travesty is that brandon phillips didnt win again. The problem with blogs is that the people that write them have no clue. watch a few games and it will be completely obvious who the best is. These so called fielding stats are ridiculous. Watch Brandon phillips and the amount of ground he covers and then watch utley and any other second baseman..there is no comparison. any baseball person can tell you just by watching the guys play that phillips is obviously the best defensive second baseman in baseball...not just in the national league.
the same problem goes on in the american league with derek jeter...the guy gets to ground balls two steps to left and right, and because he makes each play he is the best...this is a joke...Rafy palmeiro won a gold glove and play like 17 games at first base one season...these people voting, and these awful bloggers need shut down

to post #5(and all other east coast haters), we not only run this country but the WHOLE WORLD!!!! so show some respect. And Philly is right in the middle.

In response to comment 15: what's your point? Luis Castillo himself has been one of the best 2B throughout his career as well. Everybody drops a fly ball sooner or later. I've seen Edgar Renteria drop a fly ball in the infield before. When observing a player like Utley, you have to look at the complete body of work throughout a season. You can't judge a player by one game. If you could judge a player by just one game, then you could probably make the claim that Laynce Nix is greater than Babe Ruth. See the folly of your ways now?
I feel bad for guys like Jason Bartlett and Nick Punto. Those are the types of players who won't get the recognition they deserve, because they simply don't put up the offensive numbers that attract know-nothing fantasy baseball fans.
While Jeter doesn't have the best range at SS, there is one thing I think he does better than any other SS: throwing. The guy seems to always be on balance when he makes his plays (even when he makes tough plays). I'm not saying he has the strongest arm out of all shortstops (that title probably belongs to Furcal); however, he does seem to make it look more effortless than other shortstops do in making sure the ball reaches first base.
Part of me wonders if Jeter would never get this recognition if he weren't such a hitting machine.
I do agree that Utley was robbed, however. Orlando Hudson? Give me a break! Utley has excellent range, good hands, good arm, and is exceptionally quick at turning double plays. Believe it or not, Utley's defensive game wasn't that strong at the start of his career. He worked hard and improved his defense tremendously.
Brandon Philips is also an excellent 2B as well. If he were a Yankee instead of a Red, he would get the attention he deserves from the public.

HK was correct... Chase Utley, You're The Man!!!

I don't think Utley got robbed at all. He's good, but I don't think he's underrated.
I've been trolling the fielding stats and here's a few other ppl who got robbed. Lyle Overbay. May be Johjima didn't play enough this year, but it's a total travesty that's he's going back to Japan having never won one of these. Por exemplo: 2009 Joe Mauer Caught stealing percentage: 26%. Fielding Percentage: .996. Johjima Caught stealing percentage: 53%! Fielding Percentage: .998

When Chase Utley starts playing a real position in a full-sized major league park - and manages to put up the same numbers - then he can get some hardware.

Does anyone recall the DH a few years back that played 27? games at 1st base & won the gold glove? I don't remember his name but it goes to show the Gold Glove Award is misleading.

2nd base is where you put the girl that plays on your son's T-ball team.

How did Gerald Laird not win a gold glove? He led the league in every single defensive stat at his position. Sad.

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there are several guys not just at 2b and SS that dont get the recognition, and the point is not to just watch one game...watch the guys play all season long...there are plays that phillips makes that no other second baseman can make (watch a reds game and you will see him continually on the ss side of 2b fielding and throwing guys out, he is always ranging so deep into left and centerfield for linedrives and popups, and he has incredible hands on very tough balls)...and he makes all of the other routine plays...and speaking of double plays, he turns the most by any second baseman as well...with interchangable parts on the left side of the infield...
i completely respect utely for greatly improving his defense, as i am aware of his relative struggles when he entered the league...but just because you have improved doesnt make you the best. the naked eye judges these guys much better than any stat. i mean prince fielder hit as many homers and had more rbi than pujols but no one is calling him the better hitter...there are to many damn stats...and now fielding stats...this is ridiculous

Last time i checked having the best defensive stats won you the gold glove....of course thats why brandon phillips got robbed of it 3 years ago when orlando hudson won it right? ...