Shogo, Barnhart Gold Glove finalists; Bauer named Outstanding Pitcher

Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty ImagesIt’s probably just me, an idiot, who has a weird reaction when discussing annual Gold Glove Awards. Every time I think about it, I picture a talented baseball defender flying across the diamond in an attempt to snag a wayward pop-fly, only to extend his glove and have the ball bang off his metal mitt like a mallet banging a gong.

Perhaps a Feather Glove Award is more appropriate. A Tempur-Pedic Memoryfoam Award?

I digress.

The Gold Glove Award, which is called such because of the trophy (obviously), is a celebration of great defense that’s doled out to every position in every league upon the completion of each regular season, and despite the nebulous methods…