Gregory Pratt Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Am I the only one who thinks Dye's defense is underrated? We might've lost that game yesterday without him. By my count, he made three spectacular catches in right field that robbed the Angels of some major hits, including a homerun. So here's to the former Gold Glover! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 His defense isnt underrated to his team, or to us as fans. Name recognition usually goes hand in hand with selecting a Gold Glove, and guys like Guerrero have the sexy stat "outfield assists" to help them along. If there was a "game saving catch" stat or "diving catch" stat, I think Dye would be a regular gold glover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Dye has always had a very good fielding reputation, the only negative I can think of is his range is slightly down from when he was younger due to age and some leg injuries, but he is a very good defender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pods70Rowand33 Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 I love Jermaine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 He is Spiderman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 lets see: he's our smartest baserunner he's our best arm in the outfield he's a our second best defense in the outfield (i'll give brian that nod) he's f***ing smoking the ball right now and how much is he making? maybe KWs best move last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedge Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 He's a considerable defensive improvement considering our previous right fielder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 hasnt he won a gg b4 when he was younger? Oh and his defense right now isnt all that much better than Maggz pre-injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSGuy406 Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 QUOTE(Wedge @ Apr 29, 2006 -> 04:33 PM) He's a considerable defensive improvement considering our previous right fielder. ??? I always thought pretty highly of Magglio's defense, at least, pre-knee injury... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Apr 29, 2006 -> 10:48 AM) ??? I always thought pretty highly of Magglio's defense, at least, pre-knee injury... Maggs was a very solid defender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSF Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 I think Dye's arm is a little stronger than Mags, but I thought Mags defense improved year after year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Apr 29, 2006 -> 05:45 AM) His defense isnt underrated to his team, or to us as fans. Name recognition usually goes hand in hand with selecting a Gold Glove, and guys like Guerrero have the sexy stat "outfield assists" to help them along. If there was a "game saving catch" stat or "diving catch" stat, I think Dye would be a regular gold glover. Ummmm, I don't think there is a person in baseball that would tell you Vladdy is a better defensive outfielder than Dye. Vladdy may be the worse right fielder in all of baseball (defensively). The guy is hideous out there and thats coming from someone who goes to 30 or so Angel games a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 If someone is implying Maggs was a poor defensive outfielder they are wrong. He wasn't a GGer, but he was a little above average out there, imo. Now if your referring to having Everett out there after Maggs got hurt, well in that case you'd be correct...Dye is lightyears better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Apr 29, 2006 -> 11:00 AM) Ummmm, I don't think there is a person in baseball that would tell you Vladdy is a better defensive outfielder than Dye. Vladdy may be the worse right fielder in all of baseball (defensively). The guy is hideous out there and thats coming from someone who goes to 30 or so Angel games a year. People think he's a good defender because of his arm, I swear. The guy is absolutely horrendous out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Apr 29, 2006 -> 09:02 AM) People think he's a good defender because of his arm, I swear. The guy is absolutely horrendous out there. He may have an amazing arm, but the Sox tend to run on him all day long and its the right thing to do. He misses cut off man and rarely throws strikes. If he beats you on a perfect throw so be it, cause its so damn rare for him to really make a good throw. And the guy is horrid, he'll drop 3-4 routine balls a year and that doesn't speak of the balls he lets drop because he is one of the few worse defensive right fielders in the game. Garret Anderson is probably one of the worse defensive left fielders in the game too. The Angels need Erstad to regain his gold glove days in the OF ASAP cuase they got 2 AWFUL outfielders around him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCSox Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 QUOTE(Wedge @ Apr 29, 2006 -> 09:33 AM) He's a considerable defensive improvement considering our previous right fielder. No way. Before the knee injury, Maggs was a very solid defensive RF. Jermaine may not be very graceful, but he gets the job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 QUOTE(WCSox @ Apr 29, 2006 -> 10:54 AM) No way. Before the knee injury, Maggs was a very solid defensive RF. Jermaine may not be very graceful, but he gets the job done. Maggs was about Average IMO. Average throwing arm, average range. I think Dye is an upgrade over him on both parts. Especially the Range, he's just a lot quicker out there than Ordonez ever was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCSox Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 29, 2006 -> 10:56 AM) Maggs was about Average IMO. Average throwing arm, average range. I think Dye is an upgrade over him on both parts. Especially the Range, he's just a lot quicker out there than Ordonez ever was. Nah, I think that the '98-'03 Maggs was above average defensively. Certainly not Ichiro, but "average" is selling him short. Dye quicker than the pre-injury Ordonez? I don't see it. If he is, it's not by much. I think that he gets better reads on balls, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3E8 Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Dye's defense last year was not good. He had more errors in the outfield than all but one player in the majors, but it's pretty hard to out-error Emil Brown. He had great arm strength, but would constantly miss the cutoff man. Dye would've been top three in the league in assists with a little more accuracy last year (no one is touching Manny's 17). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Anyone who has the phrase "White Sox World Series MVP" before their name is doing ok by me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 I loved Maggs but Dye has been incredible. MVP of the Series means he'll be beloved in Chicago til he dies and after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 QUOTE(greg775 @ Apr 30, 2006 -> 04:49 AM) I loved Maggs but Dye has been incredible. MVP of the Series means he'll be beloved in Chicago til he dies and after. Prob wont be remembered that much.... Konerko and Ozzie are probably the guys who will get the most love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Apr 29, 2006 -> 11:03 PM) Prob wont be remembered that much.... Konerko and Ozzie are probably the guys who will get the most love. Thome, Jenks and Buehrle, too, from typical fans. Maybe some Contreras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Apr 30, 2006 -> 12:03 AM) Prob wont be remembered that much.... MVP of the WORLD SERIES,= something we've never had in Chicago since the early 1900s. Got the game winning hit in the clincher. Man if he isn't remembered then we can just erase his stats right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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