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Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter won his fifth Gold Glove award Tuesday, despite the notable handicap of not actually being good at baseball anymore. Twitter took issue with this.

Novelist Toure was excited, but realistic about Jeter's win

It's nice to see old Jeter get a Gold Glove but he deserves it even less than Obama deserved the Nobel.less than a minute ago via TweetDeckTouré
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Former Toronto Blue Jays executive Keith Law worried about the voters' slow descent into old age

Coaches who vote on Gold Gloves have lost their credibility AND their eyesight #DerekJetersImpactless than a minute ago via webkeithlaw
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Boston Globe baseball writer Pete Abraham explained one of the award's key components

Little known Gold Glove fact:  Attractiveness of wife or girlfriend is 75 percent, fielding ability 25 percentless than a minute ago via TweetDeckPete Abraham
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Jay Jaffe of Baseball Prospectus compared the award to the Grammys...

With every Derek Jeter win, the Fielding Grammy's status as a meaningful award becomes even more of a jokeless than a minute ago via TweetDeckJay Jaffe
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...while sports blogger Matt Sussman preferred his Golden Globes analogy...

Gold Gloves : best defense in MLB :: Golden Globes : best defense in MLBless than a minute ago via TweetDeckMatt Sussman
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...and ESPN's Jerry Crasnick picked up the Nobel thread

Derek Jeter could have won a Nobel Peace Prize, and it would have been greeted more receptively than this Gold Glove award.less than a minute ago via webJerry Crasnick
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Walkoff Walk blogger Rob Iracane was one of the few people to defend Jeter's win

There are not enough Gold Gloves in the world to make up for the egregious fact that Jeter has never won an MVP award.less than a minute ago via TweetDeckRob Iracane
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Fake Twitter icon @OldHossRadbourn educated fans on the history of the award...

Gold being quite expensive, in my day fine fielders were presented awards made from antimony. Unfortunately, antimony is most toxic. RIP.less than a minute ago via webOld Hoss Radbourn
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...while MLB's official feed made us an offer we couldn't refuse

Disagree with any #MLBAwards like Gold Glove? Join millions who vote in MLB.com This Year In Baseball Awards http://bit.ly/bzX6Hkless than a minute ago via webMLB
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