It was a good week for one of my favorite players. Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman won his first Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards. The Gold Glove recognizes excellence on the field. Even though he had 17 errors (mostly throwing errors), Ryan covered more ground than most other third basemen and got to many balls that others wouldn't have gotten to and turned them into outs. The Silver Slugger is given to the best offensive player at each position. Zimmerman had a great season hitting for power, average, and producing runs. The tandem of Zimmerman and Dunn (though sometimes Dunn and Zimmerman) proved to be one of the highlights in a mostly unpleasant season for the Nationals. So, today I say "Thank God for Ryan Zimmerman."
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