Here is what Jim Palmer said during Tuesday night’s Yankee game during a Bobby Abreu bat in the first inning:

Everybody said he won a Gold Glove but he wasn’t that good of a rightfielder. 

Abreu won the award in the NL in ‘05, he was 5th in RZR for RFs, played more innings and had a much better arm than everyone in front of him beside Jose Guillen.  

If you win it and people say you don’t deserve it, that usually means your not a bad rightfielder.

No, Derek Jeter won the Gold Glove at shortstop last year and he was 8th in RZR at SS.  

He’s not a guy that will run into a wall,

Ever. 

but he plays just about every game and guys who run into walls miss a week or two.

Really? Because Aaron Rowand (a guy who runs through walls) has played 149 games this year. Thats two more than Abreu (a guy who doesn’t run through walls). So, your wrong.  

And, by the way, rationalizing “not running through walls” or “not trying hard” with playing a lot of games is just stupid.