Twitter reacts to D-backs’ Parra and Goldschmidt Gold Gloves
Oct 30, 2013, 7:24 AM | Updated: 7:24 am
On Tuesday, Arizona Diamondbacks’ first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and rightfielder Gerardo Parra captured Rawlings Gold Gloves.
The honors were Goldschmidt’s first such award, although he was given the National League’s Hank Aaron award Monday, while Parra’s Gold Glove was his second in the last three years.
Local and national media and fellow athletes and teammates, as well as Parra himself, took to Twitter following the announcement:
thank God and you for the unconditional support fans enjoy this as I did God bless you always 🎉 🎉 🎈 🎊 🎈 🎉 🎊 🎈 🎉 🎉🎉🎊🎉🎊🎈🎉🎊👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻
— gerardo parra (@88_gparra) October 30, 2013
Congrats @88_gparra and #Goldy on winning Gold Gloves very very well deserved @Dbacks
— Tyler Skaggs (@TylerSkaggs37) October 30, 2013
Congrats to Goldy and @88_gparra on their gold gloves! Very well deserved! #GoldschmidttedOn #NotToday
— Daniel Hudson (@DHuddy41) October 30, 2013
Congrats to @Dbacks @88_gparra & Goldy on winning Gold Gloves!! #MLB #diamondbacks
— Larry Fitzgerald (@LarryFitzgerald) October 30, 2013
Congrats to Goldy and @88_gparra on their #NLGoldGloveAwards! Well-deserved! Love pitching with those guys behind me…
— Brad Ziegler (@BradZiegler) October 30, 2013
RT @msimonespn Gerardo Parra tied Andrelton Simmons with 41 Defensive Runs Saved in 2013 (most in the 11-year compilation by @fieldingbible)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 30, 2013
@88_gparra Conglratulations “G” on your 2nd Rawlings Gold Glove Award. Well deserved. You're the best !!!
— Greg Schulte (@GubnuhDbacks) October 30, 2013
I know @dougglanville is big fan of Paul Goldschmidt D (1st career Gold Glove)…I'll trust his judgment!
— Mark Simon (@msimonespn) October 30, 2013
#Dbacks Paul Goldschmidt was outstanding defensively all season long & now he's the NL Gold Glove winner at 1st base!! Congrats, Goldy!!
— Steve Berthiaume (@BertDbacks) October 30, 2013
Paul Goldschmidt is the first player whose name contains “Gold” to win a Gold Glove
— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) October 30, 2013
