Christian Walker wins a Gold Glove

[Stephen Anderson]

Walker's standout season at 1B nets him Gold Glove

PHOENIX -- Christian Walker always believed he could be a good defensive first baseman, even if that wasn't his reputation as he was coming up through the Minor Leagues, so he kept working and working on it with D-backs infield coach Tony Perezchica. Walker was rewarded for his efforts Tuesday,

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[FORKCOCK]

Congratulations!

 

[bucketdad]

What a great lesson in hard work pays off. Love the attitude that he still has a lot of work to do.

 

[DeeDave]

I always thought he was better at 1st than people gave him credit for


still remember Teddy Heffner badmouthing him on the air repeatedly - the same Teddy Heffner that never played a second of college baseball- a wannabe total loser. I'm proud to say I haven't listened to that fat mouth in years.

Congrats to Walker on the Gold Glove. More importantly, congrats to him for the impressive major league career.