Giants Stars Posey, Crawford, Panik Capture Gold Gloves

Brandon Crawford's reign as the National League's best defensive shortstop will continue, but his run as the clubhouse's only Gold Glove winner is over.Crawford won his second Gold Glove Award on Tuesday and was joined by first-time winners Buster Posey and Joe Panik, giving the Giants three Gold Glove defenders for the first time since 1994, when Barry Bonds, Darren Lewis and Matt Williams won. Posey ended Yadier Molina's eight-year run as the National League's catcher and Panik beat out Jean Segura and 2014 winner DJ LeMahieu in a selection that came as a bit of a surprise since injuries limited Panik to 127 games. In Campaign's Final Days, Clinton Gets FBI Reprieve Posey is the first Giants catcher to win a Gold Glove since Mike Matheny in 2005, while Panik joined Robby Thompson as the only Giants second basemen to win. Panik and Crawford are the National League's first Gold Glove middle-infield combo in 14 years.The Giants have for years felt that Posey is the best defensive catcher in the National League. He finally has the hardware to prove it. Unseating an incumbent is difficult in Gold Glove voting, but Posey took another step up defensively this season and put up numbers...