Ken Davidoff

Ken Davidoff

MLB

Baseball’s overrated and over-hated in 2013

Another year is nearly behind us, and at the risk of sounding like a grumpy old man, there’s more urgency than ever to rush to judgment — to strong judgment — on each and every issue. Gray area isn’t cool anymore, if it ever was.

Hence our annual Overrated and Over-hated list. Who and what in baseball (and elsewhere) is regarded too highly, and who or what gets too much grief? Here’s one person’s meter.

Ben Affleck: Overrated

Sandy Alderson: In Year 4, we finally should figure it out

Beards: Overrated

Carlos Beltran: Over-hated

Biogenesis: Over-hated

Ryan Braun: Overrated as an evil mastermind. He gave up too easily.

Breaking Bad finale: I wouldn’t know. I still have the unwrapped Season 1 DVD on my shelf. Please don’t tell Bob Klapisch.

Marlon Byrd: Overrated

Robinson Cano: Over-hated

Brian Cashman: Over-hated

Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes: Over-hated Thing 1 and Over-hated Thing 2

Terry Collins: See Sandy Alderson

Bartolo Colon: Over-plated. As in he throws a lot of strikes. Why, what did you think I meant?

Chris Davis agita: Overrated

Jacoby Ellsbury: Overrated

Joe Girardi: Overworked in 2013. Same goes for the Yankees’ trainers.

Curtis Granderson: Over-hated

The Hall of Fame: Over-passionated

Matt Harvey: Over-dedicated to Qualcomm

Hispanics Across America: Over-bloviated

Home-plate collisions: Overrated

Rob Manfred: Over-frustrated

Brian McCann: Overrated

David Ortiz: Over-hated

Hunter Pence: Overrated

Brandon Phillips: Overrated

Yasiel Puig: Over-hated

Mariano Rivera: Over-feted? Not at all. Although keep your eyes open for one hell of a garage sale in Westchester.

David Robertson: Over-hated

Alex Rodriguez: Over-litigated

Rich Rodriguez: Overrated

Bud Selig’s not testifying in the A-Rod appeal: Over-hated

John Stearns: Over-hated

Hal Steinbrenner: Over-hated

Masahiro Tanaka: He has to be overrated, doesn’t he? Just feels like it.

Twerking: Over-hated

Jay Z: As Grampa said in this “Simpsons” episode, a little from Column A, a little of Column B.

–Have a happy and healthy 2014.