On Willy Taveras

I’m tired of writing about Willy Taveras. Really, I am. The Reds have a lot of interesting players and storylines, and I’m going to focus more on those things in the days ahead. Besides, everyone who isn’t named Johnnie B. Baker Jr. knows that Taveras is rotten and has no business “hitting” leadoff in the Reds lineup. There isn’t even an argument anymore. Dusty is just being stubborn by sticking Taveras at the top of the order. He’s trying to prove that he’s smarter than everyone else. And I do mean everyone. Is there anyone who thinks it’s a good idea to lead off with Wee Willy T? (And don’t forget that I tried my best to be open-minded about this acquisition.) Anyway, sometimes these posts just write themselves, so I’m going to dip my toe into the shallow waters of this subject once more. First, I just saw this post over at Baseball Prospectus, headlined “When Cliches Go Bad”: Small sample, but Willy Ta...