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Viva Dusty!

Found July 28, 2009 on Redleg Nation:
PLAYERS: Willy Taveras
TEAMS: Houston Astros

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Tonight’s lineup: Taveras CF Gonzalez SS Votto 1B Phillips 2B Encarnacion 3B Nix LF Gomes RF Tatum C Arroyo P Only Dusty Baker would bat 2 of the 5 worst “hitters” in the majors at the top of his lineup night after night. Viva Dusty!!! UPDATE: Willy Taveras’s numbers, 2008/09 combined: 216 games, .249/.299/.297. That’s a 596 OPS and an OPS+ of 55 - by far the worst in the majors over that span. Gonzo’s 2009 numbers (he didn’t play last year, and it was the best season he’s had as a Red): .209/.254/.293. An OPS of .547 and an OPS+ of 42. Can you smell that?
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