WILLY TAVERAS NEWS

Red Reposter - Are Walt and Dusty Seriously Considering Willy Taveras for CF Next Season?

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More photos » by Al Behrman - AP There seems to be a high number of pictures in SBNation's AP photos bank of Dusty defending Willy T. Here is one of them. Browse more photos » The Fay answers...
>> www.redreporter.com/2009/10...
 

Willy Taveras, Walt Jocketty, and Dusty Baker

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No, not exactly Willie, Mickey, and the Duke, is it? John Fay brings up one of our favorite topics in response to a reader email: Question from Steve: My question is about the Reds’ current view of Willy Taveras. Do you think they will let him come to spring training and try to win...
>> redlegnation.com/2009/10...
 

Red Reposter - Is Jocketty the Best GM in the Central?

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Thank a few veterans today. View full size photo » The Arizona Fall League Rising Stars game can be seen hereIf you are like me and dont get MLB Network, this is your chance to catch Chris Heisey, Yonder Alonso...
>> www.redreporter.com/2009/11...
 

On Willy Taveras

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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...
>> redlegnation.com/2009/06...
 

WHY?! Reds sign Willy Taveras to a 2 year deal

The Reds make the worst signing of the offseason across baseball. Yay. I am going to go vomit.
>> redsminorleagues.com/2008/12...
 

Around the Reds Internets

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A short trip around the interwebs on a Friday morning: –Jamie Ramsey is bringing some love for local businesses who are Reds-crazy. I love stuff like this. –RR asks whether Walt and Dusty would seriously consider using Wee Willy Taveras in CF again next year. –Has...
>> redlegnation.com/2009/10...
 

Sabermetric Review of the 2009 Reds, Part 2: Offense

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A late season surge helped prevent a historically bad offense, but nonetheless, relative to average, the Reds fell off 26 runs in 2009 to 71 runs below average (after park adjustments).  It was the worst Reds offense since the 1997 team (95 runs below average).  On a...
>> www.redreporter.com/2009/11...
 

Game Thread: Reds at Cleveland — 2009.06.28

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Yes, Willy Taveras is back in the leadoff spot today. Note to Dusty Baker: most of us don’t mind if Taveras is in the lineup against left-handed pitchers. Really, we don’t mind. But he MUST be hitting 8th or 9th, if you are going to play him. Wee Willy just does too much...
>> redlegnation.com/2009/06...
 

Another beat writer expresses his frustration

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From Hal McCoy: Pinch-hitter Freddie Lewis hit a ball to dead center. As he has done so often this year, center fielder Willy Taveras broke poorly on the ball, running laterally to his left before realizing the ball was over his head. It fell for a double. He doesn’t get on base...
>> redlegnation.com/2009/08...
 

Thinking about Dusty Baker

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Some things I was just wondering about… Dusty Baker continuing to lead off Willy Taveras and building the lineups he does — is that the single worst thing any recent Reds manager has done to hurt the team’s chances of winning? Usually lineup construction doesn’t...
>> redlegnation.com/2009/07...
 

Red Reposter - What is Your Favorite Thanksgiving Side Dish?

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More photos » by Ross D. Franklin - AP Bronson's favorite Thanksgiving side dish? Coconut rum. Browse more photos » Sheldon spoke to Chris Dickerson about this and thatwhere he fits in the...
>> www.redreporter.com/2009/11...
 

Willy’s Weeks

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I was wondering just how many good weeks Willy Taveras has had this season — it just feels like he’s had about three excellent weeks and 15 godawful ones.  I was pretty close.  Only thing I didn’t realize was that he’s actually been okay the past two or three...
>> redlegnation.com/2009/07...
 

Blogging the Offseason: Cincinnati Reds

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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here. Today's NL team is the Cincinnati Reds and our guest is Slyde...
>> simononsports.blogspot.com/2009/11...
 

Red Reposter - 6/24/09

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More photos » by Ross D. Franklin - AP Willy Taveras isnt just struggling, he's drowning. And he could drag the Reds season down with him. How long will it take for Jocketty to do something about it? Browse...
>> www.redreporter.com/2009/6/...
 

Halfway to Dimaggio

Over the last month, Willy Taveras has put together the quietest 28 game hit streak of all time. What I found intriguing about this article though is that Baseball Musings calls Taveras a "player likely to go on a long hit streak" because of his approach at the plate which...
>> www.baseballmusings.com/archive...
 

How Many Runs Do Taveras and Gonzalez Cost the Reds on Offense?

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(Ed: Please welcome Redleg Nation’s newest contributor.) Before Wednesday night’s game, the Reds had scored 419 runs in 106 games, or 3.953 runs per game (R/G), which ranks them 15th of the 16 NL teams. Only the San Diego Padres have done worse at scoring runs. Obviously, the...
>> redlegnation.com/2009/08...
 

Reds 2009 Rule 5 Reserve List

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Friday, November 20 is the deadline for teams to file their 40-man roster reserve lists for the December 10th Rule 5 Draft. Players are not required to be protected on a club’s reserve list until they’ve been under club control for 4 or 5 years, depending on the age they...
>> redlegnation.com/2009/11...
 

Go Get ‘Em, Hal!

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After this season, Dayton Daily News sports reporter Hal McCoy will be forced to retire. Apparently, that’s what it’s taken to loosen his pen concerning the Reds and their idiocy. On famed crappy player Willy Taveras, McCoy wrote this. As far as I’m concerned, and many...
>> www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=3096...
 

What the hell does this mean?

4:45 PM: Another 'huh?' quote from Dusty thanks to C. Trent,On Janish over Rosales: "With Gonzalez's situation and the need for us to play real good defense, Janish showed us great improvement in strength and his bat. After Gonzalez, he's our next true shortstop...
>> www.dunnanddunner.com/2009/04...
 

Red Reposter - Passing the Blame, Pointing the Finger

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More photos » by Tom Gannam - AP Willy Taveras wins this year's award for Reds Poster Child for Front Office Waste and Terrible Talent Evaluation. Just like Corey Patterson, Mike Stanton, and Eric Milton before him, his name...
>> www.redreporter.com/2009/9/...
 

Red Reposter - The End of an Era(?)

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More photos » by NATHAN DENETTE - AP "Listen, we have to talk..." Browse more photos » Hall o' Famer Hal thinks the love affair between Dusty and Willy Taveras is overHere's the way Hal puts it when he...
>> www.redreporter.com/2009/9/...
 

Joe Poz on Dusty Baker

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This goes hand in hand with Chris’s excellent post last night (definitely go read that one before it gets bumped too far down the page). America’s Best Sportswriter (TM) has weighed in on the ongoing debacle we are witnessing at the hands of our intrepid manager. An excerpt...
>> redlegnation.com/2009/07...
 

Red Reposter - 8/19/09

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More photos » by Al Behrman - AP No matter how bad it gets for lil' Willy, he can rest assured that ol' Dusty will be right out front to stand up for him. It's almost touching, isnt it? Browse more photos » Slyde...
>> www.redreporter.com/2009/8/...
 

Reds Ink OF Taveras

Outfielder Willy Taveras has agreed to a two year deal to play for the Cincinnati Reds. Taveras is coming off a down year with the Rockies where he hit only .251. Yet, in 2007, Taveras hit for an impressive .320 batting average. Despite the low batting average, Taveras stole 68 bases...
>> www.ddmetsfanblog.com/2008/12...
 

Taveras Drawing More Interest Than Expected

According to one AL executive, free agent outfielder Willy Taveras is drawing more interest than originally expected. Taveras, who hit .251 with 1 HR with 68 SB in 133 games for the Rockies, was nearly traded to the Nationals during the Winter Meetings. Now, the Nationals, with at...
>> elismlbrumors.blogspot.com/2008/12...
 
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