http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/623 Recent articles about Willy Taveras en-us 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 Paul Daugherty ever written a column that didn’t make him look clueless? –The Reds Community Fund has revitalized another youth field. Those guys are doing good work. –Okay, this is admittedly pre... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:30:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Around_the_Reds_Internets/1463836 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Around_the_Reds_Internets/1463836 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Around_the_Reds_Internets/1463836 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/2/a29fac1dc8050bab2de26ba50e8d0ed7c69d0d08/small/PicImg_MLB_MAR_18_93ea.jpg 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 some reader questionsQuestion 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 the job from Drew Stubbs and ... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:00:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Red_Reposter_Are_Walt_and_Dusty_Seriously_Considering_Willy_Taveras_for_CF_Next_Season/1458934 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Red_Reposter_Are_Walt_and_Dusty_Seriously_Considering_Willy_Taveras_for_CF_Next_Season/1458934 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Red_Reposter_Are_Walt_and_Dusty_Seriously_Considering_Willy_Taveras_for_CF_Next_Season/1458934 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/2/a29fac1dc8050bab2de26ba50e8d0ed7c69d0d08/small/PicImg_MLB_MAR_18_93ea.jpg 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 the job from Drew Stubbs and Chris Dickerson, or do you think the Reds will try to move him in the offseason? Do you perceive a split between the way Dusty Baker and Walt Jocketty view Taveras? My sense, from afar,... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:15:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Willy_Taveras_Walt_Jocketty_and_Dusty_Baker/1450779 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Willy_Taveras_Walt_Jocketty_and_Dusty_Baker/1450779 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Willy_Taveras_Walt_Jocketty_and_Dusty_Baker/1450779 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/2/a29fac1dc8050bab2de26ba50e8d0ed7c69d0d08/small/PicImg_MLB_MAR_18_93ea.jpg 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 will be etched inside a urinal in the bathroom across from the Big Red Machine mural at GABP. Browse more photos » Doc wants Bud Selig to come to Cincy this weekend to catch th... Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:52:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Red_Reposter_Passing_the_Blame_Pointing_the_Finger/1273398 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Red_Reposter_Passing_the_Blame_Pointing_the_Finger/1273398 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Red_Reposter_Passing_the_Blame_Pointing_the_Finger/1273398 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/2/a29fac1dc8050bab2de26ba50e8d0ed7c69d0d08/small/PicImg_MLB_MAR_18_93ea.jpg 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. When he does he doesn’t steal when it is needed. He was brought in to be a leadoff hitter and couldn’t do it and is now batting second. And he is below average in the field. What can Taveras do? He has a nice stereo ... Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:22:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Another_beat_writer_expresses_his_frustration/1011038 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Another_beat_writer_expresses_his_frustration/1011038 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Another_beat_writer_expresses_his_frustration/1011038 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/2/a29fac1dc8050bab2de26ba50e8d0ed7c69d0d08/small/PicImg_MLB_MAR_18_93ea.jpg 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 weeks. As you can see, Willy’s had two great weeks, four okay ones, and eight abysmal weeks. (Plate appearance totals are more or less similar, except he only had seven PAs in one of his amazing .000 weeks.)... Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:00:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Willy_8217s_Weeks/828886 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Willy_8217s_Weeks/828886 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Willy_8217s_Weeks/828886 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/2/a29fac1dc8050bab2de26ba50e8d0ed7c69d0d08/small/PicImg_MLB_MAR_18_93ea.jpg 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 have a big impact, but the Reds are close to being a good team, their offense is terrible, and they lose a lot of close games because they can’t score. In other words, having players ahead of Votto and Phillips could... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:17:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Thinking_about_Dusty_Baker/767372 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Thinking_about_Dusty_Baker/767372 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Thinking_about_Dusty_Baker/767372 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/2/a29fac1dc8050bab2de26ba50e8d0ed7c69d0d08/small/PicImg_MLB_MAR_18_93ea.jpg 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 damage to the offense if he is leading off. I know, I know, this plea is falling on deaf ears. Dusty is smarter than we are; just ask him. Anyway, the Reds have a chance to win a series today. Discuss it here. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:05:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Game_Thread_Reds_at_Cleveland_8212_20090628/750039 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Game_Thread_Reds_at_Cleveland_8212_20090628/750039 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Game_Thread_Reds_at_Cleveland_8212_20090628/750039 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/2/a29fac1dc8050bab2de26ba50e8d0ed7c69d0d08/small/PicImg_MLB_MAR_18_93ea.jpg 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 t... Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:30:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/On_Willy_Taveras/743798 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/On_Willy_Taveras/743798 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/On_Willy_Taveras/743798 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/2/a29fac1dc8050bab2de26ba50e8d0ed7c69d0d08/small/PicImg_MLB_MAR_18_93ea.jpg 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 more photos » The Fay comes right out and says itHe thinks something radical needs to be done about Willy Taveras. He says, "It's not that he's not getting hits; he seldom has a dec... Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:44:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Red_Reposter_62409/744920 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Red_Reposter_62409/744920 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Red_Reposter_62409/744920 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/2/a29fac1dc8050bab2de26ba50e8d0ed7c69d0d08/small/PicImg_MLB_MAR_18_93ea.jpg The Reds make the worst signing of the offseason across baseball. Yay. I am going to go vomit. Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:57:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/WHY_Reds_sign_Willy_Taveras_to_a_2_year_deal/436514 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/WHY_Reds_sign_Willy_Taveras_to_a_2_year_deal/436514 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 was similar to Dimaggio's. He's a speedy player with a low walk rate meaning he's likely to put the ball in play more often than better offensive talents with much higher OBP's. "DiMaggio ... Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:43:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Halfway_to_Dimaggio/1600 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Halfway_to_Dimaggio/1600