Willy Taveras OBP Watch Archives

The Reds were trying to acquire Willy Taveras again

12/10/2012

Not literally, but the 2013 version. Reds' GM Walt Jocketty revealed in anÃ‚Â interviewÃ‚Â at Redsfest this weekend that the Reds were on the verge of trading for Ben Revere, a player who is hard to distinguis... Read More...

Juan Pierre, no thanks. Shane Victorino, much better.

Steve Mancuso

07/07/2012

Buster Olney from ESPNÃ‚Â tweeted last night that the Reds have shown interest in Phillies OF Juan Pierre. Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports reported last week that the Reds had kicked the tires on Phillies CF Shane V... Read More...

On Dusty Baker

Chad Dotson

06/25/2010

So Joe Sheehan -- who I really like as a baseball writer -- has written an article for Sports Illustrated extolling the virtues of Dusty Baker. Or not: In his last seven seasons as a manager, Baker's question... Read More...

“Thou shalt not clog the bases,” declared the Dusty one!

Chad Dotson

05/06/2010

It isn't a difficult concept to understand: your leadoff hitter needs to get on base at a good clip so that the big bats behind him can drive him home. Well, take a look at this disaster: Dusty Baker's primary... Read More...

Hitters’ Decline Arc is Changing

stevepriceredlegnation

02/11/2010

Until recently, most studies had shown that a hitter's peak seasons occurred between ages 25-29. However, in the past few years, some studies have indicated that peak may now occur between ages 26-30, which ca... Read More...

A final note on Willy Taveras

Chad Dotson

02/04/2010

The Wee Willy Taveras era in Cincinnati is, mercifully, over. One of our loyal readers, however, pointed me to this post at FanGraphs that kinda sums up what we went through last year: Willy Taveras is jobless... Read More...

Willy Taveras, Walt Jocketty, and Dusty Baker

Chad Dotson

10/28/2009

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 RedsÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ current view of Wil... Read More...

A cause we can all support

Chad Dotson

08/20/2009

A loyal citizen of Redleg Nation send this our way: UPDATE: As noted in the comments, Chris Sabo's Goggles had substantially the same idea, long ago.... Read More...

On Willy Taveras

Chad Dotson

08/19/2009

(EDITOR: Yes, I know we have two posts about this. I wrote this post last night and set it to publish today, as I noted in the game thread. If Bill would just check to see what is in the posting queue before he... Read More...

Titanic Struggle Recap

Chad Dotson

08/12/2009

Time for a recap of tonight's titanic struggle.... FINAL Cincinnati 2 St. Louis 5 WP: Carpenter (12-3) LP: Bailey (2-4) S: Franklin (28) BOX SCORE POSITIVES --Chris Dickerson had three hits and scored a run f... Read More...

Dusty Baker remains upbeat

Chad Dotson

08/09/2009

So says the headline on this article by Teh Fay. Well, good for him. Ã¢â‚¬Å“People can do and say what they want,Ã¢â‚¬Â Baker said. Ã¢â‚¬Å“I know what the deal is. People are looking to blame somebody. ThatÃ¢... Read More...

Titanic Struggle Recap

Chad Dotson

08/08/2009

Time for a recap of tonight's titanic struggle.... FINAL Cincinnati 2 San Francisco 4 WP: Zito (8-10) LP: Arroyo (8-11) S: Wilson (28) BOX SCORE POSITIVES --Wladimir Balentien was 2-3 with a double, a walk, a... Read More...