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Earlier tonight, we were wondering if Dusty Baker has always batted a lousy (but fast!) CF in the leadoff spot, or if that was some special torture he dreamed up for Reds fans. I ran through the history of Dusty Leadoff Men, and found that – yeah, he almost always bats his CF first. In 16 [...] Time for a recap of tonight’s titanic struggle…. FINAL POSITIVES NEGATIVES –TOS* [...] Forgive the less-than-delicate headline; just a little play on “Willy, Mickey, and the Duke.” Yes, I know, I’m ever so clever. Anyway, how about this comparison? Willy Taveras, Reds CF/leadoff hitter, through June 13, 2009: Corey Patterson, Reds CF/leadoff hitter, through June 13, 2008: (Ed.: Bumped to the top; new posts below.) It’s no secret that Brandon Phillips has long wanted be what he called, “The Face of the Franchise.” Heck, writing “The Franchise” on his spikes got him into a lot of trouble when he did it as a Cleveland rookie. While he was the Reds’ 2007 team MVP, BP never [...] The Opening Day roster is finally taking shape. Via Mark Sheldon: IF Adam Rosales and LHP Bill Bray were optioned to Triple-A Louisville. Jonny Gomes was reassigned to the Minor League camp. That last move totally shocked me. I thought Gomes was as good as in when I left camp a couple of weeks ago and [...] In the wake of an off-season which saw the Reds make few moves of note, General Manager Walt Jocketty and company received a significant bit of criticism for the signing of Willy Taveras to play center field. Much of that criticism was fueled by the recent Corey Patterson debacle, and the fear that Reds fans [...] Willy Taveras. Willy Mays Hayes. Separated at birth. UPDATE: I love this quote by Taveras: “I didn’t play all the time last year, for some reason,” he said. “I can only remember playing one Sunday game all year. Taveras really doesn’t know the reason? How about a .302 on-base percentage!!!?!?!!!?!! If you want to continue being a Reds fan without going insane, do not read this article by Mark Sheldon over at MLB.com. I really want to be optimistic about 2009, but this piece is full of nuggets that should make any good Reds fan sick to his stomach. Some highlights: Hairston, Chris Dickerson, Norris Hopper, [...] This can’t be true. Can it? The Reds, major-league sources say, are interested in at least three Rockies — center fielder Willy Taveras, catcher Yorvit Torrealba and third baseman Garrett Atkins. A trade of both Taveras and Torrealba to the Reds is one possibility, sources say. The extent of the Reds’ pursuit of Atkins — a [...] Submitted without comment: Dusty Baker finally had enough. When players on the Astros asked him about his daughter dating Corey Patterson, he felt the need to publicly address the issue. Baker has heard the rumor for weeks. There’s no truth to it. Natosha is not dating to Patterson. “She hasn’t even been to Cincinnati,” Baker said. “This [...] Be afraid: Now the question becomes which of the free agents should, or can, the Reds keep. Regardless of who the team keeps, Baker will have a team with a better bench and more speed. “I love speed,” Baker said. “You can do a lot of things with speed.” Be very afraid. Dusty loves Patterson so much that he had to think all night long to come up with an excuse with which to defend Corey. But he came up with one! When Dusty Baker was asked about Patterson’s lack of hustle afterward, he said he wasn’t even looking at Corey. He was looking at Hanigan. He conceded [...] Change we can believe in, indeed. Or maybe we can keep his .195 batting average and .233 on-base percentage around for 2009. I don’t really believe that John Fay has the finger on the pulse of what the fans are saying about this team, but small portions of this article makes a lotta sense: What they are ticked off about is management’s reluctance to turn the page. What they are ticked off about is that Corey Patterson’s still on [...] |
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