Manager Dusty Baker confirmed Thursday that Willy Taveras will be the Reds' leadoff hitter.
Naturally, Baker focuses on Taveras' speed rather than his .331 career on-base percentage. "His role is he's our center fielder and our leadoff man," Baker said. "The fact that he's so young, he's going to get better. A lot of people talk about his on-base percentage. I like to think in terms of him getting into scoring position." If you're curious, the "so young" Taveras turned 27 last month.
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Shouldn't Smiff be networking? Instead of using ALA's Internet Cafe to WHINE about Dusty Baker?
No...whining about Dusty baker is always right. And what's he got to network - he lives in SAN DIEGO! And he gets more money than the economist on this site and me COMBINED. He's like "the librarian on his perch" - all he has to worry about is his team repeating the World Series.
Complain away SMIFF!!!!
I was going to say, before the Smiff tangent, that being on First base when Jay Bruce bats IS scoring position. Or Brandon Phillips (or Adam Dunn for that matter - but his crap .370 oba and .5+ slugging was really stinky because he strikes out too much) or even Joey Votto - but you know - clogging up the basepaths causes fewer runs to be scored other than anything except striking out.
Yeah, K-Mad, that's how committed am i to continuing to expose Dusty as a goddamned moron. What's your excuse, since you BLEW OFF this networking affair?
And as you know, i do not go to ALA to network, just drink.
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