Hope Springs Eternal
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 16, 2009 11:05 AM EST
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...(Willy) Taveras believes he should get 700 plate appearances this year. He also believes he can hit .300 and raise his on-base average to .350.
“Do all that and, yes, I can see steal 100 bases,” he said.
If Willy Taveras can OBP .350 and steal 100 bases, plus play a solid defensive centerfield, he will likely be one of the best free-agent signings of the winter. I've bad-mouthed the signing a good deal since it happened, but reading this article really has me believing that it just might actually happen. I dont know. Call me crazy. The dude is lightning fast, and while he should probably be laughed out of the room for suggesting that it is possible for him (the last person to steal 100+ bases was Vince Coleman, and he did it from 1985-87) I still cant help thinking that he and Dusty are just meant for each other. I got the fever and I got it bad.
Here's another interesting little bit I wasnt aware of; apparently EdE is one of 16 children. Dusty says he's so soft-spoken because he was probably never heard as a child. Just one more reason to root for the guy in my book.
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your definitely crazy : )
I’ll put the over/under at 55 steals. And I’d take the under.
"aw....c'mon. That's suck! I heard Coldplay on WARM98" obc son(after watching the band win Best Rock Grammy)
by obc2 on Feb 16, 2009 11:19 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
i don't know what he'll do
but I’d like to place a rather substantial wager with mr taveras over these numbers
Made from 100% recycled awesome,
by chandrathan on Feb 16, 2009 11:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i dont actually think he can swipe 100
but i dont see the harm in hoping he can take 65 and OBP around .350. i could be happy with that.
My millions are unconventional!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 16, 2009 11:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
A .350 OBP would be a terrific thing for the offense. I think he’ll be more in the .330 range.
Im bullish on Dickerson, however. Im interested in seeing what he can do this season.
"aw....c'mon. That's suck! I heard Coldplay on WARM98" obc son(after watching the band win Best Rock Grammy)
by obc2 on Feb 16, 2009 11:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i was going to make a comment about his "believing"
but religious discussions are banned.
by Daedalus on Feb 16, 2009 11:51 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
but you are a baseball nun
that sucks
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
by justin007000 on Feb 16, 2009 3:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
are baseball nun's celibate?
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
by justin007000 on Feb 16, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
700 ABs would mean he's not walking very much
Ok, that seems realistic.
by Brendanukkah on Feb 16, 2009 12:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Never mind, he said plate appearances
I’m a dumbass. Oh well, count me as part of the camp that right now is willing to believe that Taveras’s numbers will be more in line with 2007 than 2008. If you can’t have hope now, then when?
by Brendanukkah on Feb 16, 2009 12:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
does anyone believe there will ever be 100 steals in a season again?
i guess i’m not one to say never, but i honestly don’t think a guy like willy t is going to do it (even if he has a .350 OBP). i don’t think there’s a guy in baseball right now who can do it.
by Daedalus on Feb 16, 2009 12:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think Jose Reyes could do it
but I don’t think he will. I think teams realize the value of the SB is down in a power-hitting era. I could see someday a player in San Diego stealing 100. Eventually they will take a chance at recreating the 1985 Cardinals team in that large park.
We’’re in process of trying to a guy with a trade record of working with pitches
by Slyde on Feb 16, 2009 12:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, agreed about reyes
he’ll never get the chance to do it with that large payroll that can afford to buy guys to hit it out of the park. do we know the dimensions of Shitty Field?
by Daedalus on Feb 16, 2009 2:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The stadium itself is supposed to be huge
I keep hearing about how it dwarfs Shea. No idea about field dimensions though.
by Brendanukkah on Feb 16, 2009 2:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Huzzah for distractions at work
From wiki:
Field dimensions:
Left Field – 335 ft
Left Center – 379
Center Field – 408
Right Center – 383
Right Field – 330
Wall heights:
Left field foul pole – 12
Left field – 15
Left center – 15
Left of dead center – 11
Dead center – 16
Right of dead center – 11
Right center – 8
Right field – 18
Right field foul pole – 8
by RedStalk on Feb 16, 2009 3:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
"Do all that and, yes, I can see steal 100 bases," he said.
so if T-Rat does all this Hal will be able to see?
by kennythered on Feb 16, 2009 11:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I like Scrabbles scrappy assesment of what could be one of the worst Red's teams in a long time.
It takes guts to buck the ‘trend’ – I’m with you all the way (at least thru Spring Training).
Go Reds
I may be insensitive and crude, but a racist NEVER.
Mads
by Madville on Feb 17, 2009 12:34 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
those are MVP numbers
if only he could manage a dinger or two. i am an optimist when it comes to the reds — about the only thing i am consistently optimistic about. that being said, it will be interesting to see who lets me down this year.
by saboscork on Feb 17, 2009 12:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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