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From: Kommienezuspadt on 9 Feb 2010 18:36
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4900701

We can sign him for the minimum get all those doubles [single + a SB] we
were promised last year.


From: John Kasupski on 9 Feb 2010 21:11
On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 18:36:58 -0500, "Kommienezuspadt" <NoSpam(a)NoThanks.net>
wrote:

>http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4900701
>
>We can sign him for the minimum get all those doubles [single + a SB] we
>were promised last year.

Nonononono. If you think the Reds getting rid of Taveras rocked, imagine the
malicious satisfaction you will experience from seeing a division rival pick him
up. Just kick back and watch the Astros sign him! Oh, the hilarity...

JK

From: john smith on 9 Feb 2010 22:54
Willy T predicted a possible 100 SB's. Did he even make it to first 100
times? How many times did he hit the ball to the left of second base?
How many bad jumps did he get on balls? I guess Willy might head to
Japan now..

From: John Kasupski on 10 Feb 2010 12:34
On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 19:54:02 -0800, eddygdvd(a)msn.com (john smith) wrote:

>Willy T predicted a possible 100 SB's. Did he even make it to first 100
>times?

Yes. He had 97 base hits and 18 walks.

>How many times did he hit the ball to the left of second base?

I don't know - but I do know that his BA was .410 when he pulled the ball, .242
when he hit it up the middle, and .245 when he hit to the opposite field - so if
anything he should have pulled it even more often.

>How many bad jumps did he get on balls?

Yeah, some of his routes did look like the little kid in the Family Circle
cartoons, didn't they?

>I guess Willy might head to Japan now..

I tell you again, I think he's going to wind up back in Houston, watch and see
what happens. I'd almost bet money on this and I never bet on sports. One of the
Houston assistant GMs was reportedly on the phone to Taveras's agent, David
Gottfried, shortly after Taveras was released, but they have to wait for Taveras
to clear waivers before they can proceed. He'll get a minor league contract with
an invitation to spring training. If he makes the MLB roster, he will cost the
'Strohs league minimum, Billy The Genius will be on the hook for the rest of his
$4 million salary, and I'll be laughing my you-know-what off.

JK

From: Ron Johnson on 10 Feb 2010 15:13
On Feb 10, 1:34 pm, John Kasupski <w2...(a)spamfilter.verizon.net>
wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 19:54:02 -0800, eddyg...(a)msn.com (john smith) wrote:
> >Willy T predicted a possible 100 SB's. Did he even make it to first 100
> >times?
>
> Yes. He had 97 base hits and 18 walks.
>
> >How many times did he hit the ball to the left of second base?

105. Hitting .337 with 8 doubles and a HR.

>
> I don't know - but I do know that his BA was .410 when he pulled the ball, .242
> when he hit it up the middle, and .245 when he hit to the opposite field - so if
> anything he should have pulled it even more often.

Not what I have from billjamesonline.net

They give .337 to left, .279 up the middle and .192 to right and .314
on bunts.

The stunning split is the .081 BA on flyballs. 9-113 with 2 doubles, a
triple
and a home run. He's never hit a lick on flyballs though. Career .135
hitter. 36% of his balls in play last year were flyballs and that's
just
too high for a guy whose flyballs are outs.

He's a career .533 hitter on bunts. He's also slowed down some. If he
can't
beat out a ton of bunt hits (he had 110 from 2004-2008) he simply
can't play.

>
> >How many bad jumps did he get on balls?
>
> Yeah, some of his routes did look like the little kid in the Family Circle
> cartoons, didn't they?
>
> >I guess Willy might head to Japan now..
>
> I tell you again, I think he's going to wind up back in Houston, watch and see
> what happens. I'd almost bet money on this and I never bet on sports. One of the
> Houston assistant GMs was reportedly on the phone to Taveras's agent, David
> Gottfried, shortly after Taveras was released, but they have to wait for Taveras
> to clear waivers before they can proceed. He'll get a minor league contract with
> an invitation to spring training. If he makes the MLB roster, he will cost the
> 'Strohs league minimum, Billy The Genius will be on the hook for the rest of his
> $4 million salary, and I'll be laughing my you-know-what off.

Nope. Billy still has to pay. The only way he gets out of it is if
somebody
actually claims Taveras. And I can't see why anybody would.

The only problem with the Taveras to Houston story is that they have
Michael Bourne. Who played pretty well last year. Though his
career through 2008 looks a lot like Taveras' 2009.

Pretty reasonable chance of a train wreck in CF in Houston.
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