April 16, 200917 yr How fast is he really? I believe he was rated as the 2nd fastest guy in baseball by his peers the other day.
April 16, 200917 yr I believe he was rated as the 2nd fastest guy in baseball by his peers the other day. Didn't hear that. Who was #1? Here's a link discussing who's the fastest player in baseball. It is from 2005, but there are plenty of familiar names. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=2137637
April 16, 200917 yr Didn't hear that. Who was #1? Here's a link discussing who's the fastest player in baseball. It is from 2005, but there are plenty of familiar names. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=2137637 The new kid in Florida. Bonafaccio.
April 16, 200917 yr HOWWWWW FAST IS HE?: One scout clocked Taveras from home to first -- from the right-handed side of the batter's box -- in 3.56 seconds on a bunt ("That," the scout said, "is off the chart"). It's ridiculous how many routine ground balls Taveras beats out. "Early in the season," said Houston GM Tim Purpura, "when we hadn't played some of these teams yet, sometimes those infielders who hadn't seen him didn't know how fast he was. So they'd take their time, and next thing they knew, he was a step ahead of them [on the throw]. You'd see them out there, just shaking their heads." QUICK REVIEWS: "The best way to get Taveras when he's stealing second," Donnelly quipped, "is to just throw it to third and wait for him." ... "His stride is much longer than these other guys," said one scout. "And he really drives through the bag because he runs hard all the way to first." ... "He gets to first quicker than anyone I have seen," said teammate Brad Ausmus. "Even any left-handed-hitting speedsters." ... "Willie Taveras is so fast," Donnelly said, "I think he could beat out an infield single if you made him run all the way to the foul pole. And if he couldn't, it would be bang-bang." From the same article. I just found it too.
May 12, 200917 yr Author Up to 7 now. :dancingpa Or possibly 8? for some reason I feel like I missed one??
May 12, 200917 yr FSN says he has 13. They also have Alex Gonzalez listed as a Gold Glove winner. NEVER trust any of their stats. Willy only had 7 coming into tonight.
May 12, 200917 yr They also have Alex Gonzalez listed as a Gold Glove winner. NEVER trust any of their stats. Willy only had 7 coming into tonight. :lol:
May 13, 200917 yr Author Up to 9 lets hope he adds to it tonight. As far as raching 100 SB; if he continues on his current pace he will end the season with just over 44.
May 14, 200917 yr 10 and it leads to a run. Him being on base leads to a lot of runs. He isn't trying as much as he has throughout his career, but the pitchers are paying so much attention to him that it has to hamper their ability to focus on the batters.
May 16, 200917 yr Author Currently sits at 10. Considering the Reds are 34 games into the season 100 looks like a long shot.
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