Willy Taveras
Willy Taveras
Willy Taverasis a Dominican professional baseball player for the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican Baseball League. A center fielder, Taveras has played in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros, Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, and Washington Nationals...
happiness happy name playing saw
When I saw my name in the lineup, I was happy about it. I always look to see if I'm playing. I did when I was playing every day.
against anyone great job throws tougher
He's done a great job against us. He throws a lot of strikes. I don't think there's anyone that's been any tougher on us.
anyone wants win
I didn't want to win it this way. I feel for Jeff. I know he wants to play. I don't want anyone to get hurt. He's a big part of this team.
affect ready watch
It was a little different, ... Usually I play every day but then I wasn't in the lineup. It didn't affect me because I couldn't do anything about it. I could only watch and be ready to play.
enjoying good team
They've got a pretty good All-Star team over there, big names. I'm enjoying it.
republic signed speed
Speed has always been my game. It's how I got signed out of the Dominican Republic and it's what got me to the big leagues. If I'm going to have a long career, it's going to be because I can run.
expect hit home run situation
That's my game, just try to make contact. I didn't expect to hit a home run in that situation -- just try to put it in play and make it happen.
easy happy hard helping leagues learn major season successful takes team work worried
I'm just worried about helping my team win. Nothing is easy when you get to the major leagues and it takes a lot of hard work to be successful here. I'm happy with the season I'm having but I know I still have a lot to learn in this game.
helped sore wrist
It helped my body, ... My wrist is not sore anymore, and I'm not tired.
beautiful chance excited opportunity
I'm really excited about that. It's a beautiful thing to get the opportunity to get a chance to play.
happy hard
I'm real happy about it, ... I have to go out there and play hard and try to win.
gets good hit hits love move
I love to hit second, ... Biggio gets on, and I can move him over. He hits a lot of doubles, and I can try to move him over to third. That's a good situation.
bad great guy hard hurt teammates type wants work
I feel bad for Baggy. I know he wants to play. He's a great guy to have around. I don't want to hurt anybody. I'm not that type of person. We're all teammates here. It would be hard for me, too. I don't work like that.
looked playing somebody
I do look to see if I'm playing. Even when I was playing every day, I looked because they could put somebody else in there to play,