1. Scott Rolen once told me, your job is to catch the ball, so, prioritize catching the ball.
The first baseman can make or break a good infield with their receiving skills. Some keys are picked balls, throws that require a tag, and being a big target for your infield.
Brian Kenny asked Joey Votto if he’d ever want to work in an MLB front office:
“If they want to give me the Reds job I’ll take it…just give me the GM, I’ll take it.”
"The sticky stuff, to me as someone that faced pitching, was the clearest difference maker that I had seen."
– @JoeyVotto on letting pitchers in the HOF who have used "sticky stuff," while keeping out hitters for using steroids
I miss Joseph Daniel Votto so much, man.
That 2021 season was so magical from him.
37 years old
140 wRC+ - 36 HR
Doesn’t feel like we’ll ever see a hitter that good in a Reds uniform ever again. 145 career wRC+. .920 career OPS.
Just a special hitter in every way.
“A lockout is coming.” - Jeff Passan
Whelp.
I weirdly think the fans are going to find themselves siding with the owners more this time than the players.
"The best teams are 25 men deep. Maybe one day a woman."
I spent the first five innings of this #Reds game compiling 82 seconds of funny Joey Votto soundbites to help make your night "more better" as Joey might say.
Enjoy.
"I personally think that Juan Soto is maybe the most important hitter of this generation...
I would argue that Juan Soto may be amongst the best 3 to 5 left-handed hitters of all time."
@JoeyVotto shares his appreciation for Soto as a hitter.
The Mets created an exclusive Skyline Chili Egg Roll for the Reds series.
They made Jim Day eat one live on the broadcast.
"this is the lowest point of my career" 🤣
Joey Votto hasn't spent retirement looking back at baseball.
He's earned a sushi chef accreditation in Japan. Became a certified yoga instructor in Spain. Surfed in Ireland. And more.
Along the way, he says, “it helped my well-being.”
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