Joseph Daniel Votto

That was weirdly hypnotic.

A friend of mine posted on FB this morning about the 20th anniversary of taking his team--Michael Power, a Toronto high school--to the provincials at the Skydome and almost winning. The photos he posted are focused on his team, of course, but this one was great for the supporting cast.

https://phildellio.tripod.com/votto.jpg

Scored the game winning run today.

Watch: Votto restrained during epic tirade following ejection https://t.co/hcftbT8ets pic.twitter.com/6Se9XZN1Hl

— theScore MLB (@theScoreMLB) June 20, 2021

I have an update on the sad Abigail situation! It took a couple of innings, but she eventually cheered up with some popcorn! And Joey Votto is SO KIND- he signed this amazing ball for her!! Thank you so much Mr. Votto & the wonderful @Reds ❤️⚾️ pic.twitter.com/aIsHx3r42N

— Kristin (@SuperBarry11) June 20, 2021

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wow, i'm not sure i've ever seen a canadian do that

what a flawless follow-up with the signed ball though, classic votto

i think everyone's entitled to completely fucking lose their minds at least a few times, right?

Votto has a serious temper when it comes to balls and strikes calls. This is definitely not the first time. Of course, he IS Joey Votto - I think if anything, he does know the strike zone pretty well.

Votto/Reds/Padres got the little girl's family some choice seats today next to the Reds dugout, so crisis averted.

this guy

nine homers in seven games?

penny oleksiak had better step it up

btw this surge has seemingly pushed him past the average HOF 1B in JAWS

f'n A

https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/07/31/PNJM/a3ef03af-d26e-4438-9528-339bd594e95d-AP21212041620193.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp

Dude has his wrestling heel moves down.

etobicoke ftw

That pic is hilarious.

“we had some shit talking motherfuckers in st louis”

very very nearly made it eight straight games tonight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJHr05I8kqk

Seems unfathomable to have lived and worked in Cincy that long and NEVER had Skyline ever. I figured they put a 5 way in front of you when you signed your contract with the Reds.

Wait, he’s never had a skyline? damn, Joey Votto. I thought he was cool, but that’s downright disrespectful to not even try it

Gary Cohen just torching Skyline chili pic.twitter.com/ZPlG1YVHVj

— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) July 20, 2021

cohen's not even saying it right. it is pronounced

skuh-lee-nee

To be fair, he does not say he has never had Gold Star...which still to some Skyline people would be like saying 'well no wonder you don't like it, have you had Skyline?'

It's not for everyone and really it is much better to if it is below 32 degrees or you are about 9 beers into your evening.

Gold Star does have a bit more on the menu as you can get sandwich or a hamburger there, if you don't like Chili. Skyline is pretty much chili on a hotdog, in a burrito or in a bowl. They added salads sometime in the last decade or so.

You want to go old school local, you go to Zips. Although I go there, I am having a hamburger because they are f'n awesome.

after the reds split a doubleheader with st. louis

Joey Votto: "if we were playing European football, we would've won on aggregate"

— C. Trent Rosecrans (@ctrent) September 2, 2021

Reds scored 20 runs today; Votto was 0-3 before leaving, and is hitting .156.

:(

it's normal and the way of things for older players (and i'm older than votto by 3 months, oooof, but that's ok, because that's also normal and the way of things) to eventually dry up and start to suck very badly.

but there's something that's just wrong about votto doing it. i was hoping that he'd be able to pull off a ted williams at age 40 kind of season before he goes. maybe he still will.

joey votto was a junior when i was a senior, oooof

i know everyone can do this, everyone on earth, with various people that are slightly younger than them but have accomplished so much more, and much more quickly. so let's let out a big ooooof, just let it all air out in the room

I recently had a mini breakdown upon realizing that joey gallo was in sixth grade while I was a high school senior

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FXt7OuRUIAA13XV?format=jpg&name=small

in a few minutes he will set a new record for games played by a canadian (passing larry walker)

Out for the year:

https://www.mlb.com/news/michael-harris-ii-discusses-new-8-year-contract

He's signed through next year, so I guess he'll come back, but I don't know. I'm sure he doesn't want to go out like this. He turns 39 in a few weeks.

i think you meant this one: https://www.mlb.com/news/joey-votto-2022-season-ending-surgery

and yeah, he strikes me as someone who would want another chance to end on a high note

I didn’t know I was hurt. Thought I just stunk.

— Joey Votto (@JoeyVotto) August 20, 2022

This is so awesome.

Joey Votto (out for the season) is walking around the stands at the @Reds game. He’s hanging with fans, taking selfies, signing autographs, and sitting with kids to watch with them. pic.twitter.com/vhSjg40wyB

— Ben Verlander (@BenVerlander) September 21, 2022

JOEY VOTTO TIGHT PANTS CLUB pic.twitter.com/PEQ38fukgI

— kat is training for spring (@bgardnerfanclub) February 27, 2023

I read this today, absolutely incredible article, the bit where he’s saying a guy is a flat earther was the best

Also this is old but necessary to link

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cf8BFg4FPPL/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Votto/Greinke 2023

this was really one of the best baseball articles i've read in some time. the flat earther section in full

Stephen Piscotty, outfielder: It was a longer at-bat. He didn’t say anything initially and then midway through the at-bat he just kind of looked at me and goes, “You went to Stanford, right? You’re an engineer?” I was like, “I mean, yeah, I’m surprised you would know that.” He was like, “OK, so if you’re an engineer, have you ever applied your engineering skills to hitting and how you think about it?” I was like, “Wow, that’s an interesting question.”

Votto (handwritten): I enjoy learning from my peers.

Votto: Yeah, I also asked him: “Why the hell do you think the earth is flat? You’re an engineer and you went to Stanford. How the hell can you think the earth is flat?”
(Editor’s note: Reached by text, a confused Piscotty wrote, “I am definitely not a flat earther.”
Votto: that’s what he tells you.)

loved this part too:

Votto: My routine every day is to compete, then go home, play chess and listen to old Norm Macdonald and old David Letterman, have a sleeve of saltines and then go to sleep. I’m dead-ass serious. That’s my life routine from basically spring training on.

damn he is me

Joey Votto 👀

Any of the 64 teams in #MarchMadness need a point guard?

🎥 @Reds pic.twitter.com/q1FbkgbjgB

— The Athletic MLB (@TheAthleticMLB) March 16, 2023

better handles than kendrick perkins

HEEEE’S BAAAAAAACK!! VOTTO. STILL. BANGS. pic.twitter.com/KgyyaC9pfY

— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) June 20, 2023

.@JoeyVotto is a LEGEND 😂

Catch the full interview with the @Reds slugger on Thursday’s episode of #HighHeat with @MadDogUnleashed & @alannarizzo at 11am ET. pic.twitter.com/aIRuzSzxQc

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) July 27, 2023

happy 40th!

One day earlier this year, the Reds prospect Matt McLain stood in the clubhouse of the Class AAA Louisville Bats and began to bad mouth the game of chess. Behind him, undetected, was Votto, who was with the club on a rehab assignment. Votto might have objected and put the minor leaguer in his place, but instead he laughed and enlisted McLain in a gag.
He set up a secret camera to record a chess match between himself and infielder Alex McGarry. In the resulting video, the contest is in full swing when McLain walks by and defiantly slaps all the pieces onto the floor. McLain said McGarry was not in on the act and that his initial anger was real. But most people got the joke, which Votto ensured would be on himself.

<3

The lack of hubbub going down the stretch kind of leans me to think the Reds and Joey might have already discussed him coming back for next year on his option season.

Reds got to pay him 7 million either way, so I don't think it is out of the possibility they might throw in few more bones for JV to play a final season.

At this point, I think Votto would be best used now as a spot starter and super 'Rusty Staub' style pinch hitter - especially that the Reds got two young big bats in Strand and Steer whose best position on the field is first base. Steer has some options to move around, but Strand is pretty much a 1b/DH.

I kinda think the options are good for mojo/clubhouse purposes as there is a really strong case for the Reds to move Jonathan India to get a starting pitcher. Same thing, there is so much talent to pay 2nd/SS for the Reds, India while the closest thing to a team captain they got and popular, is the one closest to free agency and a big raise.