(05-02-2019, 12:06 AM)Yojimbo Wrote: I’m just hoping he’s doing his “slow first two months” routine and he’ll heat up when the weather does. One of these years, soon, it will be a permanent slump because time catches up with everybody. Who knows, could be this year.

(05-02-2019, 01:48 AM)grampahol Wrote: Slumps are nothing new and Joey has hit a lot of balls deep to the edge of the warning track only to be hauled in, but what really got my goat with him was the game we lost to NY when he was caught half way between first and second on a seemingly routine fly ball to right center. That should have gotten him benched for the rest of the game then and there. I guess Bell has no spine when it comes to piss poor base running on routine fly balls.

(05-02-2019, 09:12 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: I believe his slow months are self induced. He's got to snap out of it.

(05-02-2019, 09:12 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: I believe his slow months are self induced. He's got to snap out of it.

(05-01-2019, 11:51 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: It's like he walks up to the plate and if he doesn't get the perfect pitch he's looking for he ain't swinging. To hell with the team and the situation ! Forget the win I have to keep my on base % up, I want a walk.

(05-02-2019, 02:56 PM)Circleville Guy Wrote: It’s karma for his T-shirt cockiness. He’s always overthought things, a lot of this could be mental. He’s had a great career but if this is the new Votto, he can kiss the HOF goodbye because that all depends on his career OBP. If he makes a 1/4 of the teams salary and this is what he now is, he will end up being hated.

(05-02-2019, 05:30 PM)fredtoast Wrote: There has always been a section of the fans that have hated him for being over paid even when he was playing well.

(05-02-2019, 01:41 PM)grampahol Wrote: I seriously doubt that Joey has these slumps from anything intentional. What player would wake up one fine morning and say to himself, "You know what..I think I'll play terrible the first part of the season then crank it up come July or thereabouts.." 
Then again I have been known to be wrong about these things. Me wrong about anything? Impossible! 
OK, maybe possible, but not probable..
OK, maybe probable, but not carved in stone..
OK, maybe carved in stone, but not carved in diamond..
OK, maybe carved in diamond, but definitely not carved in warm butter! 

(05-02-2019, 01:50 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Yeah, right.  Votto plays poorly because he wants to.

That makes perfect sense.

(05-03-2019, 09:43 AM)guyofthetiger Wrote: Votto has been a good player. He's aging and it is showing. I knew when they signed his contract we'd get some average years near the end. I think his days of glory are over.

(05-01-2019, 11:51 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: I've gotten on Votto in the past but way more often than not until last year and now this season I've defended him. But I gotta tell you I'm growing very tired of Joey ball !

As has been noted in many prior threads he's the 10th highest paid player in all of MLB, or very close to the top 10 ? He makes a full 1/4th of the entire Reds payroll !!!

He's currently batting .235, not far above the Mendoza line. He has 5 yes FIVE RBI's ! That's on pace for about 40 for the entire season. And he's tied for the team lead with 29 strikeouts. I'd love to know how many strikeouts looking he has in those 29 ?

Among all the MLB 1st basemen he's close to or at the bottom of nearly every offensive category.

It's like he walks up to the plate and if he doesn't get the perfect pitch he's looking for he ain't swinging. To hell with the team and the situation ! Forget the win I have to keep my on base % up, I want a walk.

Joey Votto, stop looking to walk and start helping your team with your "all world bat"

(05-03-2019, 11:34 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Votto…  0-5 so far in an 11-10 game.  WTF??

(05-04-2019, 01:08 AM)treee Wrote: 0-7 for the night. Terrible.

(05-04-2019, 01:25 AM)Circleville Guy Wrote: 106 AB, .217 BA, 5 RBI. 25,0000,000 Bucks.. Ouch.  He has the talent to turn it around, I vote that he starts today!