The days most of us first heard of Joey Votto
In honor of Joey's milestone, I thought it might be a good time to bring these back:
Doozy #1
http://www.redszone.com/forums/showt...otto#post42869
Doozy #2
http://www.redszone.com/forums/showt...otto#post42856
Doozy #3
http://www.redszone.com/forums/showt...otto#post42841
Spot where the squirrel found the acorn:
http://www.redszone.com/forums/showt...otto#post42837
"Body similar to Darren Fletcher . . ." (Ha ha ha ha. Did they just pick a mediocre catcher who played for Canadian teams?)
http://www.redszone.com/forums/showt...otto#post42835
"Votto is looking like he was a large reach."
http://www.redszone.com/forums/showt...ighlight=votto
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http://www.redszone.com/forums/showp...04&postcount=1
the team the Reds are headed toward in a few years:
C - Miller
1B - Votto
2B - Bergolla/Lopez
SS - Olmedo
3B - Encarnacion
RF - Kearns
CF - Pena
LF - Dunn
Obviously it won't pan out exactly like that, but that's the current target team. My guesstimate is that said club wouldn't be any good until 2006 at the earliest.
[2006? who knew M2 was such an optimist?]
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If I'm Tony Womack, I'm asking for some of that $225 million
http://www.redszone.com/forums/showt...ighlight=votto
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I'm pretty sure I said some stuff about Votto when he was in the system that would look bad if it was brought up now.
I got Cueto right, I got Votto wrong.
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I wasn't on here when Joey was drafted, but I specifically remember that I was pretty unhappy that they overdrafted someone in that slot.
He is reason #1 why I don't get as fired up about specific draft picks anymore unless it is an egregious situation.
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cincinnati chili
Same with that guy who was ridiculed for instituting the take a strike philosophy which Joey later noted helped him in his development. Who was that guy again?
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I took my 2 teenage daughters to a game back when Bruce had just come up and Votto had been up for like a year. They both wanted Bruce jerseys. I told them at the time that Votto would end up being the better player.
They ended up getting Votto jerseys.
Smart girls. I was pretty smart too. :D
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Pretty nostalgic to read through those threads and read posters we haven't seen here in a long time..
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"Impressive physical specimen. Hard worker." Yep.
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Two thoughts:
- Seeing the names of prospects in Votto's class and how much of a utter crap farm system the Reds had in the early 2000's.
- Scott Hatteberg.
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Great post Chili.
Votto is the only one left in the system for that last thread!?!?!? Only a couple ever even contirbuted at all.....on the field or with trade value?
Dear Lord I really have blocked out how horrific the Reds system was back then.
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I think Denorfia's the only other MLB player from that 2002 draft.
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I believe I remember stating that he'd never hit LHP.
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My absolute favorite thing about early days Votto was the consensus baseball industry opinion that he was never going to be near as good as Cubs prospect Brian Dopirak.
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My overwhelming Votto memory was the Orioles balking at him being included in the potential Bedard deal and holding out for Bruce.
Oops.
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Roy Tucker
Two thoughts:
- Seeing the names of prospects in Votto's class and how much of a utter crap farm system the Reds had in the early 2000's.
- Scott Hatteberg.
If you want to have a good cry, check out the players that were drafted AFTER Gruler in the first round.
Heck, the Reds could have had a draft of Hamels or Greinke, Votto, Lester, and Granderson in the first 3 rounds.