That was the exact scenario that played out. He was going out towards RC to catch the ball and had ZERO chance to throw Choo out at home, even with him jogging home. His only chance was the dart to first which he did. On the replay Votto had just got back to first when the ball bounced past first base with no Marlin there.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
I had to leave around the fourth inning. Did Choo do anything useful today?
It is on the whole probable that we continually dream, but that consciousness makes such a noise that we do not hear it. Carl Jung.
In this case though, Choo was walking home. The throw to first would've easily have beaten home. But it wouldn't have mattered because Votto was paying attention and was following the throw. I thought it was a smart play as he had ZERO chance at home. Choo would've been running.
Choo did what Choo does.
Congratulations to Joey Votto, who passed Jay Bruce for 17th place on the Reds' all-time home run list!
Updated Reds HR list (players in italics are active):
Reds 100-Home Run Club
1. Johnny Bench - 389
2. Frank Robinson - 324
3. Tony Perez - 287
4. Adam Dunn - 270
5. Ted Kluszewski - 251
6. George Foster - 244
7. Ken Griffey, Jr. - 210
8. Eric Davis - 203
9. Barry Larkin - 198
10. Vada Pinson - 186
11. Wally Post - 172
12. Gus Bell - 160
13. Joe Morgan - 152
13. Pete Rose - 152
15. Lee May - 147
16. Brandon Phillips - 146
17. Joey Votto - 135
18. Jay Bruce - 134
19. Dan Driessen - 133
20. Reggie Sanders - 125
21. Ernie Lombardi - 120
22. Sean Casey - 118
23. Frank McCormick - 110
24. Dave Parker - 107
25. Chris Sabo - 104
26. Dave Concepcion - 101
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I don't think it was excessive, just a little sarcasm. Heisey could be a genius for all we know, but IMO and many others, he has a very low "baseball IQ". It's kind of like saying someone is smart, but they're not street smart.
When you watch him play, he just does a lot of things that go against how the game was taught to so many of us. For example, a relief pitcher comes late in the game and walks the first batter wildly on 4 pitches. Guess who comes up hacking at the first pitch? I've seen that happen too many times. Put some pressure on the pitcher and make him earn a strike. I'm just surprised the coaches never seem to give him the take sign. This is just one example of the things he does that earn him a low baseball IQ in my mind.
"....the two players I liked watching the most were Barry Larkin and Eric Davis. I was suitably entertained by their effortless skill that I didn't need them crashing into walls like a squirrel on a coke binge." - dsmith421
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