...didn't see the game, just the final highlight of the catch, and afterward Votto looked to be pointing and complaining about something???
...didn't see the game, just the final highlight of the catch, and afterward Votto looked to be pointing and complaining about something???
I think he thought he didn't catch the ball at first.
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I think Gomez came down from the catch, and made the circle sign like it was a HR, and then showed the ball. Much was made of that in the game thread. I think Votto probably reacted to Gomez making the circle sign, and thought for sure it was out of the park. Just my guess though.
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Tom Servo (07-09-2013)
On the TV, they said that Gomez initially didn't pull the ball out of his glove with his throwing hand to show it was a legal catch. I guess he was too busy doing his dance..
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The dance, the prayer, the whole thing... made me think since I am old.
What would Bob Gibson do if he was pitching the next game against the Brewers when Gomez came to the plate for his 1st AB?
Relax, kids. I am not advocating drilling him. But there used to be (still is?) some unwritten rules in the game we all love about your actions on the field. Obviously it was a very exciting way to end the game and the young CF was excited. But imagine Joey Votto hitting a walkoff HR (of course at home) and dropping to a knee to give the Hail Mary thing at 2nd base lol. I love excitement, but were his actions a tad too much?
I talked to my daughter about this today and she thought Votto was saying he hadn't shown the ball.
I don't buy that he was making a circle home run movement. It's just not logical; it wouldn't have been what a defender would do in that moment. I think folks are making more of this than it needs to be - he clearly was celebrating a great play and the degree of it spoke to it being a game saving catch, ending the game. I have no beef with his actions.
And getting the fuller context with my daughter's opinion, gave me a better understanding of what Votto was trying to convey.
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If our guy did it and they had a problem with it, we would be saying, tough luck. The guy made not only an incredible catch but a game winning catch. If he wants to turn somersaults and take a victory lap then God bless.
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Eh. I hated the play last night and I still hate it today.
But the guy made an almost-miraculous acrobatic catch with 2 outs in the 9th to win the ball game. You can"t get any more dramatic than that. I'll overlook the fact that he lost his mind for a bit. I can't blame him much.
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I'd much rather focus on getting back on track winning games as opposed to starting a beanball war. I didn't have a problem with the Gomez situation anyways. I think it is the first time since he got to Milwaukee where his celebration at least seemed earned. By his standards that was pretty close to the same thing he does when he makes a diving catch in the 3rd inning and they are down 8-1.
thought the same.. of course it was a good catch (timing and it was "important") but it wasn´t that special..
it looked like he was "thanking" god for the catch... I ask myself if he thanks god after every loss aswell
starting a fight or a beanfest isn´t smart.. concentrate on baseball and try to hurt them on the scoreboard
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