When everyone else on the team starts hitting .320 we can start worrying about "fixing" Votto. Until then there are certainly bigger fish to fry.
When everyone else on the team starts hitting .320 we can start worrying about "fixing" Votto. Until then there are certainly bigger fish to fry.
I've said all winter — they talk about this team winning the division — and my comment is, they won't win it because, at the end of the day, they still are the Chicago Cubs, and they will figure out a way to screw this whole thing up. - Marty Brennaman
I'd like Marty to produce evidence that Miggy actually does what he says he does. Then I'd like for him to explain why that approach, if it is what he actually does vs. what Marty thinks he does because someone else told him that is how he drives in a lot of runs, might not work for every best hitter on each and every team. Then maybe I'd respect his opinion.
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
Raisor (08-01-2013)
Other than Yogi Berra and Vlad Guerrero (and maybe not even them), what hitters have ever been consistently effective swinging at pitches outside the strike zone?
Apart from Marty of course.
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
One day people will understand that producing runs isn't having RBI. I hope that day is soon.
The #1 part of producing runs in getting on base. No one in the NL does it better than Joey Votto.
Larkin Fan (08-01-2013),Raisor (08-01-2013),RedLegsToday (08-01-2013)
Oh please Votto isn't even #1 on the Reds in OBP- he is third behind Ludwick and Manny Parra! (4th if you count Zach Duke) Even Greinke is ahead of him!
there are even three guys called Zach(k) ahead of Votto. None called Cozart however.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/batting...ualified/false
Code:RK PLAYER TEAM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR 1 Ryan Ludwick CIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.1 * Brandon League LAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.1 * Zach Duke WSH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.1 * Robert Carson NYM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.1 5 Manny Parra CIN 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.1 * Zach Lutz NYM 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 .500 .250 .750 0.1 * Todd Cunningham ATL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.0 * Jaff Decker SD 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.1 * Burch Smith SD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.0 10 Zack Greinke LAD 35 3 14 2 0 0 2 1 0 4 5 .400 .475 .457 .932 1.0 RK PLAYER TEAM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR 11 Joey Votto CIN 401 73 127 23 2 16 49 4 2 80 93 .317 .430 .504 .934 4.9
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dougdirt (08-01-2013)
can anyone post the stats of Votto's called strike outs and swinging strikeouts.. and the rankings in the league
919191 (08-06-2013),dwyerbrg (08-02-2013),Larkin Fan (08-01-2013),Number_Fourteen (08-02-2013),pahster (08-01-2013),Raisor (08-01-2013),reds1869 (08-01-2013),remdog (08-01-2013),Tom Servo (08-01-2013)
Average - 4th best in the NL
On-Base Percentage - Best in the NL
Slugging - 10th best in the NL
He gets paid to do a lot of things. He hits, walks, gets on base and slugs better than just about anyone in the NL. But hey, focus on one thing he is really good at, complain about it despite the fact that it is actually a very good thing to be good at, and ignore the other things he does better than just about everyone else in the league. Seems reasonable. Or not.
Are there dumber fans in all of baseball than Reds fans? This is too much for me, jeez.
Teach a man to fish
http://www.baseball-reference.com/
George Anderson (08-01-2013)
if everyone can hit like Votto.. Votto would be more effectiver
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