Joey Votto

[TennesseeGuy]

Be proud of this guy. He's a super person and is scorching the National League with his bat:

 

Leading in home runs with 27

Leading in on base % at .420

5th in hits with 119

1st in total bases with 222

5th in RBI with 72

1st in slugging % @ .600

3d in runs scored with 74

5th in bases on balls with 60

 

..............and he's an above average first baseman - also one of the best base runners on the team.

 

MVP??? At least a candidate if his team continues to win.

 

I've seen him play a bunch of games at AA Chattanooga, two spring trainings at Sarasota, FL and several games in Cincinnati since he went up to the big club.

 

There's not a nicer guy or harder worker in professional sports.

[g_clot]

I second that. I was at his first home Jays game 2 yrs ago and ended up sitting with and chatting with his dad. Recently found out he passed away. Such a class act. Votto fought through it last year and has a lot to prove this year. If not MVP in 2010, he'll be in the running for the next decade.

 

I love what the Reds have done these last few years.

[NAC]

He's good but there's a pile of good canuck players in the majors these days.

Justin Morneau,Jason Bay,Erik Bedard,Ryan Dempster,Rich Harden etc...

 

Votto is most exceptional though, can't believe they didn't think he was all-star worthy.

[Dave Bailey]

Votto is a great player, and he sounds like a class guy. I would love to see a Jays owner with bags of money and lots of guts try to sign a bunch of Canadian players, we should have at least one or two at all times.

[BillsTheBassMan]

Yeah, Votto is the guy turning the most heads in the NL this year - he's doing what Morneau did in his MVP campaign. As a proud Canadian I hope the young guy gets it. I've caught a few reds games on TV this year and the guy is something else.

[tdotfisherman]

Votto wants to come to the Blue Jays, but I'm not sure the Jays have deep enough pockets for what its going to take to sign him.

[Whopper]

TG I was lucky enough to watch him play for the local A team the Dayton Dragons along with a few others on the team. He keeps getting better

[BillsTheBassMan]

Votto wants to come to the Blue Jays, but I'm not sure the Jays have deep enough pockets for what its going to take to sign him.

 

The Jays aren't interested in spending money in the Post-Ted-Rogers-Era - that ship has sailed and it didn't even land the Jays a playoff spot. Thankfully for me I'm a Bosox guy