Monday, March 11, 2024

We're a Joey Votto Fan Site Now

I come before you today to rectify a great wrong. We have failed as a collective in our duty to the world. How is it possible that we've never feted Joey Votto, among the Gheorghiest athletes of our time?
The 40 year-old Votto signed a minor league deal this week with his hometown Toronto Blue Jays after 17 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, where he became a fixture on the field and in the community. Votto has 356 career homers and a slash line of .409/.511/.920, making him among the most excellent players of his era. He's also unquestionably at or near the very top of the list of funniest and least self-important major leaguers. 

We've compiled a handful of videos that tell the story better than our words could. Here's hoping Votto makes the Jays' major league roster and gives us a few more of these.

22 comments:

  1. dane fischer said this yesterday after being let go by w&m: “My family and I feel so fortunate for the incredible relationships we have made in the department, on campus and in the community. Our fans and alums have been amazing and I can’t thank them enough for all of their support.

    “My kids asked me this morning if we will still cheer for the Tribe and I told them we always will.


    respect, and good luck. may the stink of huge wear off quickly.

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  2. Hampden Sydney is in the D3 Final Four. Maybe we can poach another coach from there?

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  3. book update: jojo the small town hound now has facebook and instagram accounts, so get your glorious asses over there and like and follow. tell your friends. i'm using the proceeds on purchasing the g:tb compound, so there's something in it for you.

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  4. dukes dance. pretty cool, danimal.

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  5. Jon Stewart on fire tonight. His fastball is intact.

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  6. Tribe wouldn’t be wrong to look at Coach K at CNU. They lost in Elite 8 game, but they were Diii champs last year, have gone to elite 8 last 4 years in a row, he’s unbelievably strong coach, good guy…I’d hate for CNU to lose him, but wouldn’t be bad for Tribe to consider him!

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  7. david cox is also in the mix. tribe hoops grad, head coach at delaware for a time, now an assistant at maryland. small, cox, and peters could reunite.

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  8. He was coach at Rhode Island. Not sure the W&M job is an upgrade over ACC assistant.

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  9. you're trying to tell me rhode island and delaware are two different places?

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  10. If you're going to correct robbie, don't snooze on Maryland leaving the ACC a decade ago.

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  11. Association of Corporate Counsel?

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  12. Arthur C. Clarke.
    From his RAF days when he visited Air Combat Command bases and the Allied Control Commission in WWII.
    A cool cat.

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  13. Nick H should get the job after his work with the Nicks.

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  14. They still pay at Cole Fieldhouse, right?

    I don’t recognize the Big 10 since they are math deniers. Plus Rutgers.

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  15. Cole is a good name for a cat.

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  16. RIP Eric Carmen. Surprised I’m the first to mention it, but I guess I’m all by myself.

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  17. holy shit does sarunas marciulionis' kid look like his dad.

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  18. Cole is a GREAT name for a cat.

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