Joey Votto has shown for the past few years that he’s on the verge of being one of baseball’s top first basemen, and so far this season he’s proving his point by putting up better numbers than even Albert Pujols. For his efforts, Votto was snubbed by the main All-Star fan vote and by coach selection for reserves, but a late “Vote Votto” promotion helped fans recognize his efforts and make him the final player voted in for the National League roster. Unfortunately, nobody told him he’d be playing with any of those damn dirty Cubs.
Marlon Byrd was the lone representative for the Chicago Cubs at the 2010 MLB All-Star Game, and aside from eventual MVP Brian McCann, he had arguably the most important performance. With a full count and two runners on ahead of him, Byrd laid off a fastball to walk and load the bases. McCann then drove all three runs home. Then in the bottom of the 9th, Byrd threw out David Ortiz at second to keep the tying run from entering scoring position. The NL ended up winning 3-1, ending a 13-year skid. To most of his teammates, this was a great performance. To NL Central rival Votto, big freaking whoop, bro.
I’m not going to show appreciation for you getting this quote, ESPN.com:
“I don’t like the Cubs,” Votto said. “And I’m not going to pat anybody with a Cubs uniform on the back. But because he made that really cool play, it turned out to be a really cool experience. I’m really glad we got the win today.”
Meanwhile, Votto plays for a NL team – the first place Cincinnati Reds, to be specific – and his team would obviously benefit from the World Series home field advantage that Byrd helped the NL secure Tuesday night. When asked for comment, Votto responded: “Whatever bro, can’t spell scrubs without Cubs. Hey, what does Cubs stand for? Completely useless by September, dude! And what about the Cardinals and that Pujols guy? More like Puss-jols! Right? Matt Holliday? More like Matt Holli-GAY! Oh snap!”
He then flicked a booger at Ryan Braun and made out with Evan Meek’s mom.
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More like Joey Hotto! HAHAHAH……wait I did that wrong
So he’s a dick for not liking the Reds’ biggest rival? Fuck that, I wish we would see more of that talk. He’s a competitor, fuck the Cubs.
He wouldn’t shake a teammate’s hand. He’s a dick. Does he have to shake his hand? No. Does he have to like him? No. Can he be a dick? Absolutely.
And since when are the Cubs the Reds’ biggest rival?
If I had to spend that much time in Cincinatti listening to Dusty Baker I imagine I’d be pretty surly too.
Silly Burnsy. You know good and goddamn well Votto knows the Reds won’t be in the World Series.
Dick move. Votto acts like someone asked him to take Byrd out for dinner or add him to his Christmas card list.
Wait, you’re bitching that an athlete is loyal to his team and doesn’t like a division rival? I thought that was a good thing in sports.
Quit trying to make everything into a fucking soap opera, pussies.
They were teammates for the game. It’s not like the Cubs had just beaten the Reds.
Then why have an All-Star game if we don’t expect people to play nice together, Sven?
I mean, I’d probably respect Votto more if he called people pussies on the Internet. That would show he’s tough.
In Votto’s defense, touching a Cubs uniform dooms you to a life of being a loser.
I wouldn’t want my precious Yankees getting weird diseases by touching Red Sox players at he All-star game.
Joey Votto has AIDS, true story. Ask anyone in Cincy.
There’s nothing more macho than calling someone a pussy on the internet.
Egh, he’s just giving what the Reds fans want to hear.
Whatever, pussies. I’d be sure to call you a pussy if I saw you at a bar bitching about how one baseball player isn’t nice enough to another baseball player.
And for the record, I’m not trying to be macho. Just making sure you guys know (looking at you, Ryan Walsh and Burnsy) that you are both gigantic, dripping vaginas.
Maybe you guys would be more comfortable over at Jezebel.
Oh, and the all-star game is lame, anyhow. If they canceled it b/c of a lack of inter-player niceness, I wouldn’t complain.
Who Votto’d for him and made him Queen of the QueenCity and burned his Red ass?
Sven, you’re kind of a dick.
Sven, I completely agree with you. This is America, toughen up pussies! Boo hoo, Votto is loyal to his team, there used to be a time when all MEN were like that. Now a days you boys are going to spas, driving prius’s, paying $10 for a cup of coffee, getting your man hairs waxed, and you nails done. Votto is Canadian, but he acts like more of a blue collar American then all you people. For christ’s sake there are 162 games in a season the all-star game is what four hours? He and Byrd were teammates for four hours and enemies for 162 games, why the hell would he pat him on the back?
Evan Meek’s mom is a fucking slut.
Dude It’s an allstar game. They are all dicks. Since the Reds got moved into the Central, they are rivals of the cubs. Also nobody likes the Cubs when they really think about it.