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Vote Votto Campaigning
All of the campaigning – the Vote Votto T-shirts – worn by not only his teammates but also himself paid off. Votto received 13.7 million votes by the end of the balloting online Thursday. By all of the campaigning it placed Votto in the place that he hates: the spotlight.
Votto’s response to the sudden spotlight, “I didn’t expect all the attention. I didn’t expect that it would be this big. I appreciate all the votes and everything, but it became a popularity contest, which is not really up my alley.”
As he answered all of the questions respectfully, most of the inquisitors came from Canada to discuss his victory. “They must really like Cincinnati Reds baseball and want to see a lot of guys go to the All-Star Game … or they have a lot of e-mail addresses,” Votto had said about his fans who had voted hundreds or even thousands of times. It has been pretty overwhelming, especially after a very trying year in his career. Read More >>
The MLB Civil Rights Petition
This last Saturday marked the first Major League helped Civil Rights Game, between the Cincinnati Reds and the White Sox and centered around baseball’s role in the civil rights movement.
“We’re very proud of this event,” Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig said. “It’s come a long, long way in a short period of time. I’m delighted to be here, particularly with people who deserve the praise and recognition. This has been really a wonderful day. It has really been an honor and a pleasure to be here.”
Another Interleague Plus
Laynce and Jayson Nix reunion through MLB scheduling’s good ole interleague play may not event make a scratch in the heated debate but it is just one more reason that some freshness to the season should be considered.
“We eat, sleep and go to the ballpark. There’s not a lot of extra time for things. We may get together a couple of times before he leaves.”
Also marking the occasion of their reunion it was the first time the brothers had homered on the same night as major leaguers. Jayson Nix whom was 0 for 7 earleir in the week on Chicago’s road trip came through with his first multi-home run game against the Angels just this Wednesday.
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