Red Hot Mama » Joey Votto http://www.red-hot-mama.com It sounds like porn, but it's all about baseball. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:35:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2006-2007 1440 http://www.red-hot-mama.com/images/logo_rhm_rss.gif Red Hot Mama http://www.red-hot-mama.com 144 144 It sounds like porn, but it's all about baseball. The Red Hot Broadcast is the audio component to the humorous and upbeat blog devoted to the National League Central, red-hot-mama.com. Each week, the happenings with the teams are discussed. red hot mama, humor, comedy, sports, baseball, chicago cubs, cincinnati reds, houston astros, milwaukee brewers, pittsburgh pirates, st. louis cardinals Red Hot Mama Red Hot Mama no no Ryan Braun Wins MVP; Votto Sixth http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/11/25/ryan-braun-wins-mvp-votto-sixth/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/11/25/ryan-braun-wins-mvp-votto-sixth/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 04:11:54 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=6501 Earlier this week, MLB announced the winner of the National League’s Most Valuable Player award. We all knew that Joey Votto would not be repeating for the Cincinnati Reds, thanks to their craptastic year. But we all wondered where he would place and how many votes he’d get.

As expected, the Milwaukee Brewers’ Ryan Braun won the award. And Votto placed sixth.

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    ]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/11/25/ryan-braun-wins-mvp-votto-sixth/feed/ 0 Votto Named Reds Performer of the Year http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/11/08/votto-named-reds-performer-of-the-year/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/11/08/votto-named-reds-performer-of-the-year/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:42:54 +0000 Amanda http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=6457 Reds Performer of the Year? Try Universe's Performer of the YearI saw mention of this story come … [visit site to read more]

    ]]>     http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/11/08/votto-named-reds-performer-of-the-year/feed/ 0     Phillips, Votto Win Gold Gloves http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/11/02/phillips-votto-win-gold-gloves/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/11/02/phillips-votto-win-gold-gloves/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:55:42 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=6448 Now that the World Series is over, Major League Baseball will start announcing its regular season awards. Last night, the Gold Gloves were announced.

    And the … [visit site to read more]

    ]]>     http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/11/02/phillips-votto-win-gold-gloves/feed/ 1     A birthday cupcake http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/09/10/a-birthday-cupcake/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/09/10/a-birthday-cupcake/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 05:53:13 +0000 Amanda http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=6333 Today at the Red Hot Household we’re holding our annual end-of-summer party. Coincidentally, this year the event happens to fall on my uncle’s birthday, so I thought it would be nice to make cupcakes. Then I realized it’s also Joey Votto’s birthday, so heck, why not make him one too?

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    Joey Votto making it rain
    This is just a cool picture, isn’t it? I love these high speed shutters and high definition and whatnot. It’s like Ox said: “It’s computers” and also, less relvantly, “San Dimas … [visit site to read more]

    ]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/08/15/red-rain/feed/ 0 And the July 25-31, 2011 NL Player of the Week Award Belongs to Joey Votto http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/08/01/and-the-july-25-31-2011-nl-player-of-the-week-award-belongs-to-joey-votto/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/08/01/and-the-july-25-31-2011-nl-player-of-the-week-award-belongs-to-joey-votto/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 03:14:45 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=6186 Joey Votto showed why he should get a day off every two months this past week by demolishing the opposing pitchers. And he was awarded with the National League Player of the Week Award.

    Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto has been named National League Player of the Week for the period of July 25-31, 2011. The announcement was made earlier today on MLB Network.

    In seven games last week, Votto hit .385 (10-for-26) and led the National League with 24 total bases. The … [visit site to read more]

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    ]]>     http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/05/09/vottos-on-base-streak-comes-to-an-end/feed/ 0     Joey Votto is Legen–Wait-for-It–Dary! http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/04/16/joey-votto-is-legen-wait-for-it-dary/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/04/16/joey-votto-is-legen-wait-for-it-dary/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 02:51:26 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=5741 I saw this article about Joey Votto linked to earlier this week from Redleg Nation, and it’s the stuff that myths and tall … [visit site to read more]

    ]]>     http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/04/16/joey-votto-is-legen-wait-for-it-dary/feed/ 0     Getaway Day Ramblings http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/04/13/getaway-day-ramblings/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/04/13/getaway-day-ramblings/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:17:15 +0000 Amanda http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=5728 I have so many disjointed baseball thoughts this evening, that I am going to whip out a page layout mechanism I used to use all the time–bullets. They’re even shaped like little baseballs:
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    ]]>     http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/04/13/getaway-day-ramblings/feed/ 2     How Many Cameras Does it Take to Capture the Awesomeness of Joey Votto? http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/02/28/how-many-cameras-does-it-take-to-capture-the-awesomeness-of-joey-votto/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/02/28/how-many-cameras-does-it-take-to-capture-the-awesomeness-of-joey-votto/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:16:02 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=5310

    Votto sits in the confessional for the as-yet-unannounced Reds reality show.

    Votto has so many interviews after winning the MVP that he carries a folding chair with him at all times.visit site to read more]

    ]]> http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/02/28/how-many-cameras-does-it-take-to-capture-the-awesomeness-of-joey-votto/feed/ 0 Joey Votto Thinks a Lot http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/02/20/joey-votto-thinks-a-lot/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/02/20/joey-votto-thinks-a-lot/#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:53:47 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=5248 Joey Votto is not your average baseball player. Granted, that may be obvious from the numbers he’s put up for the last two years playing … [visit site to read more]

    ]]>     http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/02/20/joey-votto-thinks-a-lot/feed/ 1     Happy 10,000th Day, Joey Votto http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/01/26/happy-10000th-day-joey-votto/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/01/26/happy-10000th-day-joey-votto/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:39:41 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=5111 Chris Jaffe of the Hardball Times has been running some numbers and realized that today marks the 10,000th day that young Joey Votto has been alive.

    In honor of that, I think I’ll repost my favorite picture of Votto that I’ve taken.

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    ]]>     http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/01/26/happy-10000th-day-joey-votto/feed/ 0     Joey Votto in a Tux http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/01/23/joey-votto-in-a-tux/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/01/23/joey-votto-in-a-tux/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:12:56 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=5092 This past weekend, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America held their annual gala to honor the best baseball players of the previous season. Joey Votto and Reds fan BubbaFan were there.

    I’d never heard of this … [visit site to read more]

    ]]>     http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/01/23/joey-votto-in-a-tux/feed/ 4     Phew! Votto Passes Physical! http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/01/17/phew-votto-passes-physical/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/01/17/phew-votto-passes-physical/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:51:46 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=5069

    Votto handing a kid his autographed item.

    Joey Votto apparently is healthy and … [visit site to read more]

    ]]>     http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/01/17/phew-votto-passes-physical/feed/ 0     Reds, Votto Agree on Price for Arbitration Years http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/01/16/reds-votto-agree-on-price-for-arbitration-years/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/01/16/reds-votto-agree-on-price-for-arbitration-years/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:05:41 +0000 Amanda http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=5067 The MLB.com headline is “Reds reward MVP Votto with three-year deal.” Apparently the folks at MLB forgot that, though Votto sometimes plays like a seasoned veteran, due to the free agency rules, Votto was going to be in Cincinnati for the next three years regardless.

    The only question left was how much he was going to make for those years, and that question has been … [visit site to read more]

    ]]>     http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2011/01/16/reds-votto-agree-on-price-for-arbitration-years/feed/ 2     And the 2010 National League MVP Belongs to Joey Votto http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/11/22/and-the-2010-national-league-mvp-belongs-to-joey-votto/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/11/22/and-the-2010-national-league-mvp-belongs-to-joey-votto/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:15:55 +0000 Zeldink http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=4868 The writers got it right! With 31 of 32 first-place votes, Joey Votto was awarded the Most Valuable Player award. Oh, and whoever didn’t vote for Votto might want to look out.

    Votto led the Cincinnati Reds to their first division title and first playoff appearance since 1995. Coincidentally, the last time a Red won the MVP award was in 1995, when Barry Larkin did the heavy lifting for Cincinnati.

    Lots of fans, myself included, had some apprehension that Votto might be snubbed, as … [visit site to read more]

    ]]>     http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/11/22/and-the-2010-national-league-mvp-belongs-to-joey-votto/feed/ 0     Votto Wins NL Hank Aaron Award Winner http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/10/31/votto-wins-nl-hank-aaron-award-winner/ http://www.red-hot-mama.com/2010/10/31/votto-wins-nl-hank-aaron-award-winner/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:45:06 +0000 Amanda http://www.red-hot-mama.com/?p=4841 A nice Halloween treat for all Reds fans out there:

    October 31, 2010 – Joey Votto has been named the National League’s winner of the 2010 Hank Aaron Award, awarded annually to the best overall offensive performer in each league.

    The Hank Aaron Award was introduced in 1999 to honor the 25th Anniversary of Aaron breaking Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record, and, at that time, was the first major award introduced by Major League Baseball in more than 25 years. … [visit site to read more]

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    Cincinnati Reds 1B Joey Votto has been named to Sporting News’ National League All-Star Team in voting of his peers. He is the first Reds player named to that prestigious squad since OF Ken Griffey Jr. and IF Felipe Lopez were included in 2005.

    Earlier this summer, Votto was named to his first All-Star … [visit site to read more]

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    “It’s tougher for a Canadian in this sport,” said Minnesota Twins’ Justin Morneau. “Not only do we have to be 1.01422 times the player of an American to be noticed, but we’re also relentlessly subjected to lumberjack jokes.”

    Despite the iniquity, things are better today than … [visit site to read more]

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