Joey Votto earns the Emma Award nod this week. Tonight will be a quick post as I’m very tired from Camp School and need to get to bed. 11-for-21 with two home runs was Votto’s line for the week, a batting average of over .500. Good job to Sam Valenti pinch-hitting over the week. More… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Joey Votto
Emma Award 7: Joey Votto
Joey Votto began his week with a bang. On the 13th, a three-homer game coupled with six RBIs put the Cincinnati Reds over the Washington Nationals, 9-6. The $225 million dollar man kept it going through the week, belting two more home runs on the 17th and 19th. 5 home runs and 5 walks on… Read more »
Recap: The view from Row 25 ain’t bad
Two games in three days? Awesome. We picked up tickets for Tuesday’s game at Miller Park against the Cincinnati Reds using the Milwaukee Brewers’ we win, you win promotion. For every “W” they collect in a month, they take that many dollars off select games for a series. 11 April victories meant our Terrace Reserved… Read more »
Rival Report 5/3: Wainwright wins, Braun’s trinity of homers, and a goat
I tuned in just in time (thanks Twitter) to see Jered Weaver finish off his first career no-hitter. I’m pretty sure the only no-hitter I saw from beginning to end was Carlos Zambrano‘s gem at Miller Park against the Houston Astros a few years back. My friend Gallia was in the stands, and I was… Read more »
Top Freebies: Early May
I love baseball promotions, and this is a feature I’ve wanted to start doing to awhile now. There’s a soft spot in my heart for bobbleheads, but teams are concocting more creative giveaways each year and this is Baseblog’s way to highlight them. Twice a month I’ll do a “Top Freebies” post in which the… Read more »
Baseblog’s 2012 NL Central Predictions: Standings
What would a baseball blog be without a couple of preseason predictions? I’ve already gone position by position in the division and given my picks for who I’d want on my roster in 2012, but those didn’t include pitchers and still don’t give a whole representation of how a team is going to do. Below… Read more »
Position Prerankings: First Base
Note: In the mini-series “Position Prerankings,” I’ll go position-by-position for each team in the NL Central and say which projected starter I’d rather have on my team this season, along with a runner up and honorable mention. It should be noted that we’re only talking this year’s production, so age, contract status, likeability of the… Read more »
Reliving SI Covers: Cincinnati Reds
Remember, there’s only 4 days left to like Baseblog on Facebook, follow on Twitter or Tumblr and be entered to win ten free months of Sports Illustrated. Keep spreading the word and at the end of January we’ll find out who wins! In the meantime, the “Reliving SI Covers” mini-series will feature some of my favorite covers from the NL Central Division since… Read more »
Rival Report 1/21: Future first basemen, Madson is official, and Counsell’s career review
MLB.com released its top 10 first baseman prospects list today, which quickly became the top link on many NL Central team’s home pages. Before the massive turnover at first the past few years, the division was home to a few long-tenured household names: Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder, Derrek Lee, Lance Berkman (former ‘Stro turned Cardinal),… Read more »
End of the Year Rival Report
Happy New Year, baseball fans! In preparation for the New Year, I went was following each NL Central team, putting together one Rival Report for each day of this first week. Originally, I planned on mentioning each team’s stories once per week, until I decided it made more sense to just cover the top stories… Read more »
