Game Thread: Game 133 vs. the Mets

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Votto, the Reds' top position prospect,

Maybe the fact that the Reds have the top prospect in all of baseball (and his name isn't Joey Votto) just slipped his mind, but that's a pretty pathetic error.

I guess there really isn't a lot to talk about in a blowout.  They are covering everything but the game at this point.

Mackanin: "First of all, I hope Joey Votto doesn't think it's going to be that easy. Well maybe it is going to be that easy, that would be nice."

Mackanin on Hamilton: "Josh has a little twinge in his hamstring, you saw when he caught that ball in centerfield. He caught it and hiccuped a little bit. I wanted to take precautions, give him today and take tomorrow off. Hopefully he'll feel a lot better on Friday."

Nice game.  How cool for Shearn, eh?

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

"I can't help but keep this big smile on my face," said Votto. "I was told two days before that I was going to come up by Louisville manager Rick Sweet and that I wouldn't play the next day in Louisville, a day off. I couldn't sleep the night before the last game in Louisville, stayed up until almost 5 in the morning, trying to distract myself by watching 'Office' reruns."

Votto roomed with Jay Bruce at the Louisville Marriott (Bruce was not promoted) and Votto said Bruce kept saying, "You're going to the big leagues, you're going to the big leagues."

From Hatteberg (same article):

"Damn, I was chasing some big numbers, too -- like 110 home runs." -- Scott Hatteberg, who hit his 100th career homer this year, when told his playing time would be curtailed to make room for Joey Votto.

I love that quote about Bruce.  The kids are excited.  That's great to see.  And I sure wish there was a logical reason to keep Hatteberg.  There's not much that I don't like about that guy.