Bad Decisions...Reds Win 9-6

Have I mentioned that Joey Votto is my favorite ball player?

Here's his line from today's ball game against the Washington Nationals:

5 AB's, 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 6 RBI, 3 Home Runs and 1 Double

And of course a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to win it!



I was there...kinda.

I bought Fox Sports Ohio Club Seats for Mother's Day and took my wife Tammy and son Michael to the game. Got a Jay Bruce cereal bowl at the gate!

But it rained, and rained-the game was supposed to start at 1:10, and by 4:00pm it still hadn't started so...(sigh) we decided to go home. The game started at 4:45...we just couldn't hold out any longer.

And I missed one of the best games of the year, and one of Joey Votto's greatest games ever.

At least I get to put $10 more dollars in my Joey Votto jersey fund.

I swear, I will never leave a Reds game early again...

The Truth Shall Set You Free...or So Cole Hamels Thought

Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies decided to plunk rookie phenom Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals in the back in the first inning of their game Sunday.

When asked about it after the game, he admitted he had done it on purpose. His reward for telling the truth? A 5-game suspension from Major League Baseball.

Maybe he shouldn't have been so honest. Or quite frankly, maybe he shouldn't have hit Bryce Harper in the first place...

Cole Hamels Pleads Guilty!