I take a lot of pride in it,” says Votto. 324, smashed 37 homers, and batted in 113 runs and led the Reds to their first playoff berth in 15 years, proclaims that he can get better still, who’s to argue? “I want to be great at what I do. So when the reigning National League MVP, coming off a season where he hit. Focused is a term that hardly does him justice. It’s all so workaday that Votto doesn’t even bother to watch them go, he’s already waiting for the next pitch. The next five balls get launched into or over the high netting that tops the outfield walls at the Reds’ spring training complex in Goodyear, Ariz.-three in a row to right, then two to left. He slashes the first pitch down the left-field line, then works his way right across the diamond-tock, tock, tock. The preceding hitter has barely cleared the box before the 27-year-old is in his crouch, bat at the ready. He just makes it seem like an extra commandment. It’s not that the Toronto-born first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds violates the convention-far from it. But once you’re standing at the plate, it’s all business-take your hacks and make way for the next guy. It’s fine to goof around outside the cage, talking to teammates, opponents, or the various hangers-on, as you wait your turn. There’s an etiquette about batting practice in the big leagues.
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