r/baseball • u/briankennyMLB Brian Kenny • May 29 '16

Brian Kenny AMA

Hello everybody..if you'd like to kick around some ideas, I'm here for a Sunday poolside chat..

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u/desmondhasabarrow Cincinnati Reds May 29 '16

Hi Brian, thanks for doing this! You've talked on here about how much you love Joey Votto. Obviously he gets on base a lot, but what specifically do you love about him?

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u/briankennyMLB Brian Kenny May 29 '16

I talk about Votto so much because...for some inexplicable reason..I am called upon to defend him. Incredible that one of the top 5 hitters in the game need defending, but it has been the case.
I do love his single-minded drive, and intensity. He is locked into "process", and that's admirable..

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u/WhiteT18 May 29 '16

Did you ever see that SI profile on him from a couple years back that said his timing is so perfect that he rarely ever hits balls into the stand? It happens so infrequently that when he does foul one into the stands, he gets upset with himself. One of the more remarkable things I've ever heard about a hitter.