Joey Votto socked a homer on Saturday. Then, he socked another on Sunday. The week changed, you peeled off another page of your Far Side calendar, and he swatted a dinger on Monday, too.
It’s not completely turning back the clock for Votto these days, since he is doing things a bit differently than he once did. That’s a question of semantics over means and ends, though, since the ends right now sure as heck look like the good ol’ days.
Monday’s thunder brought his season slugging percentage up to an even .