The circus recently came to the comments section of my second favorite Reds blog (the first being Redleg Nation, of course). It was littered with Clowns, Freaks, and even a guy that could “effectively” predict every move needed to make the Reds World Series champions. The Clowns talked about how “washed up” and “overpaid” Joey Votto is. They talked about “trading” him and “releasing” him. They even talked about how Joey Votto is “one of the worst hitters in baseball” and how he needs to “swing the *expletive* bat” – even if the pitch is 10 feet outside the strike zone.