Sure, when I first saw this clip Saturday I immediately thought how in the hell do you not know who Joey Votto is? I mean, c’mon, he’s one of the best players in baseball. Then I thought about it for a second and realized I watch baseball almost every single day once the season starts and you know what, the two Cubs employees who had no clue who Votto was probably don’t, so why should anyone expect them to know who Joey Votto is?
Yes, this does go back MLB’s big problem of failing to market the game to a younger audience. Let’s be real here, if the best player, maybe in the history of the game, Mike Trout walked by you would you recognize him?
Stop lying, you most likely wouldn’t.
OK, does it look embarrassing that a Cubs employee doesn’t know who Votto is? I guess, but more likely than not most of the people working during game day on any team, especially the younger workers, probably don’t give a shit about baseball.
They’re just trying to get a pay check during the summer. They don’t care who Joey Votto is or any other player for that matter.
Cubs workers didn’t even know who Joey Votto was? @Reds pic.twitter.com/FqCo9Vd388
— Curtis Wetzel (@curtiswetzel) July 6, 2018
