RotoExperts Mike Cardano (@MikeCardano) brings in Pat Mayo (@ThePME) to figure out the root of Joey Votto’s Fantasy struggles to start the season.

One of the reasons I love baseball is because it is the ultimate everyman sport. You can take as little care of yourself as David Wells, and still make millions of dollars a year as an “athlete” because all you have to do is hurl a ball 95 mph or hit it 410 feet. That’s why I absolutely adore 350-pound pitcher Jose “Jumbo” Diaz for stealing third base. Watch the big fella go, after the jump.

Sadly, when I think of “father/child catching foul ball” moments at baseball games, my mind first heads to this moment. And that’s what made the (very different) moment above so outstanding. Tremendous effort all around there.

We now take you into Dusty’s Corner, where Reds manager Dusty Baker riffs on who he thinks is cool. Among the privileged cool crowd: Baker’s first baseman Joey Votto, Carlos Santana, and more.

Worry no more about one of the most egregious All-Star Game snubs in recent memory – the Reds’ Joey Votto will indeed make the trip out to Anaheim July 13 after fans voted him in to the last spot on the National League’s roster.

A much-publicized PR project titled “Go Red!” rings the “spirit of ’75″ as the Reds and Red Sox are matched again in their joint campaigns to recruit votes from fans.

The selections for next week’s All-Star Game were broadcast live on TBS just before the afternoon games kicked off on this Fourth of July. Charlie Manuel and Joe Girardi look to have some great, fan-selected squads to handle in Anaheim on July 13th (seriously, deny that). Full rosters inside, so read on.