More on Votto and the Cubs

He was ‘joking’

But the fans?

“No, not Cubs fans in general,” he said. Somebody mentioned there is a video on YouTube where a Cubs fan asks Votto for his autograph and Votto says, “I don’t sign for Cubs fans.”

Said Votto Friday, “I don’t. I don’t sign for Cubs fans. I try not to sign. They are in our same division and we play good baseball against them. I think it is kind of fun to play the heel. Not everything has to be friendly. We take it seriously when we go there.”

Now comes the zinger.

“When I was first called up in 2007, they clinched the division on our field and I still remember that now,” said Votto. “I remember them looking at the scoreboard, everybody in our stands cheering and wearing blue. It meant a lot to me and I probably should have let it go by now, but I’m not an easy forgiver.”