Votto answers the weighty question

The pressing question for Reds this season has been: How much weight has Joey Votto lost?

"Maybe three pounds," Votto said. "I lost a lot of uniform weight."

Votto is wearing his uniform pants much tighter, which it turns out can be very slimming to television viewer. It's been a big topic on Twitter, but Votto's still very near his listed weight of 221 pounds.

Votto has also gone three entire games without a walk. Concerned?

"Terribly," he said with a smile.

Votto is off to a great start. He hit a two-run home Thursday that tied in the game in the sixth. Wednesday, he had the walk-off single.

He's hitting .357 with a home run and four RBI. After Thursday's game, Votto was asked a couple of times how he felt about proving himself. To which, he basically said: Slow down, folks.

"It's a long season," Votto said. "We all — as a group — have to prove ourselves day in, day out for the additional months. It's just Game 3. I'm not getting terribly excited. But I'm content about the wins. I think we all are."