"It's hard to go with best because you have different ones. Nowadays, when you get to first and you've got Pete Alonso at first base, he talks about wine and restaurants in New York, and stuff like that. He's a big foodie guy, so that's kind of a fun conversation. Obviously, when Rizzo was there, you kind of just chop it up and have fun with him."
"I think we would all kind of agree Joey Votto. I wouldn't say strangest, but say you got on three times, it is completely different conversations in those three times you get to first base. And it just off the wall. It can be crazy conversations. I would say Joey, for me, is the one where you have no idea where it's going to go at first base. I think everybody who came across Joey would say the same thing. It's all in fun, but you just didn't know where he was going to go."
"He asked me about my approach, and I'm like two years into the league. In 2012, he's asking me how I hit and do all that. I'm like, 'Hey man, you won an MVP two yars ago. Why are you asking me how to hit? I'm just trying to stay afloat right now'"
Freddie Freeman, a 16-year MLB veteran, notes that playing first base fosters easy, frequent conversations with opponents during games. He recalls lighthearted exchanges with Pete Alonso about wine and New York restaurants and casual banter with Anthony Rizzo. Freeman singles out Joey Votto for unpredictable, off-the-wall conversations that can vary wildly each time a runner reaches first. Freeman remembers a moment early in his career when Votto asked about his hitting approach despite Votto having won an MVP, occurring amid Freeman's difficult 2012 season. Freeman characterizes Votto's interactions as fun but remarkably unpredictable.
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