Suarez To The Rescue. . .Again
By Hal McCoy It was old-time Hall of Fame pitcher Lefty Gomez who first said, “I’d rather be lucky than good.” And Eugenio Suarez said he was lucky Friday night when he hit a game-winning home run, but Suarez also has been good — very, very, very good. Suarez evaporated the baseball, a monstrous 435-foot […]
When In Doubt, Better Call Sal
By Hal McCoy For the Cincinnati Reds, it is a book entitled, Living On The Long Ball. And when a long ball is needed, rookie Sal Stewart is your man. Stewart’s three-run home run in the seventh inning pushed the Reds from a one-run deficit to a 5-3 lead, a lead that stood up for […]
Another Burns-Burner For Reds
By Hal McCoy As a $785,000 employee, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Chase Burns was 11-1. As a $105 million employee, Burns is now 12-1.. Making his first start since signing his seven-year contract extension, Burns displayed once again why he is worth every penny, nickel, dime, quarter and dollar. Burns did his thing, then he and […]
A Slugfest Win For Reds
By Hal McCoy Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner learned a painful lesson Sunday in Cape Canaveral/Coors Field: Don’t hang 89 miles an hour sliders to the Cincinnati Reds. Feltner, an Ohio State product, did it three times in the first two innings and all three landed where no outfielder could catch them. Those three homers […]
Rockies Rock Lowder
By Hal McCoy For the Colorado Rockies, it was like actor Peter Finch’s line in the movie Network: “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this any more.” When Saturday afternoon’s game began in Coors Field, the Cincinnati Reds had beaten the hometown Rockies seven straight times on their home turf. The […]
Reds Assault Rockies Bullpen
By Hal McCoy What teams try to do to the Colorado Rockies is the same thing teams try to do to the Cincinnati Reds — get into the bullpen as quickly as possible. That was the scenario Friday night and starting pitcher Brady Singer made certain the Reds won that battle. Singer provided seven innings […]
Reds Should Take Drastic Steps
By Hal McCoy It was false hope. It was hope, but it was false hope, a cruel April Fool’s joke. The Cincinnati Reds began the season in April, 20-11, and they resembled legitimate contenders. Now they are mindful of Marlon Brando in the movie On The Waterfront when he said: “I coulda had class. I […]
‘The Pete Rose Way’
By Hal McCoy Do All-Star games mean anything to today’s baseball players, other than the prestige and recognition they bring? Do the results matter, win or lose? It used to be, before interleague play, when the National League teams never played the American League teams. The National League did not like the American League and […]
Reds drop Ho-Hummer To Cubs
By Hal McCoy It is a familiar script written early in the season and it wasn’t written to favor the Cincinnati Reds. When they need a big hit, a clutch hit, a game-turning hit, for the most part this season they just aren’t there. It happened once again Saturday night during a 5-3 loss to […]