Homers Sink Lodolo,Reds
By Hal McCoy Cincinnati Reds pitchers stifled the high-powered Philadelphia Phillies lineup to five hits Saturday afternoon in Citizens Bank Park. Unfortunately for the Reds, three of those five hits left the premises, three home runs that accounted for every run in a 5-1 Phillies victory. After scoring 17 runs in their previous two games, […]
Reds Win A Wild One
By Hal McCoy It is rare that Cincinnati Reds pitcher Andrew Abbott gives up four runs and nine hits in 3 1/3 innings and the Reds win. But they did. It is rare that the Reds give up six runs and 14 hits and still win. But they did. It is rare that the Reds […]
Some Holiday Observations…
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after spending the off day at Scioto Downs in Columbus and bet $20 on one race and won $144. Thank you, driver Brent Miller. —TIPPING OR NOT: The discussions over whethr the Boston Red Sox detected Cincinnati Reds pitcher Chase Burns tipping his pitches rages on. […]
Christian Encarnacion-Slam
By Hal McCoy An injury to Spencer Steer was the best thing to happen to the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday in Fenway Park. Steer was hit by a pitch in Wednesday’s first game loss, 5-3, to the Boston Red Sox. He was in the lineup for the second game of the impromptu doubleheader, but his hand […]
Bosox Win Resumption, 5-3
By Hal McCoy The Cincinnati Reds put themselves in the Danger Zone Wednesday afternoon in Fenway Park with a two-day 5-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox. The game was the resumption of Tuesday night’s game, suspended by rain after three innings with Boston leading, 2-1. The regularly scheduled Wednesday night game is a must-win […]
The Great Eight: Johnny Bench
By Hal McCoy The small room in Yankee Stadium was overstuffed with baseball writers and sports columnists, the room hot and the air stagnant. The Big Red Machine has just totally embarrassed the Bronx Bombers with a complete and emphatic four-game sweep of the 1976 World Series. Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench was the MVP […]
Elly Upstages ‘The Judge’
By Hal McCoy For those who walked into Great American Ball Park Monday night to pay witness to Aaron Judge and the mighty New York Yankees, well, Elly De La Cruz said, “Hey, what about me?” Judge did what his fans wanted him to do, a first-inning home run high into the left field stratosphere, […]
Andrew Abbott To The Rescue
By Hal McCoy When he pitches for the Cincinnati Reds, Andrew Abbott should wear a t-shirt that says ‘Stopper’ on the front. That is exactly what the professor of pitching does and what he did Sunday afternoon in the excruciating heat of the Busch Stadium III sweatbox. And he did it just when the Reds […]
Reds Make Monumental Mess
By Hal McCoy When a team is 1 for 14 with runners in scoring position, that team might expect to take a whipping by a large margin. The Cincinnati Reds were 1 for 14 with runners in scoring position Saturday afternoon in Busch Stadium III, so it was a miracle they took the St. Louis […]