Reds stumble out of the break punchless against good pitching
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Resuming the season after the All-Star break with no runs in 18 straight innings, even for a last place team like the Cincinnati Reds, is no way to entice ticket sales or even casual interest. That’s the way it has started for the Reds: 000-000-000-000-000-0 — a shutout and seven […]
Valaika, Gray too much for Reds
By HAL McCOY In 2010 and 2011 the Cincinnati Reds had a utility infielder named Chris Valaika. And he seldom played. In 2017, the Colorado Rockies have Pat Valaika, younger brother to Chris, a utility infielder who seldom plays. But on Wednesday night in Coors Field, Rockies manager Bud Black decided to give regular shortstop […]
Bailey is back as Reds rock Rockies, 8-1
By HAL McCOY For one night, on Independence Day in the Rocky Mountains, Homer Bailey was back. Facing the high-powered Colorado Rockies in the Coors Field launching pad, Bailey held the Rockies to one run and eight hits over six innings. And the Reds unleashed three home runs to score an 8-1 victory. THE BIG […]
Reds road wearies follow them to Colorado
By Hal McCoy The Cincinnati Reds were just what the doctor order for the Colorado Rockies — take nine innings and call the doctor in the morning. The Rockies had lost 10 of their last 11 games when the Reds came calling Monday night in Coors Field. But they walked off the field with a […]
Arrieta nearly no-hits Reds again
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Rumors of Jake Arrieta’s slipping stardom is a premature evaluation, at least as far as the Cincinnati Reds are concerned. Reports that Arrieta isn’t close to what he was two years ago can’t be confirmed by the Reds. Arrieta, who pitched a no-hitter against the Reds in 2015 en route […]
Beau Townsend is Official Car Provider for HalMcCoy.com
A special thank you to our friends at Beau Townsend Ford in Vandalia for donating use of a new 2017 Ford Fusion for the 2017 baseball season. Special thanks to Larry Taylor for his generosity. Larry Taylor is a huge sports fan and an even bigger Cincinnati Reds fan. He is a man who loves […]
Jackson Stevens (who?) wins his Reds debut
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Jackson Brown sang a song called, ‘Running on Empty,’ something Jackson Stephens knew nothing about Saturday afternoon in Great American Ball Park. Jackson Stephens, a rookie making his major league debut for the Cincinnati Reds, and facing the defending World Series champion Chicago Cubs, worked with a full tank all […]
‘Ace’ Feldman shuts down the Cubs, 5-0
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — With Kris Bryant (sprained ankle), Kyle Schwarber (minor league demotion), Ben Zobrist (minor league rehab) and Miguel Montero (insensitive mouth) all absent, the Chicago Cubs were Silly Putty in the hands of Scott Feldman Friday night in Great American Ball Park. There were 39,501 looking on, a majority dressed in […]
Brewers bomb Bailey and the Reds, 11-3, with homer barrage
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Giving up home runs is as common as a denominator for the Cincinnati Reds. Biff, bam, boom. It doesn’t matter what team or what nickname, it doesn’t matter what position a player plays and it doesn’t matter where the player bats in the order. Somebody at some point is going […]