Reds bullpen shuts down Tribe
By HAL McCOY Brandon Finnegan, most likely tuning up for an Opening Day start April 3 against the Philadelphia Phillies, worked four somewhat strenuous innings Friday night against a Cleveland Indians split squad. And what better pitcher to start a game on St. Patrick’s Day than Brandon Finnegan, an Irishman through and through with a […]
Who was that ‘nameless’ guy?
By HAL McCOY It happens every spring and sometimes more than once a week. A veteran pitcher, a guy who is a lock to make his team, faces a guy on the other team wearing a high 90’s number on his uniform without his name on the back. The established pitcher is working on things, […]
Garrett perfect, but Reds lose DeSclafani
By HAL McCOY With all the available spots on the Cincinnati Reds starting rotation, Amir Garrett grabbed the baseball by the seams Monday afternoon and said, “Hey, look at me.” And the Reds will look at a lot of options after disturbing news Monday that projected Opening Day starter Anthony DeSclafani has a sprained ulnar […]
Reds win two, but pitching injuries hit hard
By HAL McCOY The news out of the Arizona desert Sunday concerning the Cincinnati Reds was alternative news compared to what will transpire Monday closer to home in Cincinnati. Pitcher Anthony DeSclafani returned to Cincinnati to undergo an MRI examination on his barking elbow. And it is pretty clear that DeSclafani not only won’t make […]
Double displeasure for Reds — Two losses in one day
By HAL McCOY The Cincinnati Reds doubled their displeasure Saturday afternoon. They lost two games in different venues, both with some inefficient pitching. They split the squad and sent one to Scottsdale to play a split-squad San Francisco Giants team. And lost, 9-7. They sent the other half to Peoria to play the Seattle Mariners […]
Reed shows up, Reds hitter don’t
By HAL McCOY It was a rare night game in the desert for the Cincinnati Reds and while starting pitcher Cody Reed wasn’t exactly lights out, he rocked the Colorado Rockies in the second and third innings at Goodyear Ballpark. Reed, one of the three lefthanded pitchers the Reds obtained from Kansas City in exchange […]
Reds pitchers take walk on the wild side (10 walks)
By HAL McCOY While college basketball teams are punching their tickets into the NCAA big dance, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tim Adleman probably tore up his ticket into the team’s starting rotation and is watching everybody else dance. Adleman, who had pitched well this spring, suffered a nightmarish meltdown Thursday afternoon in Scottsdale, Ariz.’s HoHoKam Park. […]
Reds pitching takes big hits in 9-0 loss
By HAL McCOY It was not a Day to Remember for Cincinnati Reds pitching prospect Amir Garrett Wednesday afternoon in Goodyear, Ariz. His earned run average did not take a hit because he didn’t give up an earned run in his 2 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. But it was his […]
Reds win 5th straight behind glossy pitching
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after spending a weekend in Cary, N.C. with the University of Dayton baseball team — and it was colder in Carolina than it was in Dayton. What did I miss? Oh, four straight spring exhibition victories by the Cincinnati Reds, including two over the world champion […]