Hamilton steals 200th, Adleman wins first
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — An all-morning rain drenched Great American Ball Park, forcing a 56-minute delay to the start of the Cincinnati Reds-Pittsburgh Pirates game Thursday afternoon. For the Reds, it was worth the wait and worth dodging a few rain drops while Billy Hamilton ran the bases and Tim Adleman worked off the […]
Davis earns first win as Hamilton, Mesoraco homer
By HAL McCOY While the Pittsburgh Pirates littered the bases with stranded runners Wednesday night in Great American Ball Park, the Cincinnati Reds cleaned them off. In the first four innings, the Pirates stranded eight runners and none scored. In the same time frame, the Reds clubbed a pair of three-run home runs to sweep […]
Pirates say to Reds: ‘Enough is enough’
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI – It was sort of like the movie network: “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it any more.” That must have been how the Pittsburgh Pirates felt early in a game Tuesday night in Great American Ball Park. They had lost four straight games to the Reds […]
Triumphant Trio: Garrett, Duvall, Hamilton
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Billy Hamilton swung hard and watched his soft line drive heading toward Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell and Hamilton said to himself, “Is it high enough? Is it high enough?” It was. Barely. Bell leaped and nearly nabbed the baseball, but it escaped his grasp and landed in the […]
Reds stage a comeback in St. Louis
By HAL McCOY For five innings Sunday afternoon in Busch Stadium, it looked as if it was same ol’ and same ol’ and some ol’ for the Cincinnati Reds against the St. Louis Cardinals. Put ‘em on base and leave ‘em there. They left two runners on base in the first, two runners on base […]
Suarez’s ‘bonehead’ costs Reds
By HAL McCOY Inexcusable. Unfathomable. Incomprehensible. The ultimate brain cramp. What happened to Eugenio Suarez Friday night in Busch Stadium was something that shouldn’t happen to a college player or a high school player, let alone a major league player. But the Cincinnati Reds third baseman was caught daydreaming on the basepath and it turned […]
Brewers prove Rookie is still a rookie
“Take a shower, wash off the day.” — Charlotte Eriksson. By HAL McCOY Rookie Davis and the Cincinnati Reds wish it were only that easy — take a shower, wash off the day. They take a shower every game after playing the Milwaukee Brewers only to have the Brewers throw dirt all over them the […]
Reds need a lineup shuffle at the top
By HAL McCOY A major league manager doesn’t like to dial 911 this early in the season, but Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price should at least have his fingers poised above the keys. What his batting order is doing right now isn’t working, especially the top two spots of Billy Hamilton and Jose Peraza. Isn’t […]
Garrett rocked, Hernandez debut amazing
By HAL McCOY The Milwaukee Brewers play like the ’27 Yankees against the Cincinnati Reds and Brewers first baseman Eric Thames hits the Reds like Babe Ruth. The Brewers were thoroughly unimpressed with the hype and early success of Reds rookie pitcher Amir Garrett and his 1.83 earned run average. Before Monday night was over, […]