Baffling baserunning leads to another Reds defeat
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — It was Adventures on the Basepaths in Great American Ball Park Wednesday afternoon. And it didn’t turn out well for the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds ran the bases like an uncoached tee-ball team – run until you are out — and the New York Mets pretty much trotted their way […]
Finnegan to finish his season in the rotation
By HAL McCOY CINCINNNATI — The Cincinnati Reds couldn’t beat the New York Mets ‘B’ team on Monday, so how were they expected to beat the Mets ‘A’ team on Tuesday? Well, they didn’t. They lost, 5-3, their 13th straight futile effort against the Mets, the longest losing streak by one team to another in […]
Stephenson states strong case despite defeat
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Robert Stephenson the poet wrote a poem entitled, ‘Consolation,’ and that’s exactly what Robert Stephenson the pitcher had to take away from his Monday afternoon start for the Cincinnati Reds. Consolation for a job well done, but no prize awarded. Stephenson acquitted himself with aplomb over 5 2/3 innings, giving […]
Was there a full moon over Great American?
By HAL McCOY It wasn’t a night game so there wasn’t a full moon hanging over Great American Ball Park Sunday. It just seemed that way. The St. Louis Cardinals rescued the final game of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, in a game featuring a passel of bizarre events that screamed, ‘Full […]
Straily ‘walks’ to his 11th victory (seven times)
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Old Riverfront Stadium, reduced to rubble years ago, had a visual on the scoreboard that appeared when pitchers walked a batter. Ghosts danced across the board and huge letters read, ‘Walk haunt.’ They didn’t bring it to the state-of-the-art scoreboard at Great American Ball Park and rightfully so. It apparently […]
Suarez enacts his first ‘walk-off’ to beat the Cardinals
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — The Cincinnaati Reds, fighting for nothing other than avoiding the ignominy of finishing last, embarked Friday night on a string of 10 straightr games against three teams in the thick of the wild card chase. The stretch began with three at home against the St. Louis Cardinals, then three at […]
Nolasco (Who?) shuts out the Reds, 3-0
By HAL McCOY Ricky Nolasco? The Ricky Nolasco who was 0-and-4 in five starts since the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim acquired him at the trade deadline from the Minnesota Twins? The Ricky Nolasco who entered Wednesday night’s game with a 4-and-12 record and a 5.24 earned run average. Yeah, THAT Ricky Nolasco. ON WEDNESDAY […]
Homers perplex Adleman as Reds lost again
By HAL McCOY A geography teacher was trying to teach her fifth grade students about the states and cities and she asked, “Does anybody know where Cincinnati is?” From the back of the room came Bobby’s voice: “Sure. Last place.” Give the kid an ‘A’ and move him to the head of he class. AFTER […]
Another last place team blasts the Reds
By HAL McCOY The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim looked like anything but a last place team Monday night to the Cincinnati Reds. But then the Arizona Diamondbacks looked like anything but a last place team to the Reds Sunday. After Arizona blasted the Reds Sunday, 11-2, the Angels brought out their thundersticks and crushed […]