Arroyo ready to pitch — and to lead
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — At the moment, 40-year-old Bronson Arroyo is at some reclusive place waiting for his old-school flip phone to ring. The call will tell him to report to St. Louis so he can start Saturday’s game against the Cardinals, his first trudge up a major league mound in more than 2 […]
Don’t call him Ryan, his name is ‘Scooter’
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Ryan Gennett owns the perfect baseball nickname but its derivation has nothing to do with baseball. He goes by the name ‘Scooter,’ refuses to answer to Ryan and it has been that way since he was about three. Why? Because he was afraid of the Lebanon, Oh., police and the […]
Reds newcomers show off for Dayton fans
By HAL McCOY DAYTON — For those among the 8,837 who risked frost-bite and numb cheeks Saturday afternoon in Fifth Third Field it was worth it if they were there to witness what some of the newest Cincinnati Reds can do. They saw some uplifting pitching by rookie Amir Garrett. They saw some timely and […]
Finnegan struggles in final tuneup
By HAL McCOY Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price used his Opening Day lineup and batting order Wednesday in his team’s final spring exhibition game in Arizona, a 9-6 loss to the Cleveland Indians. The lineup: CF Billy Hamilton, 2B Jose Peraza, 1B Joey Votto, LF Adam Duvall, 3B Eugenio Suarez, RF Scott Schebler, SS Zack […]
Arroyo appears ‘in,’ Adleman, Romano ‘out’
By HAL McCOY While the 1962 New York Mets were in the dubious process of losing 120 games in the team’s first year of existence, manager/comedian Casey Stengel aske facetiously, “Can anybody here play this game?” So far during spring exhibition games this year the mantra for the Cincinnati Reds is, “Can anybody here pitch?” […]
Giants regulars rip Reed for 10 runs
By HAL McCOY It was a mismatch when the managers turned over their lineup cards to the home plate umpire Monday afternoon when the Cincinnati Reds traveled to Scottsdale to play the San Francisco Giants. On Reds manager Bryan Price’s card there was one regular and it was Jose Peraza, playing shortstop instead of second […]
Cubs slaughter Reds, Adleman, 22-4
By HAL McCOY If the Cincinnati Reds were smart, they stayed out of the casinos this weekend during their visit to Las Vegas. They would have returned to Goodyear Sunday night wearing their underwear. And Reds pitcher Tim Adleman may not have even had his underwear. THE REDS PLAYED TWO games in Las Vegas against […]
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Reds-Brewers play ring-around-the-baes
By Hal McCoy As Cat Stevens once sang, ‘Oh, baby, it’s a wild world.’ And it certainly was a wild world Friday afternoon when the Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers gathered in Goodyear, Ariz., for an exhibition baseball game. Twenty-three runs. Thirty-five hits. It wasn’t a day to be auditioning for pitching jobs as the […]