A long night’s work, all for a loss to the Pirates
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — There certainly was an international flavor permeating the environs in and around Great American Ball Park Friday night. Outside the park, in downtown, they were celebrating the German Oktoberfest with enough beer to float the Bismarck. Inside the park, the Cincinnati Reds wore red jersey tops that read, ‘Los Rojos,’ […]
Straily can deal with Great American Small Park
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Once upon a time Matt Garza was a better-than-average major-league pitcher. Of course, once upon a time bread was 12 cents a loaf, gas was 11 cent a gallon, eggs were 79 cents a dozen and coffee was 37 cents a pound, all back in 1950. But over the past […]
Stand-in Sampson stands tall for Reds
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — The Battle for the Bottom began Monday night in near-empty Great American Ball Park as baseball fans obviously didn’t want to see two really bad teams and couldnl’t tear themselves away from two NFL Monday Night Football games and Dancing With the Stars. Instead of Ryan Braun they obviously wanted […]
Reds win as Iglesias staggers in 8th, 9th
By HAL McCOY Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tim Adleman thought he had this thing all figured out, how to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates Friday night in PNC Park. Do it all by himself. And for five innings he did just that — he held the Pirates to two runs; he contributed two hits, scored a run […]
Nova lives up to his name against Reds
By HAL McCOY A nova is a star that shows sudden brightness and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ivan Nova certainly is living up to his name. And the Cincinnati Reds received a large does of Nova Thursday night in PNC Park during a 4-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nova needed only 94 pitches to throw […]
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 […]