OBSERVATIONS: Reds Newcomers Make Immediate Impact
By Hal McC But oy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave and liking what I see from new Cincinnati Reds Austin Hays and Brady Singer. . .so far. —IT DOESN’T COUNT: The Cincinnati Reds probably wish Monday’s game counted, wish it was a regular-season game rather than a meaningless spring exhibtion game. The Reds romped, […]
OBSERVATIONS: Is Elly’s Start A Harbinger?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave as the excitemant mounts as Opening Day creeps closer and closer and I plan to be sitting in the Great American Ballpark press box that day. —CRUZ CONTROL: Cincinnati Reds manager Tito Francona, The Great Motivator, had a 20-minute heart-to-heart discussion with Elly De La Cruz […]
OBSERVATIONS: Did the Reds Do Enough to Contend?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave and, no, my laptop is not going on the cruise with me next week. I fear that after a couple of days at the blackjack table I might havve to hock it. But this UO is extra-long to make up for the upcoming week’s hiatus. —DID […]
OBSERVATIONS: Why Not Trevor Bauer?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, anxiously awaiting the Wright State University ‘First Pitch’ baseball dinner Friday night because one of my favorite baseball people, Clint Hurdle, is the keynote speaker. —TRACING TREVOR: MLB teams constantly search for starting pitchers and throw cash in bundles bigger than hay bales to any guy […]
OBSERVATIONS: What’s In A Reds’ Nickname?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave counting down the days on my fingers and my toes and Nadine’s fingers and toes until spring training. —WHAT’S IN A (NICK)NAME: Somebody asked who was the player Pete Rose nicknamed ‘Eye Chart.’ I vaguely remembler him doing that, but the player’s name escapes me. There […]
OBSERVATIONS: Reds Snubbed In Player Rankings
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave before departing for the Agonis Club to listen to bracketologist Joe Lunardi talk about the up-down-and-around college basketball scene. —THE BIG SNUB: Did you know that Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime? If Van Gogh played professional baseball, he’d play for the […]
OBSERVATIONS: Francano Is Better Than Most
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave as I prepare for vacation. . .and it’s all Greek to me. —A WHO’S WHO: What do these former great baseball managers have in common: Casey Stengel, Billy Martin, Tommy Lasorda, Whitey Herzog, Lou Piniella, Davey Johnson, Earl Weaver, Buck Showalter, Jim Leyland and Joe Maddon? […]
OBSERVATIONS: On Terry Francona And More On Pete Rose
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, a special ‘quickie’ edition featuring Terry Francona and Pete Rose, via Dave Bristol. —ONWARD AND UPWARD: With the hiring of Terry Francona to a three-year contract, the Cincinnati Reds finally sent an ultra-positive message to the fan base: “We are in it to win it. We […]
Reports Say Reds Have Hired Francona
By Hal McCoy The Cincinnati Reds grabbed the man at the top of their wish list. Terry Francona has agreed to return to manage the Reds, according to several sources. The Reds have not made it official, but are expected to make it official Friday morning. Apparently, the 65-year-old former manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, […]