OBSERVATIONS: When the Reds were ‘Schott’ from guns
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, still groaning from stuffing myself all weekend with cookies, shrimp, M&Ms (peanuts, of course), wrapped weenies, chocolate buckeyes, lasagna, whole tenderloin (no, I didn’t eat it all), twice baked potatoes, apple pie, ice cream, coffee cake. . .and it’s a good thing Nadine kept the dog […]
OBSERVATIONS: A tiny Christmas gift for Reds fans
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, hoping your Christmas stockings are filled with tidings of good joy. SOME MOVEMENT: Cincinnati Reds general manager Nick Krall appears to be a man of his word. Before the winter meetings early this month, he said the Reds were interested in signing some stop-gap free agents […]
OBSERVATIONS: Tom Browning’s Memorable Moment
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, still reeling and stunned by the death of former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tom Browning. —OTIS HISTORY: Tom Seaver wasn’t the only Tom Terrific. To me, Tom Browning was Tom Terrific, in every way. People referred to him as Mr. Perfect because he pitched the only perfect […]
OBSERVATIONS: Why did the Reds trade Farmer?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave wondering why I waste a valuable three hours watching the Cleveland Browns and contemplating tossing my Browns hoodie and Brown hat into the fireplace. It would be the only fire the Browns show. —BOW TO BOWDEN: It isn’t often I agree with Jim Bowden, especially when […]
OBSERVATIONS: And so the Reds did. . .nothing
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, anxious to see if the Cleveland Browns can beat the Cincinnati Bengals for the sixth straight time. . .or if the Bengals can beat the Browns for the first time in six tries. It is all in your point of view. —CENTRALLY SPEAKING: Baseball’s winter meetings […]
OBSERVATIONS: Graves named to Reds ‘Hall’
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, with a Yuengling in one hand, a Montecristo White Label Churchill in the other hand and three dogs in my lap, I’m trying to put together this latest edition of UOfromTMC. —OH, DANNY BOY: Danny Graves is of the opinion, “Once a closer, always a closer.” […]
OBSERVATIONS: The day Dunlop caught 27 strikeouts
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering why I waste valuable time watching the Cleveland Browns when I could do something more pleasant, like cleaning the toilets. —K ‘EM ALL: When Jack McKeon managed the Cincinnati Reds, if you saw him on the road at mass or in a restaurant, you also […]
OBSERVATlONS: Time to forgive and not forget Pete Rose
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave and pitchers and catchers report to spring training two days after Super Bowl LVII (And what in the name of Pete Rozelle is LVII?). —Pete Rose made another request for forgiveness in a letter recently to baseball commissioner Rob Manfred. It smacks of groveling at the […]
OBSERVATIONS: Why the Reds fired Dusty Baker
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave and while I’m a big fan of Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber, I’m a bigger fan of Houston manager Dusty Baker. He has taken Houston from the Disastros to the Astros and I’m pulling for them to win the World Series. —THE DUST-UP: This not new news and […]