Suarez, Friedl On Waivers
The Cincinnati Reds reportedly have made two moves — a shocker and not a shocker. They have placed both Eugenio Suarez and TJ Friedl on waivers, meaning any of the other 29 teams can claim them as their own over the next 48 hours. The shocker is Suarez, who hit the grand slam during the […]
Reds Find A Miracle
By Hal McCoy Las Vegas oddsmakers said the Cincinnati Reds had no chance, not a prayer, don’t even think about it. Las Vegas was wrong. Dead wrong. When the Reds came to bat in the top of the ninth Wednesday afternoon, they trailed the San Francisco Giants by six runs. The odds were 300 to […]
Some Mid-Week Observations
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after watching in amazement as the Cincinnati Reds scored one run in two games against the Triple-A Sacrament River Cats and Rafael Devers.. —PAY ATTENTION, GUYS: Lives an MLB pitcher that doesn’t spend some time on the injured list, sometimes more than once a year? And […]
It Gets Worse And Worse For Reds
By Hal McCoy There was a major accomplishment by the Cincinnati Reds, also known as Team Slump. They scored a run. Sal Stewart whacked a first-pitch home run in the ninth inning Tuesday night in Oracle Park. It ended a frustrating streak of 23 straight scoreless innings by the Reds. And it was all they […]
Worst Reds Loss EVER?
By Hal McCoy This was the most embarrassing loss of the season, maybe in a decade, maybe all-time. For the most part, those weren’t the 78-loss San Francisco Giants on the Oracle Park turf Monday night. Those were the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats that pinned a 5-0 loss on the Cincinnati Reds. Before the game, […]
Another Reds Giveaway
By Hal McCoy The Cincinnati Reds’ bungee jumping season continues — up, down, up, down, down, down. For five innings Sunday afternoon in Chase Field, Reds starter Andrew Abbott had the Arizona Diamondbacks nibbling harmlessly out his his left hand — no runs, three hits. The Diamondbacks, though, lead the pack for the final National […]
Some Sunday Observations
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, spending too many hours trying to figure out why the Cincinnati Reds are using papier mache bats these days. —JUST CALL SAL: I’m going to beat and whip this horse until it crosses the wire in first place: Sal Stewart first, JJ Wetherholt second. Sal Stewart […]
A Big Day (Cycle) For Bleday
By Hal McCoy As former catcher/broadcaster Joe Garagiola entitled his book, “Baseball Is A Funny Game.” It certainly is. . .and more. One night after suffering and enduring a 9-0 punch in the gut from the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Cincinnati Reds flipped the table upside down with an 11-5 cold-cocking of the D-Backs. And. . […]
The Ugliness Gets Uglier
By Hal McCoy The Arizona Serpientes (Diamondbacks) scored five runs on eight hits before the Cincinnati Reds had a hit Friday night in Chase Field. And that’s all one needs to know about what transpired, a 9-0 Arizona victory. While the Diamondbacks were banging out 15 hits, the Reds’ anemic offense produced four hits, all […]