What will the Reds do for 2023?
By Hal McCoy DAYTON DAILY NEWS The season to forget for the Cincinnati Reds is over, something to be hidden in the attic like a Nehru suit or platform shoes. For the second time in franchise history, the Reds lost 100 games and deservedly so. Management dumped veteran players overboard last off-season and at the […]
OBSERVATIONS: Why the Reds are where they are
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after testing my concentration skills by watching the Cincinnati Reds and Ohio State Buckeyes at the same time and happy to report I didn’t credit Kyle Farmer with a sack or C.J. Stroud with a sacrifice fly. —POOR ANATOMY: With the dreadful, dismal and depressing 2022 […]
OBSERVATIONS: Some days Reds are worth watching
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, where my oh-so-caring wifemate, Nadine, is limiting me to one cigar a day. So naturally I rummage through my stash to find the longest, fattest one I can find. And many thanks to my own Three Kings — Jose Rijo, Nick Whitt and Larry Hansgen — […]
OBSERVATIONS: Hey, Reds, don’t trade Luis Castillo
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, watching an MLB game and waiting for somebody to hit a home run. Isn’t that what the current version of baseball is all about? —If the Cincinnati Reds want to restore some of the shattered faith they have evoked from their fan base, they can take […]
OBSERVATIONS: Of numb fingers and chattering teeth in Candlestick Park
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after staying up late to watch the Cincinnati Reds finally expunge a seven-game losing streak in San Francisco. OK, so I dozed through the seventh inning and needed Tommy Pham to slap me awake. —As most of the nation sweltered at near-record temperatures, I noticed that […]
OBSERVATIONS: ‘Hey Rob, Norm and Randy, are you ready?’
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATION from The Sun Room because it was too hot the last few days to swelter in The Man Cave, which is located in my un-air conditioned garage. —Where are The Nasty Boys when you need them? Sure, Rob Dibble, Norm Charlton and Randy Myers are in their late 50s, but […]
OBSERVATIONS: There is ‘hope’ for the 2022 Reds, right?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave on Memorial Day as we remember those who sacrificed for you and me. And thank you, thank you, thank you all veterans for your service. —Take hope, Cincinnati Reds fans. History does repeat itself (a few times) and miracles do happen (a few times). This note […]
OBSERVATIONS: Is Votto the Reds GOAT? No, No, No
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, finally recovering from a mild COVID attack and not wishing it on anybody. I feel as weak as restaurant iced tea. ~Cincinnati Magazine published a story written by Charles Dotson with the headline: “Joey Votto is the Greatest Reds Player of All Time.” Say what? The […]
OBSERVATIONS: So how are the ex-Reds doing?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after watching an 80 to 1 shot come blazing out of nowhere in the Kentucky Derby to beat my horse (Epicenter) at the wire as I tore up by $20-to-win ticket. And I don’t want to hear some old time horseplayer say, “Well, that’s horse racing.” […]