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 […]
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 […]