OBSERVATIONS: Is Greene ready or is he still too green?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after wasting most of my Sunday afternoon watching a Kansas tornado and a pair of glass slippers shatter before my very eyes. —He is only 22 and his minor-league record is 14-16. After starting 5-0 with a 1.98 earned run average at Class AA Chattanooga last […]
OBSERVATIONS: The day a great umpire died on the field
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after hiding in the bathroom this afternoon when TV reported a funnel cloud near Hoke Road, a half-mile from my house. Thirty minutes later the sun was shining as if it was the Fourth of July. —Whenever one of our teams loses a close game, be […]
OBSERVATIONS: Trading Garrett a no-brainer, but. . .
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering if now that MLB has approved advertising on uniforms, will the Cincinnati Reds wear a patch on their sleeves that reads “1-800-Got Junk.” —There was no doubt Amir Garrett was expendable. He was one of the many problem childs in the terrible collection of relief […]
OBSERVATIONS: Ryan Freel never had a clean uniform
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering out loud if the University of Dayton, Wright State and Xavier all could end up together at the First Four in UD Arena. As Dana Carvey, playing The Church Lady on Saturday Night Live would say, “Well, isn’t that special?” —It is no shocker that […]
OBSERVATIONS: ‘The Bob Castellini’ Odyssey
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, pounding this one out from my La-Z-boy, where I’ve been confined with back problems so sever I can’t walk without the walker I used two years ago when I broke me hip. Any home remedies? I’m desperate and the Emergency Room seems very close. I have […]
OBSERVATIONS: The day McNamara went berserk
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave thinking, once again, about mortality as I heard about the passing of long-time Louisville Courier Journal columnist Billy Reed. We are losing too many, too fast. —Baseball has concocted some really putrid decisions over the years, especially lately under the stumble along commisionership of Rob Manfred. […]
OBSERVATIONS: Was he Pedro Borbon or Pedro Serrano?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave prior to getting my Pfizer booster and hoping I’ll be able to type over the next few days. —When Pedro Borbon pitched out of The Big Red Machine’s bullpen, opposing hitters could just as well leave their bats in the rack. They weren’t going to hit […]
OBSERVATIONS: Las Vegas thinks ‘highly’ of the Reds (sort of)
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, so bored this week that I watched the entire UD-Virginia Tech replay on ESPN2, even though I covered the game. And how boring am I? I loved it. —Las Vegas must not be paying close attention to baseball due to the lockout. Who is? MLB-TV has […]
OBSERVATIONS: Jack Armstrong, the All-American tuna boat captain
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering if the University of Dayton Flyers, the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals all can win on the same day (Sunday), but more concerned that all three might lose. —The baseball lockout brings back memories of the 1990 lockout, a 32-day affair that wiped out […]