Greene hits 100-plus 38 times, but Reds don’t hit at all
By Hal McCoy Hunter Greene was indestructible, dazzling and dominating Saturday night in Dodger Stadium. . .for five innings. It was not enough. In the sixth inning, Trea Turner unloaded a two-run home run and it led to a 5-2 win for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds. Greene received zero comfort and […]
OBSERVATIONS: How to further alienate Reds’ fans
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, where cigars go to die, beer bottles get emptied (not necessarily by me) and lots of bull is tossed around. And speaking of bull- – – -. . . ~As if the Cincinnati Reds don’t have enough image problems and public relations issues with the fan […]
OBSERVATIONS: Jose Rijo’s memories of 1990
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, singing to myself, low and off key, the best baseball song ever. . .”Put me in coach, I’m ready to play. . .today. Put me in coach, I’m ready to play. . .today. Look at me, I can be. . .center field.” Thank you, John Fogarty. […]
OBSERVATIONS: Reds finally make a sensible but costly move
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after watching the incredible North Carolina win over Duke and almost. . .almost. . .feeling sorry for Coach K (I’m tired of looking up how to spell his name). ~The Cincinnati Reds have made some mind-boggling, scalp-scratching decisions since the end of last season. But they […]
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 […]