Sonny Gray: ‘It was a matter of pain tolerance’
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Sonny Gray, little more than 24 hours removed from surgery, walked into the Cincinnati Reds clubhouse Thursday morning, his elbow tightly wrapped. From across the room, somebody yelled, “Are you here to throw a sideline session.” Gray laughed and held up a plastic cup. Inside was four dime-sized objects that […]
Brewers celebrate, Suarez hopes to celebrate
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds witnessed with their own eyes Wednesday night what they would like to see in their own future. They watched the Milwaukee Brewers clinch a wild card invitation to the post-season playoffs. And watched is the operative word. They mostly stood and watched their starting pitcher, Tyler Mahle, […]
Gray pitched all season with loose impediment in his elbow
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — What Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell needs to do before next season is take a Ball-Peen hammer and give all his pitchers a couple of whacks on the elbow — just enough to shake loose a couple of impediments to float in the elbow. Why? Well, it was revealed Wednesday […]
Gray loses, but is one of the NL’s best pitchers
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — It figured that if anybody could stop the runaway beer truck that is the Milwaukee Brewers, it would be Cincinnati Reds pitcher Sonny Gray. It didn’t happen. Go figure. The Brew Crew stuck another close loss on the Reds, 4-2, Tuesday night in Great American Ball Park. The Reds are […]
‘And this one belongs to Marty Brennaman’
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — As he began his farewell press conference Tuesday afternoon with the Cincinnati media, Marty Brennaman’s voice was shaky and tears rimmed his eyes. He began by saying, “I’m going to miss everybody in this room.” His voice quivered and he fought the tears and said, “Here I go. . .” […]
Ervin and Gray make it a sunny day for the Reds
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — What better pitcher to pull the Cincinnati Reds out of their ‘Daylight Doldrums’ than Sonny Gray? When the Reds took the Great American Ball Park field Wednesday afternoon to face the Philadelphia Phillies, the Reds were phutile and phoolhardy in day games — 17 wins, 37 losses. Sonny the Invincible, […]
Babe Lorenzen gets his outfield starting debut
By HAL McCOY “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” — Galatians 2:20. CINCINNATI — That scripture, in small letters, is […]
Michael Lorenzen and Babe Ruth: Two of a kind
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Just call him Babe Lorenzen. Or call him George Herman Lorenzen. Cincinnati Reds pitcher/outfielder/pinch-hitter/pinch-runner and all-around good guy Michael Lorenzen did something monumental Wednesday night in Great American Ball Park. He put his name in a place where only Babe Ruth’s name resided before Wednesday. Lorenzen was the winning pitcher, […]
Aquino may try center field — Winker, Suarez close to returns
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — When it comes to his outfielders, Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell can play musical chairs with enough players to cover every note on the scale. And it is only a matter of what day it is, or what inning it is, or what double switch is involved for him to […]