Reds score nine, but lose to Rockies, 10-9
By HAL McCOY Tyler Mahle gave up four runs in the first inning to the Colorado Rockies Sunday afternoon in Coors Field. And the Cincinnati Reds figured they had the Rockies right where they wanted them. Tanner Roark gave up four runs in the first inning Saturday night but the Reds won, 17-9, by scoring […]
Reds rip Rockies, 17-9 as Ervin whacks six hits
By HAL McCOY Fans in Coors Field waited three hours and eight minutes through a lightning show and a rain delay for the start of what they expected to be a major league baseball game. What they got, when festivities finally commenced, was a slow pitch softball game with the ball ricocheting around Coors like […]
Bell: Six ejections doesn’t fit his personality
By HAL McCOY At his daily pre-game press briefings and his post-game dissection of the game, Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell is Casper Milquetoast. His demeanor is a flat line, never up and never down. He talks in a monotone. If one doesn’t know whether his Reds won or lost they couldn’t tell by Bell’s […]
Castillo’s gem lifts Reds to within 3 1/2 games of first place
By HAL McCOY Mother Nature played a cruel trick on Cincinnati Reds pitcher Luis Castillo on the Fourth of July in Great American Park. It appeared as if Castillo was on his way to a complete game shutout over the Milwaukee Brewers. He had one-hitter and a one-run lead with two outs in the eighth […]
Gray shuts out Brewers (Yelich, Grandal don’t play)
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell decided to rest both Christian Yelich and Yasmani Grandal Wednesday night in Great American Ball Park against the Cincinnati Reds. That meant the removal of 49 home runs and 114 RBI from his lineup. Reds starting pitcher Sonny Gray said, “God bless you, Craig, and […]
Jose Iglesias: The man with the magic glove and golden arm
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — One of the best shows in baseball is one fans never see and it is enacted daily by Cincinnati Reds shortstop Jose Iglesias. Before the gates open at Great American Ball Park, while the Reds are taking batting practice, Iglesias puts on a baseball version of the Harlem Globetrotters. He […]
Puig’s dash for home not so stupid
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — They don’t call Yasiel Puig ‘The Wild Horse’ for no reason. His equine trait was on display in Great American Ball Park Tuesday night and it enabled the Cincinnati Reds to dash off the field with a victory. Puig’s mad dash from first to home on a bloop hit to […]
Farmer makes first start wearing catcher’s gear
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Kyle Farmer spent considerable time immersed in an ice water tub in the Cincinnati Reds’ trainer’s room before Tuesday night’s game. It was preparation for his first appearance of the season behind the plate, wearing the hot and bulky catcher’s gear. Somebody asked him if he lost a bet to […]
Opportunity knocks but Reds don’t open the door
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — If one listened closely in Great American Ball Park Monday night, they probably could hear Metallica singing their song, ‘All Nightmare Long.’ That’s what it was for the Cincinnati Reds against the Milwaukee Brewers as the Reds frittered away a game they probably should have won, 8-6. The Reds led, […]