Observations: Will there be ‘Gray’ skies over Cincinnati’s pitching mound
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from the Man Cave while waiting for the Los Angeles Rams to beat the New Orleans Saints and the Kansas City Chiefs to beat the New England Patriots in the NFL playoffs. It could be a long wait. It came as no shock that The Brady Bunch (the Patriots) beat […]
Observations: Where do the Reds stand on pitching?
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after a visit to the dermatologist to have my face frozen and zapped — so why didn’t I wear sun screen all those hot summer days of tennis in the sun? —It was mostly all quiet on the trading and signing front for baseball during the […]
Observations: Reds get ‘recognition’ on MLB-TV
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, recovering after eating too much Esther Price cashew bark, too much caramel popcorn, too much M&Ms with peanuts, too much homemade chocolate buckeyes (thanks, Tammy McCoy), too much Cheryl’s cookies and a meal or three. The bathroom scales are off limits. —Cincinnati Reds Director of Operations […]
Blockbuster: Reds get LA’s Wood, Puig, Kemp and dump Bailey
By HAL McCOY After it appeared that the Cincinnati Reds might be left standing out in the cold in their pursuit for improvement, they kicked down the door and came in out of the cold with heavy overcoats on. The Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers completed a high-profile deal Friday night that, on the surface, […]
Observations: Matt Harvey signs $14 million deal with Angels
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after getting my first taste of MOD pizza, which has been near my home for a year but I hadn’t partaken. Recommendation? A couple of thumbs up. —If the Cincinnati Reds were serious about re-signing free agent pitcher Matt Harvey, they weren’t serious enough. Harvey agreed […]
Observations: Reds draft Connor Joe in Rule 5 draft
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave while wondering why the Cincinnati Reds drafted Cotton-Eyed Joe in the Rule 5 draft. What? His name is Connor Joe? Never mind. —The Cincinnati Reds left Las Vegas with a mid-rotation pitcher, Tanner Roark, and a guy named Connor Joe. No, not Joe Connor. It really […]
Observations: Reds add Roark – middle-of-the-rotation guy
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after a stomach-stuffing Mexican meal of chicken enchiladas rancheros, rice, refried beans and the requisite number of margaritas. —Something struck me as oh-so-true after the Cincinnati Reds acquired middle-of-the-rotation pitcher Tanner Roark from the Washington Nationals Wednesday. And a middle-of-the-rotation guy isn’t what Reds fan were […]
Observations: Of Hamilton, Tulowitzki-Bailey, Ottavino-Babe Ruth
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave while watching the baseball winter meetings almost non-stop and wondering if anything significant is going to happen other than rumor-mongering. —Billy Hamilton will wear Kansas City royal blue next season, The Kansas City Blur. The Royals signed Hamilton to a one-year $5.2 million deal, laced with […]
Observations: Window closing fast on Reds acquiring good starters
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, growing a long beard waiting for the Cincinnati Reds to make their first ‘big’ off-season move, other than saving salary by not tendering outfielder Billy Hamilton. —The window for the Reds to acquire a notable starting pitcher (or two) is shutting quickly, down to a crack. […]