No ‘beanball’ feedback, just another Reds loss
By HAL McCOY There were no extra-curricular histrionics Sunday afternoon in Nationals Park — just another Cincinnati Reds loss, 2-1, to the Washington Nationals. Joey Votto didn’t start the game, but it wasn’t because of a sore knee after he was hit by a Ryan Madson pitch Saturday night. The off-day for Votto was pre-planned. […]
DeSclafani good, Harvey bad as Reds split with Nats
By Hal McCoy In the days when Major League teams regularly played doubleheaders, in the days of The Big Red Machine, Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson would use one game to give his extra guys some playing time. They had a name for themselves: The Shock Troops and F Troop. And utility infielder Darrel Chaney […]
Reds: Nothing but bad news, Greene out for season
By Hal McCoy It was raining more than moisture on the Cincinnati Reds Friday. It was raining bad news. First of all, the scheduled Reds-Washington Nationals game Friday night in Nationals Park was postponed due to rain. Instead, the Reds and Nationals will play a day-night doubleheader Saturday — 1:05 and 7:05. The most ominous […]
Reds suffer capital punishment in Washington, 10-4
By HAL McCOY What happened to the Cincinnati Reds Thursday night in nation’s capital, especially to starter Tyler Mahle, can be safely called capital punishment. After two horrendous mistake-filled defeats in Detroit, reports out of the Reds clubhouse was that manager Jim Riggelman verbally lashed the team for its ineptitude on the basepaths and defensively. […]
F-u-n-damentals are no f-u-n for Reds in Detroit
By HAL McCOY The first three letters in fundamentals are f-u-n, but it is no fun for the Cincinnati Reds when they fail to execute basic fundamentals. For the second straight game against the lowly Detroit Tigers, the Reds messed up cutoff throws and fouled up on the basepaths. The result was two defeats, 7-4 […]
Bailey’s gem goes for naught in 2-1 loss
By HAL McCOY Some days it doesn’t pay to even lace up your shoes. That’s the kind of night it was for Cincinnati Reds pitcher Homer Bailey. Bailey pitched perhaps the best game by a Reds pitcher this year, perhaps the best since Bailey pitched his second no-hitter on July 2, 2013 against the San […]
Reds fail to trade Matt Harvey
By HAL McCOY For the Cincinnati Reds Tuesday was deal or no deal. And at the 4 p.m. non-waiver trade deadline it was no deal. Matt Harvey is still wearing a Reds uniform and that creates some problems for the rest of the season. It was assumed that Harvey was acquired from the New York […]
Reds trade Duvall to Braves for two pitchers, outfielder
By HAL McCOY The Cincinnati Reds made a trade late Monday night, but pitcher Matt Harvey wasn’t involved. It involves outfielder Adam Duvall, shipped to the Atlanta Braves for three players. For Duvall the Reds acquired left handed pitcher Matt Wisler, right handed pitcher Lucas Sims and outfielder Preston Tucker. The trade of Duvall was […]
Castillo baffles Phillies with fastball, change-up, Reds win, 4-0
By HAL McCoy CINCINNATI — It was Photo Day for Cincinnati Reds season ticket holders Sunday morning and all the Reds cooperatively posed for the fans behind ropes in the outfield. The most photogenic guy on this day, at least on the pitching mound, was Reds starter Luis Castillo. He was picture-perfect. Using a 97 […]