Reds’ H&H Boys (Hernandez, Hughes) love a workload
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — For most of their careers, the H & H Boys have been one-inning situational pitchers. Now, as member of the Cincinnati Reds bullpen, David Hernandez and Jared Hughes, the H&H Boys, are pitching multiple innings. And they are thriving in it and loving it. “We’ve probably taken them to the […]
Harvey gives scouts something to dream about
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Matt Harvey pitched Saturday night as if the Great American Ball Park pitching mound was an audition stage. And it most likely was. Nearly a dozen scouts sat behind home plate clocking and charting Harvey’s pitches so they could send reports on whether their team should try to trade for […]
Harvey gives scouts something to dream about
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Matt Harvey pitched Saturday night as if the Great American Ball Park pitching mound was an audition stage. And it most likely was. Nearly a dozen scouts sat behind home plate clocking and charting Harvey’s pitches so they could send reports on whether their team should try to trade for […]
Suarez: More than just a home run swing
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — As Anthony DeSclafani stood in front of his locker Friday night after his short work night against the Philadelphia Philies, 4 1/3 innings, he was asked about Eugenio Suarez’s home run streak. “Man, it is like he is playing a video game,” he said. And then, Saturday afternoon before the […]
Mason Williams provides Reds with some ‘Classical Gas’
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Mason Williams wasn’t born in 1968 when another guy named Mason Williams recorded a popular instrumental called ‘Classical Gas.’ Nevertheless, that was some high octane gas that Mason Williams, the Cincinnati Reds baseball player, pumped into a pitch Friday night against Philadelphia’s Nick Pivetta. The ball landed high in the […]
Reds keep ‘The Louisville Express’ busy with two call-ups
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — The pitching Merry-Go-Round with the Cincinnati Reds continues and this time it was not due to lack of productivity in the majors nor was it because it was due to super productivity in the minors. But necessary, mostly because Reds starter Tyler Mahle lasted only one inning Thursday night against […]
Phillies Phlog the Reds with seven home runs
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — So you thought Major League Baseball’s Home Run Derby was a couple of weeks ago, didn’t you? Yes, it was — won by Washington’s Bryce Harper in his home venue, Nationals Park. Unscheduled Home Run Derby II broke out Thursday night in Great American Ball Park, a launch party contested […]
Winker set for surgery, out for the season
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — As was suspected and feared, Jesse Winker’s right shoulder injury was deadly serious — enough that the Cincinnati Reds rookie outfielder is undergoing season-ending surgery. Amazingly, the injury dates back to 2014 when Winker played Class A baseball in Bakersfield, Calif. “That’s three or four years ago and it would […]
Despite gaffes, Reds rip Cardinals, 7-3
By HAL McCOY One of pitcher Sal Romano’s favorite things to do during down time in the Cincinnati Reds clubhouse is to carry around a baseball bat, a strange thing since he has only one hit all season. More apropos would be for Romano to carry around an official Major League baseball, holding it with […]