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 […]
Reds lose, but Bailey puts out strong effort
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — For the second straight night the Cincinnati Reds used basically the same heart-palpitating script while trying to win back-to-back games against the St. Louis Cardinals — get no hits for two-thirds of the game, fall behind, then win in walk-off fashion. It worked Monday night but it failed on Tuesday […]
Winker’s right shoulder injury could be serious
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — It is amazing and astounding the different ways that baseball players injure themselves on the playing field. Jesse Winker is a prime example and it is the reason he was not in Tuesday’s lineup against the St. Louis Cardinals. His right shoulder has been an off-and-on problem-child for a couple […]
Poncedeleon: Brain surgery and seven no-hit innings
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — One could call it ‘The Battle for the Bottom’ or ‘The Interim Manager Series,’ these three games in Great American Ball Park between the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals. With their three-game weekend sweep of the Reds, the Pittsburgh Pirates vaulted over the Cardinals and into third place. So […]