Ugly 12th-inning errors doom Reds in loss to Chisox
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — This was a game that should have belonged to Billy Hamilton and the Cincinnati Reds. Hands down. Instead, after 12 innings that covered 4 hours and 36 minutes, it belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 12-8. The 12th inning? On the ugly meter with a scale of 1 to 10, […]
India signs for $5.3 million and is ready to roll
By Hal McCoy CINCINNATI — As a large media swarm broke up Tuesday afternoon in the Cincinnati Reds dugout, assistant pitching coach Ted Power said, “How come I didn’t get this kind of attention when I was a fifth-round draft pick?” That’s easy, Ted. You are a fifth round pick and the object of the […]
This time Blandino doesn’t ‘take one’ and the Reds benefit
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — For the past couple of weeks, Cincinnati Reds utility player Alex Blandino has earned a couple of behind-the-back nicknames: The Gaper or The Looker. That’s because it seemed nearly every time he came to bat he was called out on strikes — caught looking or caught gaping. That wasn’t the […]
Gennett wants to win more than make the All-Star team
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — When Scooter Gennett awoke Monday morning, even before his first cup of coffee, his wife greeted him with, “You’re now second in the All-Star balloting.” Gennett’s reaction? A soft, non-celebratory and almost ho-hum, “Oh, great.” As anybody who has watched Gennett in a Cincinnati Reds uniform the last year-and-a-half, personal […]
Harvey, Peraza put on a big show as Reds rip Brewers
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta, a 22-year-old rookie from the Dominican Republic, walked to the Great American Ball Park mound Sunday afternoon with a 3-and-0 record and a 1.59 earned run average. For a kid who had never pitched in Triple-A and pitched in only 13 Double-A games before this […]
McCoy: Hughes has a bat, but will stick to his sinker
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Jared Hughes was ready and willing, if not able, when Cincinnati Reds manager Jim Riggleman arrived to the clubhouse Sunday morning. Hughes had a new Louisville Slugger baseball bat with his name emblazoned on the barrel leaning against his locker. “What do you think? Michael Lorenzen inspired me,” said Hughes. […]
Another homer for Lorenzen, 12 strikeouts for Mahle in 5 2/3 innings
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Paint Michael Lorenzen green and you have baseball’s version of The Incredible Hulk. His biceps burst out from under his t-shirts and his thighs are as hard as tempered steel. On Saturday afternoon in Great American Ball Park, Lorenzen did what no other pitcher has done before him — and […]
Just call him Michael (Babe Ruth) Lorenzen
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — A writer approached pitcher Michael Lorenzen in the Cincinnati Reds clubhouse early Saturday afternoon and said, “What d’ya say, Babe?” Lorenzen cracked a broad smile, knowing immediately the reference was to Babe Ruth, a home run-hitting pitcher before he became a home run-hitting outfielder. In his last two at bats, […]
Brewers continue domination of the Reds
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — The once furnace-hot Cincinnati Reds are suddenly colder than a brewery refrigerator, a brewery owned and operated by the Milwaukee Brewers. After averaging more than six runs a game over a 15-game span, the Reds swung their bats like popsicle sticks Friday night in Great American Ball Park. They had […]