Romano: Four one-hit innings, but Reds lose
By HAL McCOY It is obvious that Salvatore Romano, known around camp as ‘Big Sally,’ sniffs a spot in the Cincinnati Reds rotation like a steaming pizza fresh out of the oven. The 6-foot-5, 270-pound righthander, mowed his way through the Seattle Mariners lineup Saturday night in Goodyear, Ariz. like a John Deere tractor — […]
Bailey bombed as Reds score 12 and lose
By HAL McCOY They played a wild, wild, wild one out west in Glendale, Ariz., a spring exhibition game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox. The Reds scored 12 runs and bashed 14 hits. They weren’t enough. When the sagebrush quit blowing Wednesday afternoon, the White Sox owned a 14-12 victory at […]
Finnegan makes spring debut in Reds win
By HAL McCOY Brandon Finnegan’s first spring appearance on the mound for the Cincinnati Reds began with a bang, a bang on his first pitch. The bang was off the bat of Cleveland superstar Francisco Lindor, a home run to left field. Inauspicious? Yes. But Finnegan shook that off and gave up only an infield […]
DeSclafani ineffective as Reds continue to struggle
By HAL McCOY Anybody with even a minuscule knowledge of baseball knows that preseason/exhibition results mean next-to-nothing. Just ask the Cleveland Browns. After going undefeated in the preseason last season they went 0-and-16 when it counted in the regular season. So it is not necessary to pull the alarm handle on the Cincinnati Reds so […]
DeSclafani, Mahle sharp, but Reds lose again
By HAL McCOY With one hitch and glitch by Robert Stephenson on Monday, the starting pitchers the Cincinnati Reds have sent to the mound in the early spring training going have been spot on. The Reds have pretty much gone through the rotation one time and Anthony DeSclafani continued the trend Tuesday against the Milwaukee […]
Reds acquire Revere — A message to Hamilton?
By HAL McCOY The significant news Monday out of the Cincinnati Reds camp in Goodyear, Ariz., had nothing to do with the team’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. It was a ‘B’ day for the Reds — the only regular in the lineup was Scott Schebler and he was the designated hitter. And the Reds […]
Two new Reds bullpenners make spring debut
By HAL McCOY In addition to filling out a starting rotation, manager Bryan Price and the Cincinnati Reds hope to find some sand bags to shore up baseball’s worst bullpen — three years running. To do that, the Reds added a couple of veteran journeymen bullpenners, signing David Hernandez and Jared Hughes to two-year contracts. […]
Reds begin search for a starting rotation
By HAL McCOY Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price says his dance card is nearly filled when it comes to this year’s starting rotation. Entering spring training, Price said four of the first five spots are occupado: Homer Bailey, Anthony DeSclafani, Brandon Finnegan and Luis Castillo. That, of course, depends on health — will all four […]
Awesome: Brandon Larson’s view on his career
By HAL McCOY Shortly after the National Anthem concluded before the University of Dayton-Massachusetts basketball game Saturday at UD Arena, a fan tapped me on the shoulder and said, “How many times have you stood for the National Anthem?” That’s something I’d never thought about. Considering that I’ve covered more than 7,000 baseball games, hundreds […]