‘Ace’ Feldman shuts down the Cubs, 5-0
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — With Kris Bryant (sprained ankle), Kyle Schwarber (minor league demotion), Ben Zobrist (minor league rehab) and Miguel Montero (insensitive mouth) all absent, the Chicago Cubs were Silly Putty in the hands of Scott Feldman Friday night in Great American Ball Park. There were 39,501 looking on, a majority dressed in […]
Brewers bomb Bailey and the Reds, 11-3, with homer barrage
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Giving up home runs is as common as a denominator for the Cincinnati Reds. Biff, bam, boom. It doesn’t matter what team or what nickname, it doesn’t matter what position a player plays and it doesn’t matter where the player bats in the order. Somebody at some point is going […]
Just call the Reds ‘Defensive Dandies’
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — While 32,000 fans in Nippert Stadium watched FC Cincinnati in a soccer defensive struggle, 21,842 in Great American Ball Park watched the Cincinnati Reds slap some strangling defense on the Milwaukee Brewers. The heavy-duty glove work and the not-unusual dash around the bases late in the game by Billy Hamilton […]
Home Run Derby breaks out early in GAPB
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — They scheduled a baseball game at Great American International Airport for Tuesday night and it turned into a rehearsal for the All-Star game’s Home Run Derby. Baseball’s were flying out of GABP like house flies fleeing aerosol cans during a seven-homer game won by the Cincinnati Reds, 8-6, over the […]
Reds’ pitching news: Always bad
By HAL McCOY When it comes to news about the Cincinnati Reds 2017 pitching staff, all news is bad news. The latest calamity struck Monday afternoon during the make-up of a rained-out game in St. Louis, a game the Reds eventually lost, 8-2. Early in the game, while Brandon Finnegan was pitching for the first […]
Feldman puts a stop to Reds’ slide
By HAL McCOY What Scott Feldman did Sunday afternoon just puts extreme emphasis on what the problem is with the Cincinnati Reds. Starting pitching, starting pitching, starting pitching and, yes, starting pitching. Feldman pitched seven innings against the Washington Nationals and gave up two runs, seven hits and just two walks to carry the Reds […]
Nats blast Bailey, Reds, 18-3
By HAL McCOY There is no such thing as a one-man cavalry. Anybody who expected pitcher Homer Bailey to come charging over the hill on a great white horse to save the Cincinnati Reds isn’t dealing with reality. The much-awaited and much-ballyhooed return of Bailey to the Reds rotation finally happened Saturday afternoon in Nationals […]
Reds bullpen blows win for Castillo
By HAL McCOY One would think that if a team scores four runs in the first inning against Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, that team would win.One would be wrong. One would think that if the game came down to a battle between bullpens, the worst (Washington) versus one of he best (Cincinnati Res), the […]
Reds start new losing streak at Tampa Bay
By HAL McCOY The Cincinnati Reds winning streak came to a quick halt Tuesday night. One game. After ending a nine-game losing streak Monday night, beating the Tampa Bay Rays, the Reds started a new losing streak Tuesday night, losing to the Rays, 6-5. AND IT WAS MOSTLY DUE to a walk on the wild […]