McCoy: Where’s Baseball Going?
By Hal McCoy This is the time of year when optimism in Arizona and Florida fills the air like the inside of a hot air balloon. On the first day of spring training during their first meeting with the writers, all 30 major league managers prop their feet on top of their desks and say […]
Some Sunday OBSERVATIONS
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave thinking about being a great grandfather several times over. People ask me if that makes me feel old and I say, “No, being a great grandfather doesn’t make me feel old. Knowing that my son is a grandfather. . .that makes me feel old.” —PUSHY PEDRO: […]
Some mid-week Observations…
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave and as I sit in front of my laptop listening to Do Wah Diddy Diddy by Manfred Mann, it sounds like something baseball commissioner Rob Manfred would say at a rules meeting. —‘WE’RE NUMBER FOUR’: Jim Bowden was a general manager with the Cincinnati Reds during […]
Padres Hire UD’s Stammen As Manager
By Hal McCoy Craig Stammen, a God-fearing Christian, most likely knows the Bible passage from Isiah 6:8, “Whom shall I send.” San Diego Padres President of Baseball Operations/General Manager A.J. Preller may not be familiar with the Bible passage, but he knew who he wanted to send into the Padres dugout as field manager. Preller […]
Some post-hospital Observations
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after a mild scare, a 30-second mini-stroke. After a one-night stay in the hospital, I passed all the tests with the so-called ‘flying colors.’ But they told me it was a warning and I need to change a few things. And I thank all you great […]
Some Pre-Playoffs Observations
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, chair reclined, cigar in hand, ready for baseball’s post-season. As Willie Stargell once said, “They don’t say, ‘Work ball.’ They say, ‘Play ball.’” —LOOK OUT, LA: The Cincinnati Reds stagger into Los Angeles carrying cement blocks, the barely-made-it third wild card team matched against the defending […]
Some Late-Week Observations
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave and while it’s only for the last spot in the National League playoffs (the sixth spot), the last-week battle between the Mets, Reds and Diamondbacks is nerve-wracking and invigorating. —ABS (A BAD SYSTEM): Forever and ever I have been adamantly opposed to the Automated Balls & […]
Some Sunday Observations
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering what team that is playing in Great American Ball Park these days. Take away my crystal ball, it’s all fogged up and full of cracks. Most everybody outside the Cincinnati Reds clubhouse had them as burnt toast a couple of weeks ago. And I’m guilty […]
Some Early-Week Observations
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, finding it hard to believe only two weeks remain in baseball’s regular season, until I see college football on every TV channel on Saturdays. —THE SURGEON’S SCALPEL: Baseball’s biggest mystery is why so many pitchers end up injured, especially when they are totally babied these days. […]