OBSERVATIONS: Are the Reds For Real? They aren’t Memorex
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave wondering if it is time to order playoff tickets. . .and I don’t mean in Tampa or Arizona or Houston. —THE REAL REDS: Are the Cincinnati Reds for real? It certainly isn’t Memorex because who wants to memorize last season’s 100-loss sleepwalk. The Reds are 2 […]
OBSERVATIONS: Elly’s Time Was More Than Past Due
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from the Man Cave after two bowls of my favorite cereal, Frosted Flakes, which I have to share with my canine pals, Paige, Quinn and Parker, because they love Frosted Flakes as much as a do (without the bananas). —IT’S TIME FOR ELLY: It would be easier to twist a […]
OBSERVATIONS: Reds Loving One-Run Games
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering if, like me, the Cincinnati Reds front office is pinching itself to make sure we aren’t dreaming. —ONE, THE LONELIEST NUMBER: When the season began, it looked as if the Cincinnati Reds were destined to lose nearly every one-run game they played. They lost seven […]
OBSERVATIONS: What is a Trash Panda?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after watching The Cincinnati Reds lose a game to Philadelphia in the ninth and win a game from Philadelphia in the ninth. As Yogi Berra once said, “It ain’t over ’til it’s over.” —WHAT A NO-NO: The Chattanooga Lookouts, Cincinnati’s Class AA affiliate, had a no-hitter […]
OBSERVATIONS: Are they juicing the baseball again?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, missing college basketball, but enjoying the start of the MLB season and pitchers struggling with the clock. Some even have resorted to the old quick pitch, but it usually draws a warning because the hitter is afforded the chance to get set in the box. Hey, […]
OBSERVATIONS: The Young Mr. Frank Pastore
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, hunting my No. 2 pencils because only the foolhardy keep score at a baseball game with a pen. —YOUNG BUCKS: Hunter Greene, 23, is the youngest pitcher to start on Opening Day for the Cincinnati Reds since 22-year-old Frank Pastore performed the task in 1980. And […]
OBSERVATIONS: How baseball’s new rules passed
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, watching the downpour out The Man Cave window and hoping there isn’t a California-like deluge on Opening Day Thursday. —PLAYERS GOT DUPED: With the power the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) owns, it is incredible that it permitted commissioner Rob Manfraud to pull this off. […]
OBSERVATIONS: McCarver was a Catcher in the Wry
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, overdosing on college basketball (and loving it) until baseball season and the heartbreak begins. —TIM WASN’T TINY: Former catcher/broadcaster Tim McCarver passed away this week, leaving behind some of the best baseball quips. McCarver’s deep-depth on-air commentary irritated some listeners, but true baseball fans loved it. […]
OBSERVATIONS: A Steal Sign For Sean Casey
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave as once again the pre-game hype for the Super Bowl turns it into the Stupor Bowl. —CASEY AT THE BAT: There is no doubt that Sean Casey could climb out of bed in silk pajamas and Ugg slippers and line a double up the right-center gap. […]