OBSERVATIONS: Barnhart wearing Cubs blue
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave wondering if ESPN’s ‘Get Up’ and ‘First Take’ can talk about anything but the NFL. . .and the Dallas Cowboys in particular. CUBS ON THE PROWL: This one sneaked up on me while I was celebrating New Year’s and bemoaning the one-point fate of Ohio State […]
OBSERVATIONS: TCU Horned Frogs Turned to Toads
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, warm and toasty on a crisp winter’s night due to a nice new heater donated to me by my great friend Jeff Gordon (No, not the former NASCAR driver, but this Jeff Gordon can make left turns, too.) —FROG STRANGLING: Fortunately, I did not throw away […]
OBSERVATIONS: D.J. was fiercest competitor
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, alternating between the air conditioner and the heater, wishing Mother Nature would make up her mind. . .and if that’s sexist, sue me. —SPLITTING WOOD: Danny Jackson turned 61 this week and I wonder if he still has a scowl that would peel paint off the […]
OBSERVATIONS: Rose Still Betting on the Reds
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, completely bowl-ed over and bleary-eyed after a steady diet of football and shrimp cocktail. And I’m not sure which made my cry, Ohio State’s loss or St. Elmo’s cocktail sauce. —LONG TIME COMING: There is no doubt Georgia’s spine-tingling 42-41 victory over Ohio State was, as […]
OBSERVATIONS: From Lawyer to Baseball GM
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, anxiously awaiting New Year’s Eve when Ohio State destroys The Great Georgia Myth, 35-31. —FROM LAW TO BALL: There is a Dayton native who loves baseball more than affidavits, torts, briefs and depositions. He is a lawyer who tossed it all aside and started at the […]
OBSERVATIONS: When the Reds were ‘Schott’ from guns
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, still groaning from stuffing myself all weekend with cookies, shrimp, M&Ms (peanuts, of course), wrapped weenies, chocolate buckeyes, lasagna, whole tenderloin (no, I didn’t eat it all), twice baked potatoes, apple pie, ice cream, coffee cake. . .and it’s a good thing Nadine kept the dog […]
OBSERVATIONS: A tiny Christmas gift for Reds fans
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, hoping your Christmas stockings are filled with tidings of good joy. SOME MOVEMENT: Cincinnati Reds general manager Nick Krall appears to be a man of his word. Before the winter meetings early this month, he said the Reds were interested in signing some stop-gap free agents […]
OBSERVATIONS: Tom Browning’s Memorable Moment
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, still reeling and stunned by the death of former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tom Browning. —OTIS HISTORY: Tom Seaver wasn’t the only Tom Terrific. To me, Tom Browning was Tom Terrific, in every way. People referred to him as Mr. Perfect because he pitched the only perfect […]
OBSERVATIONS: Mets will owe tax man $86.7 million
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, thinking the Cincinnati Bengals are thanking the Cleveland Browns for the early Christmas present, a win over Baltimore. But they should really thank the Ravens for a fumble, a pass interception, a missed field goal a blocked field goal. —A TAXING PROBLEM: This is all one […]