Observations: Phil, Tony. . .what were you thinking?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, shaking my head over the Cincinnati Reds reporting their average attendance at 16,000, which must include ushers, security guards, concessionaires, dogs in the park and anybody who walks within two blocks on Great American Ball Park on game day. They need to bring back the cardboard […]
OBSERVATIONS: A couple of guys named ‘Joe’ looking for work
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave on a sad day because I just finished Joe Posnanski’s 800-page, 300,000-word book, ‘The Baseball 100.’ I wish he had written 800 more pages and 300,000 more words. —David Bell, David Ross, Dave Martinez and Dave Roberts are happy today they aren’t named Joe. The two […]
OBSERVATIONS: A great friend and a great man needs our help
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave on Lou Gehrig Day as the fight continues to find a cure for ALS, the hideous disease that took Gehrig’s life and for whom the disease is now named. —Mike Pratt needs help. And I can’t think of a man more worthy of our aid and […]
OBSERVATIONS: There is ‘hope’ for the 2022 Reds, right?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave on Memorial Day as we remember those who sacrificed for you and me. And thank you, thank you, thank you all veterans for your service. —Take hope, Cincinnati Reds fans. History does repeat itself (a few times) and miracles do happen (a few times). This note […]
OBSERVATIONS: Is Votto the Reds GOAT? No, No, No
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, finally recovering from a mild COVID attack and not wishing it on anybody. I feel as weak as restaurant iced tea. ~Cincinnati Magazine published a story written by Charles Dotson with the headline: “Joey Votto is the Greatest Reds Player of All Time.” Say what? The […]
OBSERVATION: Mason grad plays a hot Louisville Slugger
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, trying to type while fighting a mild case of COVID. So far, six of seven of us who went on vacation together came back with COVID. As Mary Todd Lincoln was once asked, “Other than what happened to your husband, how was the play?” ~What does […]
OBSERVATIONS: When a no-hitter is not a no-hitter
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, tan and exhausted after a week on St. Simons Island, Ga., one of our country’s hidden gems. ~When the Cincinnati Reds held the Pittsburgh Pirates to no hits last week and lost, 1-0, the knee-jerk reaction is, “Who else but the 2022 Reds? They find every […]
OBSERVATIONS: About players giving away cars
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from the Man Cave, live from St. Simons Island, Ga., for a week of doing nothing and the first day I was here the Reds beat Milwaukee, 14-11. Maybe I should stay here. Twist my arm. ~Some stories that need to be told never get told. It was publicized when […]
OBSERVATIONS: So how are the ex-Reds doing?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after watching an 80 to 1 shot come blazing out of nowhere in the Kentucky Derby to beat my horse (Epicenter) at the wire as I tore up by $20-to-win ticket. And I don’t want to hear some old time horseplayer say, “Well, that’s horse racing.” […]