OBSERVATIONS: The day a great umpire died on the field
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after hiding in the bathroom this afternoon when TV reported a funnel cloud near Hoke Road, a half-mile from my house. Thirty minutes later the sun was shining as if it was the Fourth of July. —Whenever one of our teams loses a close game, be […]
OBSERVATIONS: Are pitchers coddled during spring training?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after watching Saint Peter’s arrive at the pearly gates of college basketball. —We old geezers remember the cartoon-page characters Mutt Jeff. . .the very tall Mutt and the very short Jeff. On Opening Day of spring exhibition games, the Cincinnati Reds started two Mutts against the […]
OBSERVATIONS: ‘What’s in her wallet?’ Not Reds tickets
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave absolutely amazed by the whopping negative feed backfrom Cincinnati Reds fans. . .and one woman is doing something about it. Keep reading. —Sue Deister is mad as hell and she isn’t going to take it any more. Incredibly, after the Cincinnati Reds traded Sonny Gray, Jesse […]
OBSERVATIONS: No more ghost runners, no more seven-inning doubleheaders
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, bleary-eyed and butt-numb from watching all the bouncing basketballs morning, noon and night. . .and loving every second. —Baseball is back, battered and bruised, but not broken and beaten, despite the worst efforts on both sides. The best thing about the entire mess from a fan’s […]
OBSERVATIONS: Ryan Freel never had a clean uniform
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering out loud if the University of Dayton, Wright State and Xavier all could end up together at the First Four in UD Arena. As Dana Carvey, playing The Church Lady on Saturday Night Live would say, “Well, isn’t that special?” —It is no shocker that […]
OBSERVATIONS: Hey, guys, how about the ‘major’ issues?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, still hobbling and still in pain with back issues, but thankful my typing fingers still work. —So on the 95th day of baseball negotiations, this is what we get? The latest garbage coming from the negotiations is that MLB proposed a ‘shot clock’ for pitchers: 14 […]
OBSERVATIONS: ‘The Bob Castellini’ Odyssey
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, pounding this one out from my La-Z-boy, where I’ve been confined with back problems so sever I can’t walk without the walker I used two years ago when I broke me hip. Any home remedies? I’m desperate and the Emergency Room seems very close. I have […]
OBSERVATIONS: Some thoughts about a ‘real’ baseball man
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave and I never thought I’d ever say this, but. . .”With the state baseball is in, I wouldn’t care if they canceled the entire MLB season. I can get my fix with the Dayton Dragons, Wright State baseball, UD baseball and my grandson’s and great grandson’s […]
OBSERVATIONS: Analyst predicts NCAA title for Dayton’s Flyers
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, filling out a questionnaire asking, “Coke or Peps,’’with Royal Crown Cola, and “Wheaties or Cheerios” with Quaker Oats and “Ford or Chevrolet” with Dodge. Bet they don’t send me any more questionnaires. —ESPN college basketball analyst Mark Adams is a brave, bold and hopefully not a […]