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 […]
OBSERVATIONS: Up close and personal at Wright State
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after watching Ohio State beat Illinois despite playing the final three minutes in total panic. Ain’t college basketball grand? —In all my decade of covering sports, whenever I covered a basketball game I always sat high above the floor or at a press table near center […]
OBSERVATIONS: When a $60 million baseball contract was ‘absurd’
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, awaiting the start of the USFL and the XFL. Really? Well, something has to take baseball’s place this spring. —When was a $60 million baseball contract exorbitant? Well, former Miami Herald sports columnist Edwin Pope said this in 1998: “Baseball has taken leave of its senses. […]