OBSERVATIONS: Bengals, 49ers get the kicks that keep on kicking
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, dreaming of spring training, but wondering if it will ever come. —They do call it FOOTball for a reason. And never was it more FOOTball than it was for the Cincinnati Bengals Saturday against the Tennessee Titans. How do you win a game when you score […]
OBSERVATIONS: UD’s Flyers dominate A-10 ‘Rookie’ award
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, in search of a stronger heater because it is colder there when the heater shuts down than Mammoth Cave, Ky. —There is an abundance of freshmen and first-year basketball players in the Atlantic 10 Conference, but folks must wonder if the University of Dayton cornered the […]
OBSERVATIONS: Was he Pedro Borbon or Pedro Serrano?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave prior to getting my Pfizer booster and hoping I’ll be able to type over the next few days. —When Pedro Borbon pitched out of The Big Red Machine’s bullpen, opposing hitters could just as well leave their bats in the rack. They weren’t going to hit […]
OBSERVATIONS: Poll says baseball is slip-sliding away
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave on a bitterly cold day from a bitterly upset baseball writer. About the CFB titlte game: Can Alabama and Georgia both lose? Please? —Baseball’s owners and the players union continue to sit on their pompous posteriors, apparently unwilling to recognize or admit that they are sinking […]
OBSERVATIONS: He tried to ‘Cash’ in with a table leg
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, cranking up the garage heater to extra hot to shoo away the chills. —In my never-ending quest to bring you something baseball-related during these dismal baseball times — Thank you, commissioner Rob Manfred and the players union — I stumbled upon this gem: How tough was […]
OBSERVATIONS: How I almost was arrested at the Tijuana border
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave…. —This story involved two of my favorite things — baseball and cigars, not necessarily in that order. And it involves how I became a smuggler. . .and got caught. When the Cincinnati Reds were in San Diego, I always took a day trip to Tijuana, back […]
Guest Column: Written by my son, Brian McCoy
By BRIAN McCOY Reflections From the Son of a Hall of Fame Sportswriter: I am often times asked what it was like growing up Hal McCoy’s son. I don’t have an elaborate man cave to escape to, but I will attempt to answer this question from my dining room table at the risk of being […]
OBSERVATIONS: Some things I learned from baseball players
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, missing baseball news as much as I miss Clark Bars. . .and I loved Clark Bars. —Baseball continues to commit errors, balks and is striking out with fans this winter. There are no serious negotiations toward a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). By ownership decree, there […]
OBSERVATIONS: A familiar face under Burrow’s carnage
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering if baseball even exists because there is nothing about it in or on the media. . .and the NFL and NBA loves it. —Joe Burrow passed for enough yardage Sunday to cover the distance between Peru and Paraguay (525 yards, four touchdowns) during a 41-21 […]