OBSERVATIONS: There are no ‘Johns’ on the Valpo roster
By HAL McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, waiting to pull hard for Dusty Baker to win his first World Series, even though it is difficult for me to root against Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman and Adam Duvall. —Valparaiso University’s Brown Field owns a unique distinction. And it isn’t a good one. There isn’t a […]
OBSERVATIONS: Why would the Cardinals fire Mike Shildt?
By HAL McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, where I need a new La-Z-Boy because I’ve worn out the old one and my energetic and always curious Havanese pup, The Mighty Quinn, keeps clawing at the leather, obviously thinking there is a dog biscuit under it. —What in the name of Anheuser-Busch does a […]
The ‘tale’ of Pete Rose’s collision with Ray Fosse
EDITOR’S NOTE: With the passing of Ray Fosse, I’ve resurrected a piece I did a few years ago on The Big Collision at home plate… McCoy: Rose’s All-Star Collision Heard ‘Round The World by Hal McCoy | Features Rose’s unforgettable crash with Cleveland catcher Ray Fosse to score the winning run…but how many of the […]
OBSERVATIONS: The big question, ‘Who ya got?’
By HAL McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, bleary-eyed from trying to keep up with the baseball playoffs while channel-surfing to watch footballs fly. —As I stood in a Kroger produce aisle fondling a head of lettuce, a man asked, “Who ya got?” As I sat in a lawn chair atop my driveway while […]
OBSERVATIONS: Why should a 106-win team have to play a wild card game?
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, fresh from a week on St. Simons Island, deeply tanned, excessive baggage around the waist and totally exhausted from doing nothing. —My son, Brian, asked me this pertinent question: Do you think MLB should seed the playoffs after the teams are determined so a team that […]
OBSERVATIONS: At least the Reds were fun to watch…until September
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from St. Simons Island, where I fled for a week’s vacation just hours after the Cincinnati Reds were kicked out of the playoffs. . .and now what? Please don’t make me watch the St. Louis Cardinals. Oh yeah, college football and the NFL. Bring ‘em on. —It was fun while […]
OBSERVATIONS: A little football and a lot of baseball
By HAL McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave wondering if a rainout or two might help the Cincinnati Reds in their wild card chase. Hey, if you don’t play ‘em, you can’t lose ‘em. —The University of Dayton football team has an, uh, interesting game Saturday afternoon at Welcome Stadium against Presbyterian College. It […]
OBSERVATIONS: Some say, ‘Bring back Trader Jack’
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave wondering how the suddenly Popsicle stick bats the Cincinnati Reds are swinging lately will handle LA’s Buehler, Scherzer and Kershaw. . .and that’s no law firm. But they do win most of their cases. —It was always easy to find Trader Jack McKeon. Just follow the […]
OBSERVATIONS: Baseballs just leave everybody in stitches
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering if the Cincinnati Reds should spend their off day in Pittsburgh Monday burning their bats. They aren’t working. Time to order a new batch because time is fast slipping away. —And speaking of equipment, who doesn’t love to hold a baseball in their hands? I […]