OBSERVATIONS: Of gambling, fraud and money, money, money
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, displaying my degenerate love for baseball by sitting in my La-Z-Boy watching two of the worst teams in baseball skirmish, the Pittsburgh Pirates-Chicago Cubs. And then I watched a minor league game, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans against the Lynchburg Hellcats —The Cubs were wearing their hideous […]
OBSERVATIONS: Robo-ump is coming to a park near you. . .soon
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, trying to type with one hand because my right shoulder aches like a toothache — and as Cincinnati Reds pitcher Norm Charlton once told teammates Rob Dibble, “Dibs, y0u got more problems than a runover skunk.” —An article in this week’s New Yorker magazine caught my […]
OBSERVATIONS: Rookie of the Year (India? Stephenson? Gutierrez?)
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering about my National League Rookie of the Year ballot. I can vote for three, so should it be 1. Jonathan India, 2. Tyler Stephenson and 3. Vladmir Gutierrez, or should it be 1. Tyler Stephenson, 2. Jonathan India, 3. Vladimir Gutierrez, or 1. Vladimir Gutierrez, […]
OBSERVATION: They picked one wrong team for first Field of Dreams game
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering where summer went after seeing both the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals play exhibition games. . .and fans had to pay for that awfulness? And Ohio State plays for keeps in just a few hours (At my age, time zips by at warp speed, so […]
OBSERVATIONS: How I almost landed on the writers’ injured list
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from the Man Cave, which feels more like The Man Sauna and is so hot my Havanese opts to leave me and recline on the dining room cold air register. Smart dog, dumb daddy —Speaking of dumb daddy, how many out there have injured themselves following the Cincinnati Reds? Raise […]
OBSERVATIONS: Is it time to ban in-season baseball trades?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave wondering why MLB can’t finish the 2021 season before releasing its 2022 schedule? I mean, I can’t wait to see who the Cleveland – – – – dians play on June 14, 2022. —Now that the baseball trade dust — more like a trade cyclone — […]
OBSERVATIONS: Reds GM Krall trying to patch it up
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave awaiting the baseball trade deadline, wondering who goes and who stays and the big question, “Why?” —Cincinnati Reds general manager Nick Krall deserves some credit for attempting to patch up his Les Miserables bullpen. . .even if it is with duct tape. Nearly every contending team […]
They will always be the Indians (Tribe) to me
By Hal McCoy Cleveland Guardians. Roll it across your tongue and see what you think. To me, it doesn’t taste good or feel good. After more than a year of thinking it over, the Cleveland baseball team decided, under heavy pressure, to drop Indians as its nickname. And they came up with Guardians. Personally, I […]
OBSERVATIONS: From David Bell to Cool Papa Bell
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, ready to make a bold statement. Borrowing the words from The Monkees, “I’m a Believer.” Yes, Reds fans, I believe the Reds are going to win the National League Central. Nick Castellanos will win the MVP, Jonathan India will be Rookie of the Year and David […]