OBSERVATIONS: The best pitcher’s duel ever (Marichal-Spahn)
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave trying to avoid attacking two boxes of Esther Price cashew bark candy that Nadine hid in a corner of the refrigerator. . .but didn’t hide good enough. —The most famous pitching duel in major league history was enacted on July 2, 1963 in San Francisco’s Candlestick […]
OBSERVATIONS: Who do you think of in uniform number 24?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after watching National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation for the 20th time and laughing all the way, despite knowing every funny line, especially everything that come from the mouth of Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid). Baseball uniform No. 24 has some special meanings. . .Tony Perez to Cincinnati Reds […]
OBSERVATIONS: One of the Reds all-time worst trades? Paul O’Neill
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave keeping fingers crossed that Ol’ Man COVID-19 doesn’t disrupt Ohio State’s run t0 the Big Ten title and a trip to the CFP. —Most folks firmly believe the worst trade the Cincinnati Reds ever made was sending Frank Robinson to Baltimore for less trinkets than the […]
OBSERVATIONS: Did Nolan Ryan really throw 235 pitches in one game
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after a great meal at Sky Asian. To me, it’s a toss-up: Sky Asian or Shen’s. I say ‘yes’ to both. —The fact that Nolan Ryan allegedly threw 235 pitches in one game was rampant on Facebook last week. And it is alleged. They didn’t count […]
OBSERVATIONS: ‘The Sounds of Silence’ in UD Arena
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, exhilirated that the Cleveland Browns get to play on Monday Night Football in a big game against the Baltimore Ravens — the team that is the REAL Cleveland Browns, moved to Baltimore by Art Modell, the grinch who stole football from Cleveland. —The University of Dayton, […]
Observations: Buckeyes (Best in Big Ten) belong in conference title game
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, still trying to catch my breath after listening to the Cleveland Browns try to blow a 38-7 halftime lead. I say listen because the game was not on TV in Dayton for some reason. . .and I won’t accept any reason. Absurd. We were forced to […]
OBSERVATIONS: Points, point, points and more points. . .and four defeats
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, sitting in my La-Z-Boy while Nadine does her four miles on the treadmill. . .and when she is finished we both are in the same spots. —Dr. George Barber is neither a medical doctor nor a hair-trimmer. Dr. Barber is a basketball coach at Greenville University, […]
OBSERVATIONS: Was Adam Dunn the ‘Three True Outcomes’ pioneer?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave with fingers crossed on both hands hoping the University of Dayton basketball team finally gets to play tonight against Bellarmine, er, Alcorn State, er, Eastern Illinois. . .or Eastern Anybody. —Baseball has evolved — and some say degenerated — into what is called the Three True […]
OBSERVATIONS: Did Kent State use an eight-man defense?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave while watching some so-called NFL officials try to steal a game from the Cleveland Browns with some incredibly inept spotting of the ball after running plays. Biased? Me? OK, sure I am. —Kent State University’s football history isn’t something much discussed at alumni brunches. When I […]