OBSERVATIONS: Jose Rijo: a very special kind of guy
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave while listening to all the talking heads ruminate on how good the Cleveland Browns will be this year. What is it they say about winning games on paper? —There is no better guy in my little world than former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jose Rijo (Jose Rijo […]
OBSERVATIONS: Baseball down as if hit by a Bob Gibson fastball
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave while remembering what Rodney King said: “Why can’t we just all get along?” Major League Baseball? RIPC — rest in perpetual controversy. As expected, the players gave an emphatic no to MLB’s latest proposal, 60 games with full pro-rated salary. It is as obvious as the […]
OBSERVATIONS: ‘The Real Ken Griffey Jr.,’ in my relationship
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave waiting for the NBA and NHL to start. But I fear I’ll be waiting until 2021 for any Major League Baseball to start. —ESPN is featuring a special Sunday night at 8 p.m. on Ken Griffey Jr., the most misunderstood player in baseball. While most media […]
OBSERVASTIONS: The day Dock Ellis went head-hunting against the Reds
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering if I believe commissioner Rob Manfred when he says there is a 100 percent chance baseball will return this year. I wouldn’t believe him if he passed a polygraph test. —The famous story about Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis is that he pitched a no-hitter […]
OBSERVATIONS: It Ain’t Funny How Time Slips Away (for baseball)
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, watching Korean baseball while the Boston Red Sox organist plays music. Disclaimer: I don’t like organ music at baseball games. It has reached a point that when MLB or the players make an offer I just give them a cursory glance because I know it will […]
OBSERVATIONS: Rose makes ‘news’ when he doesn’t even try
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, gazing at some old Cincinnati Reds media guides for a large doze of baseball nostalgia. —Does anybody make the news more often, for no apparent reason, than Peter Edward Rose? And that’s even though he sits in Las Vegas, minding his own business, signing autographs and […]
OBSERVATIONS: All baseball, all the time (maybe)
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, thinking about baseball, baseball and baseball. Unfortunately, all I can do is think about baseball. . .and write about it. It was poet/essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson who said, “Money often costs too much.” Ol’ Ralph died in 1882, so it is doubtful he was a baseball […]
OBSERVATIONS: Hey, guys, just shut up and play
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave trying to watch Korean baseball and failing miserably, even with former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Dan Straily pitching for the Lotte Giants. It is NOT the real thing. It is like drinking Royal Crown Cola instead of Coca-Cola. —It is not a good look. . .or a […]
OBSERVATIONS: Pitcher Rob Murphy was an aficionado of horses and black bikini panties
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after a day in the backyard playing cornhole. . .and I’m pretty certain I saw cameras from ESPN. —Lexington lamp guru David Shannon pointed out that former Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Rob Murphy celebrated his 60th birthday this week. Murphy made his Major League debut with […]