OBSERVATIONS: Make the Astros send the World Series trophy to LA
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave wondering how many teams stole signs from the Cincinnati Reds to account for those 33 one-run losses last year, —The wrath of Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred fell on the Houston Astros like a ton of new juiced baseballs. Because the Astros illegally stole signs electronically in […]
OBSERVATIONS: Of Don Larsen, Roy Williams and the Boston cheaters
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, slowly recovering from my broken hip, but finally getting out and about. That included a two-hour trip to Portsmouth Wednesday to attend the city’s annual murals/baseball dinner. Marty Brennaman was the speaker and, as always, had the room (a very big room with 350 people in […]
OBSERVATIONS: Of the Browns, Reds, UD, Wright State
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Sun Room (Like Douglas MacArthur, I shall return. . .to the Man Cave soon), wondering why I can’t find another football bowl game on TV, like the Acme Fly Swatter Bowl or the Bombastic Baked Beans Bowl or the Meow Mix Bowl. —The Cleveland Browns, of course, messed […]
OBSERVATIONS: Lost weekend for Football Bucks, Basketball Bucks and Browns
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Sun Room, bleary-eyed from watching too many bowl games involving too many teams that don’t belong in bowl games. Of course, considering some of the cold-weather venues and the lack of fans, some of the bowls were more like punishment than rewards. —By my accounting, Ohio State beat […]
Observations: The only bowl missing is the Toilet Bowl in Flushing, N.Y.
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from the sun room after practicing walking with a cane so I can get rid of the walker. Remember, ye old-timers, how Amos McCoy from the TV show The Real McCoys walked with a limp, flailing out his elbow? Nadine says that’s how I’m walking with the cane. Well, why […]
OBSERVATIONS: Hey, Astros, cheaters never win in the end
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from the sun room after listening to a ‘get well’ message sent to me by University of Dayton basketball player Trey Landers. What a class act, a kid who epitomizes what UD basketball is all about. —The Houston Astros can do it all on the cheating front. They used high-tech […]
OBSERVATIONS: Odds & Ends from The Man Cave
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave while watching the University of Kentucky beat No. 1 (at the time) Michigan State. Was thorughly impressed with UK guard Tyrese Maxey. It is evident he loves the game because his smile is so bright they could play the game without lights. —There are some in […]
OBSERVATIONS: The Browns are nothing but black-and-blue
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave while watching the Cleveland Browns wear football uniform costumes for Halloween and not to play winning football. They had no tricks and they are not a treat. —Call the coroner and the undertaker because the Cleveland Browns are dead and buried. The only award they will […]
OBSERVATIONS: Mostly about the Reds, Nationals and Astros
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Sun Room, gladly trying to help Nadine as much as I can (feebly) after she had her second total knee replacement surgery. After all, she has spent half her life taking care of me, a really tough assignment she accepts without a whimper. —There is a new book […]