Observations: Only One Executive Gave The Reds A Positive Vote
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave wondering, at times, why the Cincinnati Reds wear baseball gloves for no apparent reason. —TAKING THE FIFTH: This one is a direct hit on the solar plexis of the Cincinnati Reds, but most likely surprises nobody in the team’s fan base. ‘The Athletic’ web-site polled 40 […]
Observations: Hunter Greene Is Nothing But Gold For Surging Reds
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after screaming so loud that bear that was chasing me attacked. . .then Nadine woke me up. —GRENE IS GOLD: When the Cincinnati Reds put a baseball in Hunter Greene’s right hand, it’s like giving Chopin a piana or Hemingway a typewriter or Patrick Mahomes a […]
Observations: What Is The Name Of The Game McElroy Plays?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED SOLICITATIONS from The Man Cave, watching the Masters to pass the time until baseball time. . .call it puttering around. —THE ROAR OF RORY: The only thing pro golfers fear is lightning. . .and Rory McElroy. Is McElroy human or is he playing a golf simulator in his basement? First, I […]
Observations: Francona Should Have walked Yastrzemski (20/20 Hindsight)
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from the Man Cave, hoping that Terry Francona doesn’t mind me second guessing his decision during Wednesday’s loss to the San Francisco Giants. Second-guessing is so, so easy. —SHOULDA WALKED YAZ: Wonder if Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona knew that San Francisco’s Mike Yastrzemski had four walk-off home runs when […]
Observations: Reds Need To Give The Cardinals A Call About Hits
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, staying up way past my bed time with a pot of coffee next to me, watching to see if the Cincinnati Reds can score more than a run or two against the San Francisco Giants. Miracles do happen. —GIVE ‘EM A CALL: If somebody in the […]
Observations: A Manager Is Only As Good As His Players
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, watching it rain down on a dreary, miserable Sunday morning, but thankful I’m able to watch anything. —SUCCESS AND FAILURE: It would be easy to say that the three straight 1-0 losses made Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona sick, which is why he missed the next […]
Observations: Even When The Dodgers Are Bad They’re Good
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering if the Cincinnati Reds will score another run in my lifetime. —IT’S NEVER OVER IN LA: The Los Angeles Dodgers can’t lose when they try to lose. On Wednesday, they fell behind the Atlanta Braves, 5-0. They made three errors and two base-running gaffes. But […]
Observations: Elly, McLain Could Re-Write The Record Book
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering if the Cincinnati Reds are going to continue their current patterson of lose, win, lose, win, lose. That would mean an 81-81 record. —THE YOUNGEST LEGEND: Can a baseball player become a legend at age 24? Absolutely, when your name is Elly De La Cruz […]
Observations: From One-Run Games To Yankee Carnage
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave wondering why only 14,089 fans showed up for Sunday’s Cincinnati Reds-San Francisco Giants game? Was FC Cincinnati playing at home, too? —ONE AND DONE: As former pitcher Joaquin Andujar once said, “In baseball, I’ll say it in one word. . .youneverknow.” Indeed. On Saturday, there were […]