Another Big Inning Beginning
By Hal McCoy If the Cincinnati Reds could play the New York Mets every game, what a wonderful world it would be for them. They won two of three games in New York in late May, then lost four straight series. That ended Tuesday night in Great American Ball Park because the Mets are in […]
A 12-0 Reds Explosion
By Hal McCoy When Eugenio Suarez cracked a two-run home run in the first inning Monday night, the Cincinnati Reds led the New York Mets, 3-0. The Mets could have packed their bats and gloves and headed to uptown Cincinnati for a scrumptious steak dinner. Chase Burns, the Reds starting pitcher, has given up two […]
Same Ol’ Stuff From Reds
By Hal McCoy Something had to give. The Cincinnati Reds and Arizona Diamondbacks both were 4-11 over their previous 15 games and neither had won a series over their previous four tries. And both were 9 1/2 games behind the first-place teams in their divisions. When it comes to giving, nobody gives more than the […]
Reds Win. . .Somehow
By Hal McCoy The Cincinnati Reds stranded 14 baseruners. The Cinnati Reds were 3 for 17 with runners in scoring position. The Cincinnati Reds struck out 16 times. The Cincinnati Reds put runners on base in each of the first eight innings, but scored in only one of those innings. And somehow, some way, in […]
Padres’ Bunts Foil Reds
By Hal McCoy Something had to give in a game involving two teams reaching for a dangling rope. The Cincinnati Reds carried the burden of eight losses in their last 10 games into Petco Park Monday night. The San Diego Padres, though were worse — 11 losses in their last 13 games. So it took […]
Just More Bullpen Blues
By Hal McCoy No matter what manipulations Cincinnati Reds manager Tito Francona tries with his bullpen, it is as if the baseball gods say, “That ain’t gonna work, either.” This time Francona put starting pitcher Chris Paddack in the bullpen a few days ago and waited for a time to utilize him. That time came […]
Reds’ Bullpen. . .A Broken Record
By Hal McCoy Eddie Cochran recorded a classic song in 1958 called “Summertime Blues.” It should be the theme song this season for the Cincinnati Reds bullpen as it blows game after game after game. They permitted another one to slip through their wide-spread fingers Saturday afternoon in Busch Stadium, 6-5 to the St. Louis […]
Oh What A Mess They Made
By Hal McCoy If you don’t want to read about one of the ugliest among many ugly games played by the Cincinnati Reds this season, click on over to the classifieds. And you might find an ad placed there by the Reds: “Wanted: Pitchers who can throw strikes.” The St. Louis Cardinals hung a 10-3 […]
Reds Waste A Burnsy Gem
By Hal McCoy Those were not the 2015 World Series champion Kansas City Royals on the Great American Ball Park playing field the last three days. The Cincinnati Reds just made them look like the 2015 World Series winners instead of a team 15 games under .500. The Reds wasted another top-shelf pitching performance from […]