OBSERVATIONS: Homer Bailey, ‘Mr. Misunderstood’ to me
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, killing time with both Paige and the Mighty Quinn on my lap as I await tonight’s gargantuan showdown between the Reds and Brewers. —There is a distinct possibility that if Sunday’s game between the Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins in meaningful, the Reds will face Homer […]
OBSERVATIONS: Trevor Bauer — Mr. Old School baseball pitcher
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wearing my Milwaukee Brewers hat during their games with the Reds to put the hex on The Brew Crew. . .and it worked Monday. Trevor Bauer is a guy who not only marches to the beat of a different drummer, he is the drummer — even […]
OBSERVATIONS: Of Trevor Bauer and ‘Mr. Baseball
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, written with tears in my eyes over the loss of one of he greatest men I ever came across. . .scout Gary Hughes, a man I called Mr. Baseball, because he was. —There is a big question hanging around Cincinnati Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer — What […]
OBSERVATIONS: The character of all characters — Kevin Mitchell
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave on a day off from Reds baseball, wondering how they’ll fare in their last nine games against the Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins. To paraphrase a cliche, “Their backs are against the wall, but the blindfolds haven’t been applied.” —If Reader’s Digest ever […]
OBSERVATIONS: Some of my favorite baseball quotes
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave killing time while waiting to kill more time watching one of those convoluted softball doubleheaders: —Some of my favorite all-time quotes from baseball players, some X-rated: From Jeff Kent when a reporter stopped in front of his locker and said, “Hi, I’m (so-and-so) from the Associated […]
OBSERVATIONS: How did Lou Brock do against Tom Seaver?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave wondering if the Cincinnati Reds, hitting .210 for the season, can beat the record of lowest team average for a season, .212 by the 1910 Chicago White Sox during the dead ball era. Of course, with a 60-game season, it will have an asterisk. —When you […]
OBSERVATIONS: Trevor Bauer — Pitching as if his hair is on fire
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering if the NFL season started a day early after seeing the 19 next to Milwaukee’s name and the 29 next to Atlanta’s name. . .and the Falcons only hope they can score 29. —Trevor Bauer is one of those guys you love if he is […]
OBSERVATIONS: By any name, Concepcion is a Hall of Famer
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave wondering if I should ever shave again after seeing all the beards in baseball, like Archie Bradley, Tucker Barnhart, Bryce Harper, Charlie Blackmon and Jake Arrieta, among many, many others. —Dave Concepcion is the best shortstop of all-time who is not in the Hall of Fame. […]
OBSERVATIONS: Why not Bradley and why no intentional walk?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave on Labor Day with no labor to do because the Cincinnati Reds are off. And when has that ever happened? But they certainly need a breather to catch the breath the Pirates knocked out of them. —With absolutely no apologies necessary to Paul Simon, the 2020 […]