OBSERVATIONS: Striking out is not like striking up the band
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave on a dreary off day from baseball, and an off day from baseball is like a day without my morning coffee. . .it’s no fun for those around me. —Maybe Cincinnati Reds shortstop Eugenio Suarez needs to re-bleach his hair blond, the way he had it […]
OBSERVATIONS: Winker making Bruce’s prediction come true
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, slaying time before the 10:10 p.m. start of the Reds-Dodgers game by reading Dave Parker’s autobiography, Cobra. It is worth the read and Parker pulls no punches. —It was a balmy spring morning in Tempe, Ariz. in 2015 and the Cincinnati Reds were in Diablo Stadium […]
OBSERVATIONS: Baseball is truly a ‘Family Affair’
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering if the Cincinnati Reds can find six more like Nick Castellanos. —Baseball is, indeed, a— Family Affair, like the old TV show, although I doubt that ‘Jody’ ever played baseball. Start with the Bells — Gus Bell, Buddy Bell, Mike Bell and David Bell. Mix […]
Two-game suspension of Castellaos upheld
By Hal McCoy Nick Castellanos lost the appeal of his two-game suspension and is befuddled by it. In fact, he was befuddled by the suspension in the first place, believing he was doing nothing more than celebrating, showing emotion, trying to fire up his teammates. It was an incident at home plate after Castellanos was […]
OBSERVATIONS: Pete Rose puts his best perspective to work
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, sitting on the edge of my seat at the end of most Cincinnati Reds games, a change from recent season when I fell asleep by the seventh inning. —Pete Rose is back in baseball. . .well sort of. Rose has signed on with UptickTrade, a Mexican […]
Major setback lands Lorenzen on 60-day injured list
By Hal McCoy Michael Lorenzen is in a place no pitcher wants to be, in a highly-paid spectator’s seat. Lorenzen and his strained right shoulder suffered a severe setback this week than plopped him onto the 60-day injured list. That means Cincinnatei Reds fans won’t see the muscular righthander put his spikes on a pitching […]
OBSERVATIONS: Pitching teammates marvel over Wiley Wade Miley
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave. bleary-eyed from watching the Cincinnati Reds on the west coast, only to be awakened every morning at 7 a.m. by my Havanese, The Mighty Quinn, who must have a Mickey Mouse watch somewhere on his paw. —Nobody appreciates a pitcher more than another pitcher. And the […]
Change the name, but the venue’s the same
By Hal McCoy They can change the name of the baseball venue in San Francisco all they want, but Luis Castillo recognizes it. When the park on San Francisco Bay was first opened it was Pacific Bell Park. Then it became SBC Park. Then it was AT&T Park. Now, as Castillo walks to the mound […]
De Leon remembers from where he came
By Hal McCoy Jose De Leon is one thankful pitcher that there was somebody outside his highly supportive immediate family who believed in him. That person is former Southern University baseball coach Roger Cador. “Man, I am what I am today, in part, because of him,” said De Leon on the eve of his second […]