OBSERVATIONS: Bauer speaks loudly, can he match it on the mound?
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, trying to find peace in the garage while several guys noisily remodel our two bathrooms. —Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred continues to try to reshape baseball to resemble the NBA and the NHL, where nearly every team but one qualifies for the post-season playoffs. He wants to […]
OBSERVATIONS: What can’t Eugenio Suarez get any national respect?
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering what a BattleHawk is. It’s the nickname of the XFL’s St. Louis franchise. But just what is a BattleHawk? —Some more head-scratching disrespect for the Cincinnati Reds. . .Eugenio Suarez in particular. MLB Network has something called ‘The Shredder’ that uses analytics and metrics to […]
OBSERVATIONS: Mahomes just wants to meet Cinderella at Disney World
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, where I am risking breaking my arm patting myself on the back. First of all, I gave you the Washington Nationals to win the World Series before the season began. Then I gave you the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl before the playoffs […]
OBSERVATIONS: Dusty Baker hired to polish Astros tarnished image
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, waiting for what most people call the Super Bowl but probably will be The Patrick Mahomes Show. And when did the Kansas City Chiefs hire Wilford Brimley as their head coach? —The Houston Astros, trying to salvage a bit of their shattered image after the sign-stealing […]
UD blows 19-point lead, but survives Duquesne, 73-69
By HAL McCOY As Ringo Starr of the Beatles sung, “It Don’t Come Easy.” That’s a song the University of Dayton basketball team should have been listening to on their return home from Pittsburgh Wednesday night. They played Duquesne University as nine-point favorites and nearly let this one get away in what seemed like a […]
OBSERVATIONS: Obi’s new companion and a crowded Reds outfield
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave while counting the days until spring training and the NCAA basketball tournament, two of my most favorite things. —What price glory? Ask Obidiah (‘Just call me Obi’) Toppin. On the last two trips to St. Louis and Richmond, the University of Dayton assigned a security guard […]
Kobe Bryant added to long list of sports air tragedies
By HAL McCOY There is nothing more disconcerting, emotional and shocking than to be watching a sporting event and have it interrupted with an earth-shattering announcement: “It is with a great sadness that we announced that legendary basketball star Kobe Bryant has died in a California helicopter crash.” Stunning. Shocking. Is it true? Sadly, it […]
UD scores points in flurries to hold off Richmond, 87-79
By HAL McCOY The script was familiar for the University of Dayton basketball team Saturday night in Richmond. And as long as it works, why not keep using it? As they have done time and time and time again this season, the Flyers used some explosive runs to score an 87-79 victory over a feisty […]
Wright State buries Northern Kentucky with an avalanche of points, 95-63
By HAL McCOY Wright State University did not make a statement Friday night in the Nutter Center — they made a full-blown filibuster in front of a national television audience. The Horizon League’s second best team, Northern Kentucky, came to town believing it could knock off the Raiders and move into a first-place tie. It […]