Observations: MLB Needed To Contract Its Own Teams, Not Minors
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from my last day in St. Simons Island with an embarrassing confession. For the second straight year, I fell and bruised some ribs while on vacation after doing it last year in Rome. On our second day here, I meant to sit on a bench, missed the end of it […]
Observations: Paige Probably Appeared At A Park Near You
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from St. Simons Island, still enjoying fun in the sun with a cigar, a margarita and baseball book at pool-side. Since I’m in a historic setting, this blog is mostly historic. —NOT A BLANK PAIGE: A long-time resident of St. Simons Island told me that Satchel Paige once pitched an […]
Observations: Just Call Baseball Games Without Those Tired Clinches
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from St. Simons Island. . .and I lied. I brought along my laptop and the keyboard kept beckoning me. —SAY IT STRAIGHT, GUYS: Baseball is the king of cliches and when broadcasters use them it drives me to distraction (It’s really a short putt). Broadcasters are the worst offenders and […]
Ask Hal: A Triple Play Is The Rarest Of The Rare In MLB
By Hal McCoy Q: Why is it that no matter how well Cincinnati Reds pitcher Ian Gibaut pitches, I can’t shake the memory of him blowing that save on Opening Day? —DAVE, Miamisburg/Centerville/Beavercreek. A: Get over it, it is ancient history in the baseball world. You need the short memory that all good closers have […]
McCoy: Reds Score Three Touchdowns, Field Goal in 24-2 Win
By Hal McCoy The Morton Salt Company’s slogan is, “When it rains, it pours.” It wasn’t raining Sunday afternoon in Camden Yards, but it poured Cincinnati Reds runs across home plate against Baltimore Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton and every other pitcher that trudge to the mound. After the Reds poured seven runs against Morton in […]
Observations: Reds Not Likely To Give Candelario Walking Papers
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, my last one for a week before a vacation in St. Simons Island, GA. —THE CANDYMAN CAN’T: The Houston Astros took a big financial hit last mid-season when they released Jose Abreu with another year remaining on his contract. Abreu is out of MLB this year […]
McCoy: Greene Throws In A Clunker as Reds Fall To O’s, 9-5
By Hal McCoy Hunter Greene was a no-show Saturday afternoon for the Cincinnati Reds. He showed up at Camden Yards, but he didn’t show up on the pitcher’s mound and it led to a 9-5 Baltimore Orioles victory. The indicator that Greene left his stuff in the clubhouse surfaced immediately when he gave up back-to-back […]
McCoy: Reds Rip Three Homers, Abbott Unhittable, Reds Rout O’s, 8-3
By Hal McCoy They moved the left field fence in Camden Yards 10 feet closer to home plate for the 2025 season, seeking more home runs. The Cincinnati Reds didn’t need it Friday night while overwhelming the Baltimore Orioles, 8-3. They hit three home runs — all three over the center field wall by Elly […]
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 […]