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 […]
McCoy: Reds Waste Fraley’s Slam, Pagan Blows Save, Reds Lose, 11-7
By Hal McCoy As former MLB commissioner Bart Giamatti wrote about baseball: “It will break your heart. It is designed to break you heart.” If that’s the case, the Cincinnati Reds need a heart transplant right now after a confidence-shattering 11-7 10-inning loss Thursday afternoon in Great American Ball Park In this instance, when is […]
McCoy: Reds Throw In An Ugly One As Four-Game Win Streak ends
By Hal McCoy Manager Terry Francona emphasizes that clean baseball is next to Godliness and his Cincinnati Reds did just that during a four-game winning streak. It was not the case Tuesday night during a 5-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners. The Reds left Great American Ball Park strewn witb dirty laundry. It was a […]
Observations: Hunter Greene Is Nothing But Gold For Surging Reds
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after screaming so loud that bear that was chasing me attacked. . .then Nadine woke me up. —GRENE IS GOLD: When the Cincinnati Reds put a baseball in Hunter Greene’s right hand, it’s like giving Chopin a piana or Hemingway a typewriter or Patrick Mahomes a […]