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 […]
McCoy: Hays Makes Memorable Reds Debut With Homer, Four RBI
By Hal McCoy With Seattle’s Luis Castillo and Cincinnati’s Nick Lodolo as the starting pitchers, analytics predicted a game of pitching domination on a cold Tuesday night in Great American Ball Park. Analytics were heavily off kilter. Neither Castillo nor Lodolo survived the fifth inning in what turned out to be an 8-4 Reds victory, […]
McCoy: Where Are The Cincinnati Reds Hiding Their bats?
By Hal McCoy To borrow from Casey Stengel when he managed the 120-loss 1962 New York Mets, “Can anybody here play this game?” For the 2025 Cincinnati Reds so far in this young season, the anwer is, “Yes, we can pitch and, yes, we can play defense.” But can they hit? So far, not very […]
Ask Hal: Why Would The Pirates Do That To Clemente’s ’21’ On The Wall?
By Hal McCoy Q: Can you believe the Pittsburgh Pirates removed the iconic Roberto Clemente’s No. 21 from the right field wall in PNC Park? — DAVE, Miamisburg/Centerville/Beavercreek. A: Greed, greed, greed. Reprehensible, reprehensible, reprehensible. To make it even worse, they replaced it with an alcoholic beverage advertisement. Clemente was one of the all-time best, […]
Observations: What Is The Name Of The Game McElroy Plays?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED SOLICITATIONS from The Man Cave, watching the Masters to pass the time until baseball time. . .call it puttering around. —THE ROAR OF RORY: The only thing pro golfers fear is lightning. . .and Rory McElroy. Is McElroy human or is he playing a golf simulator in his basement? First, I […]
McCoy: Reds Finally Score Runs For Greene Against The Pirates
By Hal McCoy Hunter Greene might consider buying his Cincinnati Reds teammates a steak dinner or maybe even gold watches. For once, finally, they gave him run support Sunday afternoon in Great American Ball Park and Greene took it from there, a 4-0 shutout. In his seven previous starts against the Pittsburgh Pirates the Reds […]
McCoy: De La Cruz Hits Grand Slam On His Bobblehead Night As Reds Win
By Hal McCoy If Martin Scorsese or Steven Spielberg directed a movie featuring what Elly De La Cruz did Saturday night, critics would give it two thumbs down. Too schmaltzy. The script would have De La Cruz hitting a dramatic grand slam home run on Elly De La Cruz Bobblehead Night. But it happen. It […]