Observations: Catchy things while catching up
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, awaiting the snow apocalypse that must be coming, judging by the grocery cart grand prix going on at Kroger. —There are still five top-level free agent starting pitchers looking for employment, but none seems destined to wear a Cincinnati Reds uniform in 2019. The latest rumors […]
Observations: Where do the Reds stand on pitching?
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after a visit to the dermatologist to have my face frozen and zapped — so why didn’t I wear sun screen all those hot summer days of tennis in the sun? —It was mostly all quiet on the trading and signing front for baseball during the […]
Observations: Meyer, Haskins go out as winners (barely)
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, ready to visit my ophthalmologist to see if he can clear up my bleary eyes after watching what seemed like 158 bowl games over the last month —The Ohio State University Buckeyes gave coach Urban Meyer a nice parting gift for his last game, a 28-23 […]
Observations: Coming close not good enough for Browns, Bengals
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave while watching the Bengals come close against the Pittsburgh Steelers and simultaneously listening on the radio to the Cleveland Browns come close to the Baltimore Ravens. But you know what they say about coming close — coming close only works with hand grenades and horseshoes. —Cleveland […]
Observations: Reds get ‘recognition’ on MLB-TV
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, recovering after eating too much Esther Price cashew bark, too much caramel popcorn, too much M&Ms with peanuts, too much homemade chocolate buckeyes (thanks, Tammy McCoy), too much Cheryl’s cookies and a meal or three. The bathroom scales are off limits. —Cincinnati Reds Director of Operations […]
Observations: Bengals fans, get used to the Browns
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave awaiting the arrival of The McCoy Brood and the celebration of the McCoy Family Christmas, without anybody like Cousin Eddie and his RV. —Cincinnati Bengals fans, God bless ‘em, can’t believe their team lost two games to the Cleveland Browns this season. A word to the […]
Blockbuster: Reds get LA’s Wood, Puig, Kemp and dump Bailey
By HAL McCOY After it appeared that the Cincinnati Reds might be left standing out in the cold in their pursuit for improvement, they kicked down the door and came in out of the cold with heavy overcoats on. The Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers completed a high-profile deal Friday night that, on the surface, […]
Observations: Duke wins in MSG despite poor shooting, foul trouble
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave while watching some football bowl game, but don’t ask which one because all these fabricated bowl games between .500 teams just blur together. —Are the NBA rims smaller than the college rims? Not really. It only seemed that way Wednesday night when Duke played Texas Tech […]
UD: Crutcher-to-Toppin-to-Dunksville as Flyers whip Western Michigan
By HAL McCOY If Josh Cunningham was a selfish guy, a me-only guy — which he isn’t — he could ask, “What do I have to do to get some attention around here? Tear down the backboard and eat the glass?” That’s because, on a balmy December night in UD Arena, Cunningham lit up Western […]