Reds lure Milwaukee pitching coach to Cincinnati
By HAL McCOY The Cincinnati Reds promise to spend money this off-season already has paid dividends — not for a pitcher or pitchers, but for a new pitching coach. The Reds outbid the Milwaukee Brewers for highly-regarded pitching coach Derek Johnson. Johnson spent the last three seasons as Milwaukee’s pitching coach and the Brewers wanted […]
Former Reds catcher Werner scoffs at LA’s analytics
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, comforted by the fact that spring training is only 107 days away, not ready for a long winter’s nap and wondering if it is time to buy the sun screen? —Anybody who is old-school baseball and anti-analytics has to love these remarks from Don Werner, formerly […]
COMMENTS ON: The World Series, the Browns, kickers and punters, the Cavs, the Bell curve
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave from a lost soul after baseball season abruptly ended Sunday night. What now? —Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is a fine, upstanding citizen, but he listened too much to the sabermetrics people in the plush chairs in the front office. He gave away the first […]
Double P: Price, Pearce pace Bosox to World Series championship
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, bad eyes even blearier after watching Browns-Steelers/Bengals-Buccaneers, Rams-Packers and Red Sox-Dodgers in one very long sitting, other than a brief timeout for a meat loaf dinner. The Boston Red Sox sipped and mostly sprayed the World Series champagne for the fourth time in 15 years Sunday […]
Red Sox score incredible comeback and are one win away
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after watching University of Dayton kicker Sean Smith punt a ball 80 yards from the back line of his end zone to the Butler University 19. And he kicked the laces. —The Boston Red Sox can spell the word quit, but quit isn’t part of their […]
Bosox put Dodgers into deep hole with second straight win
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, seeing all the fans in Fenway Park wrapped in ski masks and hoodies as if they were watching a downhill slalom. Several players wore the same gear in the 40-degree weather, even the Boston Red Sox, who should be used to it. The Los Angles Dodgers […]
Relentless Red Sox blast Dodgers in Game 1, 8-4
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave with a confession. I’m not fond of either of the money-loaded teams in the World Series and wish both could lose instead of being permitted to buy a World Series trophy. But it should be a great World Series because both teams have the best players […]
Dodgers win NLCS, set to face Red Sox in World Series
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave: As speculated in this corner, Joe Girardi wants to manage, but he doesn’t want to manage the Cincinnati Reds and withdrew his name. Could that happen with the other two finalists, David Bell and Brad Ausmus? Bell interviewed for the Texas Rangers job and the Toronto […]
Brewers send NLCS to a Game 7 with 7-2 win over LA
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, watching Game 6 of the National League Champioship Series with a full stomach after a tasty meal at The Boathouse in Troy, where the New England clam chowder rivals the chowder served at Legal Seafood in Boston. The meal was a birthday gift from good friends […]