Red Sox eliminate Astros, head for World Series
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after reading more than 600 birthday wishes on Facebook, many with extremely nice comments and I thank you all and I am humbled. And I share a birthday with Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who had more to celebrate Thursday than I did. Amazingly, Cora […]
Dodgers, Red Sox score LCS victories
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, watching my 170th baseball game this season when Nadine walked by, plucked a Bai out of the refrigerator and said, “I’ll be glad when this is all over.” It is far from over. Four teams remain in the post-season and when two are eliminated there is […]
Chacin, Brewers belligerent bullpen blank Dodgers
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave wondering if the Wisconsin Cheeseheads are watched the Milwaukee Brewers or the Green Bay Packers on Monday night. Probably both. —The Milwaukee Brewers scored a 4-0 Game 3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday night in Dodger Stadium, but it wasn’t without some nervous tics. […]
Turner’s home run ends Milwaukee’s 12-game winning streak
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after watching Ohio State stumblebum its way to a 16-point victory over a young, inexperienced Minnesota team, wondering how many brave gamblers gave the 31 1/2 points that Las Vegas handed to the Golden Gophers. —After treating Game 1 of the National League Championship Series as […]
Brewers hang on to beat Dodgers in Game 1
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after eating too much at the Our Lady of the Rosary fish fry, by far the best fish fry in the Dayton area (And no it is not because Nadine teaches at OLR, the fish is scrumptious). —Raise your hand if your neighborhood palm reader told […]
Red Sox eliminate Yankees after surviving ninth-inning fright show
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATION from The Man Cave, doing pre-game research on Boston Red Sox starter Rick Porcello. He is a grandson of former major league infielder Sam Dente, a name I remember because he was a utility infielder in 1954 with the Cleveland Indians, a team that won 111 games then lost four […]
Astros, Dodgers move on, Tribe, Braves headed home
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering which made the loudest crash, our garage door when a spring broke and the door smashed to the floor or the Cleveland Indians hitting the turf in their three-and-flee ALDS loss to the Houston Astros? —After accomplishing so much during the 162-game regular season, the […]
Brewers stone the Rox in three straight to win NLDS
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, remembering trip to Denver and the Rocky Mountain Cafe, where I first ate a delicacy called prairie oysters (ask somebody else what they are): —The Milwaukee Brewers are playing as if they believe they might not lose another game this season. And they might not. They […]
Verlander outduels Kluber is battle of the Masters
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave while an exterminator rids the premises of yellow jackets, an exterminator allergic to bee stings. Go figure. —It was Rembrandt vs. Picasso. It was Chopin vs. Beethoven. It was Einstein vs. Newton. It was Nureyev vs. Baryishnikov. It was McCoy vs Hatfield (well, let’s not get […]