Some observations on college football and other stuff
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave while watching a delayed telecast of the Penn-Cornell football game (I’m demented) and I swear there aren’t 50 people in the stands. It is 0-0 and I check something else on my cellphone and discover Penn won, 20-7. Nobody gave me a spoiler alert. —Several football […]
UD newcomers Matos, Toppin make exciting debuts
By HAL McCOY The not-finished cosmetics, part of the $72 million makeover of University of Dayton Arena, was evident and the new uniforms worn by the Flyers basketball team were spiffy. As added trinkets, the visiting Capital University team is coached by UD Hall of Famer Damon Goodwin and one of the three officials was […]
New Reds pitching coach states his case
By Hal McCoy More than three days after word leaked, the Cincinnati Reds officially introduced new pitching coach Derek Johnson Friday afternoon. Johnson, pitching coach the last three years with the division-rival Milwaukee Brewers, participated in a media conference call Friday and said all the things fan want to hear. The former Vanderbilt University coach […]
CBS ranks Wright State over UD in Ohio basketball
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave while awaiting a dinner delivery from Door Dash, the best innovation since the drive-thru at Wendy’s. —The University of Dayton still refuses to meet Wright State University in basketball, not on its court, not on WSU’s court, not on a neutral court, not in a back […]
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 […]