Cardinals do it to the Reds for the 11th straight time
By HAL McCOY With absolutely no apologies to Cher, ‘And the beat goes on,’ and unfortunately for them, it is the Cincinnati Reds who keep getting beat on every day. After six innings Sunday afternoon in Busch Stadium III, the Reds trailed the St. Louis Cardinals by one run. But when the 44,430 fans headed […]
Cardinal try to hand over a win, but Reds refuse to take it
By HAL McCOY St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny did everything he could to hand the Cincinnati Reds a victory on a platinum platter Saturday afternoon in Busch Stadium III. The Reds, though, said politely, “No thanks,” and absorbed another defeat, 4-3. Matheny permitted 21-year-old Jordan Hicks, who jumped from Class A to the majors, […]
A new manager but it’s the same ol’ Reds
By HAL McCOY The view from his new perch as interim manager of the Cincinnati Reds was no different Friday night than it was when Jim Riggleman was bench coach — bad starting pitching, a silent offense and zero success against the St. Louis Cardinals. Riggleman, managing his first game as fired manager Bryan Price’s […]
Groundhog Day: Reds again lost by 2-0 to Brewers
By HAL McCOY It was Groundhog Day in Miller Park Wednesday afternoon for the Cincinnati Reds, another 2-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. It was as if they took a videotape of Tuesday’s 2-0 loss and replayed it Wednesday. —Just as he did Tuesday, Milwaukee first baseman Eric Thames hit a two-run home run to […]
Reds: ‘What a difference a day makes’
By HAL McCOY As Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vocal artist Dinah Washington sang in 1958, “What a difference a day makes, 24 little hours.” Just one day, 24 little hours, after the Cincinnati Reds scored 10 runs on 14 hits, they scored no runs on three hits Tuesday night and lost to the […]
Reds take frustrations out on Brewers, 10-4
By HAL McCOY The Cincinnati Reds found a team with more walking wounded than they have and took full advantage of it Monday night to end an eight-game losing streak. And they did it with a vengeance, expelling a shipload of frustration on the Milwaukee Brewers, 10-4. While the Reds are without regulars Eugenio Suarez, […]
Reds (2-13) no match for Carlos Martinez
By Hal McCoy CINCINNATI — With the way the Cincinnati Reds are playing back seat baseball these days, it is no wonder they are treated like Rodney Dangerfield. No respect. As rain pounded Great American Ball Park Sunday afternoon, delaying the game’s start, somebody associated with the St. Louis Cardinals said, “We’re hoping this game […]
Depressed Reds join 1931 team from The Great Depression
By HAL McCOY Few people were on this earth when the Cincinnati Reds last started a baseball season 2-and-12. In fact, it was 87 years ago, 1931, and the country was at the start of The Great Depression. And there isn’t a baseball team in a bigger depression right now than the Reds, who were […]
Reds join Class of ’55 at 2-and-11, lose again to Cardinals
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — It isn’t what anybody would call a lofty goal, or any goal at all, but the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night matched the snail’s start of the 1955 team, something that happened 63 years ago. With their sixth straight loss, a 5-3 decision to the St. Louis Cardinals in Great […]