Arroyo appears ‘in,’ Adleman, Romano ‘out’
By HAL McCOY While the 1962 New York Mets were in the dubious process of losing 120 games in the team’s first year of existence, manager/comedian Casey Stengel aske facetiously, “Can anybody here play this game?” So far during spring exhibition games this year the mantra for the Cincinnati Reds is, “Can anybody here pitch?” […]
Giants regulars rip Reed for 10 runs
By HAL McCOY It was a mismatch when the managers turned over their lineup cards to the home plate umpire Monday afternoon when the Cincinnati Reds traveled to Scottsdale to play the San Francisco Giants. On Reds manager Bryan Price’s card there was one regular and it was Jose Peraza, playing shortstop instead of second […]
Cubs slaughter Reds, Adleman, 22-4
By HAL McCOY If the Cincinnati Reds were smart, they stayed out of the casinos this weekend during their visit to Las Vegas. They would have returned to Goodyear Sunday night wearing their underwear. And Reds pitcher Tim Adleman may not have even had his underwear. THE REDS PLAYED TWO games in Las Vegas against […]
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Reds-Brewers play ring-around-the-baes
By Hal McCoy As Cat Stevens once sang, ‘Oh, baby, it’s a wild world.’ And it certainly was a wild world Friday afternoon when the Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers gathered in Goodyear, Ariz., for an exhibition baseball game. Twenty-three runs. Thirty-five hits. It wasn’t a day to be auditioning for pitching jobs as the […]
Quintana treats Reds like Team USA
By HAL McCOY If the Cincinnati Reds happened to see what Chicago White Sox pitcher Jose Quintana did to Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, then they should have been prepared for what he did to them Thursday in Glendale, Ariz. Quintana, pitching for Colombia, held Team USA, the eventual WBC champion, to no […]
Reed pitches a beauty but Reds lose ugly, 9-1
By HAL McCOY Cody Reed obviously realizes what is at stake and he put his best foot forward Tuesday afternoon in Goodyear, Ariz. And he may be landing both feet squarely into the Cincinnati Reds starting rotation. It is hard to believe that anybody for the Reds pitched well in a game against the Los […]
Feldman Opening Day starter — by attrition
By HAL McCOY The selection of Scott Feldman as the Opening Day starter by the Cincinnati Reds can be reduced to one word: attrition. The Reds announced Monday that the 34-year-old righthander will face the Philadelphia Phillies on Opening Day April 3. They had only two real options — Feldman or Brandon Finnegan. From there […]
Stephenson strong after Garrett struggles
By HAL McCOY While most of the sports world is distracted these days by the NCAA basketball March Madness, the Cincinnati Reds are engaged in their own version of March Madness. Trying to find more than warm bodies to fill the starting rotation is maddening. For most of spring training, Amir Garrett has been saying […]