Arroyo appears OK after getting hit in the face
By HAL McCOY The pitching mound continues to be a disaster area, a black hole and a land mine for the Cincinnati Reds. The latest victim on that little island in the middle of a baseball field is 40-year-old Bronson Arroyo. And it was a freak accident. He forgot to duck. He was hit in […]
Reds bullpen shuts down Tribe
By HAL McCOY Brandon Finnegan, most likely tuning up for an Opening Day start April 3 against the Philadelphia Phillies, worked four somewhat strenuous innings Friday night against a Cleveland Indians split squad. And what better pitcher to start a game on St. Patrick’s Day than Brandon Finnegan, an Irishman through and through with a […]
UD loses as Scoochie gets little support
By HAL McCOY The University of Dayton and Wichita State basketball teams — two light heavyweights — slugged it out Friday night in Indianapolis in the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament. Light heavyweights? That’s what the NCAA selection committee thought. Those, though, were two heavyweights slugging it out as both teams played with […]
Who was that ‘nameless’ guy?
By HAL McCOY It happens every spring and sometimes more than once a week. A veteran pitcher, a guy who is a lock to make his team, faces a guy on the other team wearing a high 90’s number on his uniform without his name on the back. The established pitcher is working on things, […]
Garrett perfect, but Reds lose DeSclafani
By HAL McCOY With all the available spots on the Cincinnati Reds starting rotation, Amir Garrett grabbed the baseball by the seams Monday afternoon and said, “Hey, look at me.” And the Reds will look at a lot of options after disturbing news Monday that projected Opening Day starter Anthony DeSclafani has a sprained ulnar […]
Reds win two, but pitching injuries hit hard
By HAL McCOY The news out of the Arizona desert Sunday concerning the Cincinnati Reds was alternative news compared to what will transpire Monday closer to home in Cincinnati. Pitcher Anthony DeSclafani returned to Cincinnati to undergo an MRI examination on his barking elbow. And it is pretty clear that DeSclafani not only won’t make […]
Double displeasure for Reds — Two losses in one day
By HAL McCOY The Cincinnati Reds doubled their displeasure Saturday afternoon. They lost two games in different venues, both with some inefficient pitching. They split the squad and sent one to Scottsdale to play a split-squad San Francisco Giants team. And lost, 9-7. They sent the other half to Peoria to play the Seattle Mariners […]
Reed shows up, Reds hitter don’t
By HAL McCOY It was a rare night game in the desert for the Cincinnati Reds and while starting pitcher Cody Reed wasn’t exactly lights out, he rocked the Colorado Rockies in the second and third innings at Goodyear Ballpark. Reed, one of the three lefthanded pitchers the Reds obtained from Kansas City in exchange […]
‘Masked Man’ knocks off Flyers, 73-67
By HAL McCOY Davidson’s Jack Gibbs wears a face mask, padding on his shoulder and a knee brace. He probably should play in a suit of armor. But on Friday afternoon he also wore a halo and a set of angel wings against the University of Dayton in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament. Gibbs put […]