McCoy: Braves Obliterate Reds, 15-3, With Six-Homer Barrage
By Hal McCoy When the Cincinnati Reds swept the Atlanta Braves earlier this season in Atlanta, the Braves had one extra-base hit in the three games. And the Reds outscored the Braves, 16-5. The Braves rectified that with a vengeance this week in Great American Ball Park. With a 15-3 six-homer tub-thumping of the Reds […]
OBSERVATIONS: Is Rhett Lowder Better Than Rhett Butler?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering who will play shortstop next season for the Cincinnati Reds — Elly De La Cruz, Matt McLain, Edwin Arroyo or the proverbial player to be named later. —LOWDER SPEAKS LOUDE: Seldom does anything good prevail from a stack of injuries, but there is not a […]
McCoy: Another Bullpen Meltdown Sinks The Reds In 7-1 Loss
By Hal McCoy It was Elimination Night for the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday night in Great American Ball Park. With their first loss of the season to the Atlanta Braves, 7-1, the Reds were officially denied a National League wild card spot in the playoffs. The only goal left is a .500 season, but with a […]
McCoy: Reds Spot Braves Four-Run Lead, Come Back To Win, 6-5
By Hal McCoy It was an excruciating beginning and an exhilarating ending for the Cincinnati Reds Tuesday night in Great American Ball Park. In the end, it was an exquisite 6-5 win over the swooning Atlanta Braves. The finishing touch was provided in the seventh inning by Spencer Steer, a two-run home run that turned […]
OBSERVATIONS: Eric Davis, Elly De La Cruz — 2 Of a Kind (Almost)
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave as baseball’s regular season is drawing to a close and I’m still watching and writing about the Cincinnati Reds for no apparent reason, other than I must be the proverbial glutton for punishment. —THE TWO ‘E.D.s’: Elly De La Cruz’s mentor is a guy with the […]
Ask Hal: You Can’t Implement to Mitigate
By Hal McCoy Q: Has MLB implemented measures to mitigate injuries and ensure that star players remain active? — DAVE, Miamisburg/Centerville/Beavercreek. A: How does one mitigate injuries? Does MLB make rules that running into walls is illegal, running hard to first base and risking a pulled hamstring is illegal, sliding hard into second base is […]
McCoy: Twins Turn The Tables On Reds With 5-Run Inning
By Hal McCoy There is positive aggression and negative aggresion on baseball’s basepaths and the Cincinnati Reds have displayed both during a long, long season. On Sunday afternon in Target Field, the Reds put forth the negative side that helped the Minnesota Twins unload a 9-2 beating. The Reds put their leadoff runner on base […]
McCoy: Reds Score Nine Runs In One Inning, Bury Twins, 11-1
By Hal McCoy If the Minnesota Twins checked the standings before the Cincinnati Reds arrived in Target Field Friday, they saw the Reds at 71-77 and 14 games out of first place. The comfort zone for them had to be above the upper deck. By the time the second game of the three-game series was […]
McCoy: De La Cruz, Aguiar Put The ‘Slam’ On The Twins, 8-4
By Hal McCoy The dormant Cincinnati Reds offense erupted like Mount Vesuvius Friday night in Target Field. And the perpetrators during a six-run seventh inning were a pack of players begging for hits as the Reds put an 8-4 beating on the Minnesota Twins. The first game of a series is golden for the Reds. […]