Reds Homers Outdo PCA’s
By Hal McCoy Pete Crow-Armstrong provided the Wrigley Field fans with what they wanted — a home run his first time up and a home run his last time up. That, though, was it for the Chicago Cubs Sunday night. The Cincinnati Reds doubled up on PCA with four home runs in a 7-5 victory. […]
An Ugly, Ugly Day For Reds
By Hal McCoy When players arrive at Wrigley Field before a game and see the wind blowing out, hitters rub their palms together and pitchers drop their heads between their knees And that was the case Saturday afternoon, a 10 miles an hour wind blowing straight out. So as often happens, home runs departed Wrigley […]
Friedl Goes From Waivers To Winner
By Hal McCoy At this late stage of the season and where the last place Cincinnati Reds reside, wins and losses are meaningless, immaterial. Nevertheless, there are positive and even heart-warming stories to be told. And a big one surfaced Friday afternoon involving outfielder TJ Friedl during the Reds wild, wild 10-8 victory over the […]
Some pre-weekend Observations
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after a great night with the fans at the Great Darke County fairgrounds harness racing extravaganza. . .even after leaving with an empty wallet. —BUCKY AT HIS BEST: What an honor I had this week when I had lunch at Romer’s in Bellbrook with two legends: […]
Suarez, Friedl On Waivers
The Cincinnati Reds reportedly have made two moves — a shocker and not a shocker. They have placed both Eugenio Suarez and TJ Friedl on waivers, meaning any of the other 29 teams can claim them as their own over the next 48 hours. The shocker is Suarez, who hit the grand slam during the […]
Reds Find A Miracle
By Hal McCoy Las Vegas oddsmakers said the Cincinnati Reds had no chance, not a prayer, don’t even think about it. Las Vegas was wrong. Dead wrong. When the Reds came to bat in the top of the ninth Wednesday afternoon, they trailed the San Francisco Giants by six runs. The odds were 300 to […]
Some Mid-Week Observations
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after watching in amazement as the Cincinnati Reds scored one run in two games against the Triple-A Sacrament River Cats and Rafael Devers.. —PAY ATTENTION, GUYS: Lives an MLB pitcher that doesn’t spend some time on the injured list, sometimes more than once a year? And […]
It Gets Worse And Worse For Reds
By Hal McCoy There was a major accomplishment by the Cincinnati Reds, also known as Team Slump. They scored a run. Sal Stewart whacked a first-pitch home run in the ninth inning Tuesday night in Oracle Park. It ended a frustrating streak of 23 straight scoreless innings by the Reds. And it was all they […]
Worst Reds Loss EVER?
By Hal McCoy This was the most embarrassing loss of the season, maybe in a decade, maybe all-time. For the most part, those weren’t the 78-loss San Francisco Giants on the Oracle Park turf Monday night. Those were the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats that pinned a 5-0 loss on the Cincinnati Reds. Before the game, […]