McCoy: Lowder, Defense Enables Reds To Sweep Houston
By Hal McCoy As one national sportscaster put it: “The Cincinnati Reds have beaten the Houston Astros eight straight times. How does that happen?” Make it nine straight. How does that happen? That’s baseball. It happens when rookie pitcher, Rhett Lowder, making his second major league start, throws nothing but zeroes at the Astros. How […]
OBSERVATIONS: Some Childish (But) Funny MLB Clubhouse Pranks
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave on a rare off day for the Reds in the middle of a series, leaving me with nothing to do but duck chores. —YOU HAD TO BE THERE: Clubhouse capers are rampant, so much so that one might expect to see children’s books and Legos in […]
McCoy: Reds Beat Up Verlander, Top Astros Seventh Straight Time
By Hal McCoy Houston pitcher Justin Verlander is for certain in the fast lane to Cooperstown, but he might want to burn the tape on his Labor Day in Great American Ball Park. It was not Hall of Fame stuff for him as the Cincinnati Reds handed him and the Houston Astros a 5-3 defeat. […]
Ask Hal: Shouldn’t The Reds Shut Down Hunter Greene?
By Hal McCoy Q: When Reds pitcher Hunter Greene was placed on the injured list, was there any doubt his season was over? — DAVE, Miamisburg/Centerville/Beavercreek. A: I never though about it that way because after two medical opinions showed no damage to his elbow, the Reds say he’ll be back. My thoughts? Why? Why […]
McCoy: Reds Stop Brewers In 11 Innings, 4-3.
By Hal McCoy It took 11 innings, some rock solid pitching, a couple of defensive dandies by Jonathan India and the reliable bat of pinch-hitter Santiago Espinal. It took all that, and more, for the Cincinnati Reds to walk off with a 4-3 victory over their constant tormentors, the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday afternoon in Great […]
Observations: Do Away With The ‘Intentional Walk’
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave and if you are at the Holiday At Home parade in Kettering Monday morning, please wave as I ride by in the back of an El Camino right behind grand marshal Gary Sandy. —XXXXXXX: It is time for baseball commissioner Rob Mafraud, or somebody, to banish […]
McCoy: Another Night, Another One-Run Loss To The Brewers
By Hal McCoy Another day, another loss, another one-run loss, another loss to the Milwaukee Brewers for the star-crossed Cincinnati Reds. The Brewers were 1 for 15 with runners in scoring position. And won. The Brewers struck out 14 times. And won. It was Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 4, Saturday night in Great American Ball Park. […]
McCoy: Brewers Finish Off Reds With 10-Run Inning
By Hal McCoy John Sadak said it perfectly in the middle of Milwaukee’s 10-run inning Sunday night: “This is a whole new level of ugly.” And when it was over, a 14-0 Brewers track meet over the Cincinnati Reds, the Bally Sports Ohio play-by-play man added, “No mercy from the Brewers, a humbling nightcap.” It […]
McCoy: Reds Lose Another One-Run Game, 5-4
By Hal McCoy No matter if it is day or night, rainy or bright, scorching hot or bitterly cold, no matter what day it is, the Milwaukee Brewers are going to beat the Cincinnati Reds. It took them 10 innings and some baserunning blunders by the Reds, but the Brewers did it again Friday afternoon, […]