OBSERVATIONS: What To Do With Elly De La Cruz
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave on an off day with nothing to do but visit our family physician and she will tell me, “You’re fine and the co-pay is $50.” —ON CRUZ CONTROL: Elly De La Cruz is a guy who can outrun the blink of an eye and nobody takes […]
McCoy: Reds Rock Braves In DH Opener Behind Elly, Steer And Bullpen
By Hal McCoy Even the deepest baseball aficionado would concur that Wednesday afternoon’s Cincinnati Reds-Atlanta Braves game bordered on the bizarre. The Braves put 14 runners on base in the first five innings and raked Reds starter Frankie Montas for 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings. The Reds made three errors, two in the first […]
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By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave and former commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti wasn’t writing about the Cincinnati Reds when he penned: “Baseball breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart.” But it sure sounds like it. Reds fans have more broken hearts than a country singer. —BASEBALL’S MONTY HALL: With […]
McCoy: Reds, Greene Stop Braves, 4-1
By Hal McCoy As has been their habit in this topsy-turvy season, the Cincinnati Reds resemble a World Series-bound team when they play baseball’s elite. After enduring a three-game sweep at the hands and feet of the lowly Washington Nationals over the weekend, they played practically perfect baseball Monday night against the potent but crippled […]
McCoy: Nats Complete Three-Game Sweep Of Reds
By Hal McCoy The 2024 baseball season is fast slipping toward oblivion for the Cincinnati Reds, if it is not already here. Facing a team that firmly states it is in a rebuilding period with a lineup sprinkled with young players, the Reds were swept over the weekend by the Washington Nationals. The third straight […]
ASK HAL: Cruz Probably Apologizes For Miscues
By Hal McCoy Q: Is it customary for a pitcher like the Cincinnati Reds’ Fernando Cruz to apologiz to Hunter Greene when he gives up five runs to ruin Greene’s shutout? — DAVE, Miamisburg/Centerville/Beavercreek. A: Depends on the person and knowing Cruz’s personality he probably apologized over and over and over again. And he probably […]
McCoy: Reds Lose Another One-Run Game (8-19)
By Hal McCoy It was a Battle of the Bullpens Saturday night in Nationals Park and the Cincinnati Reds came up unarmed. Four Washington Nationals relief pitchers, including two former Reds, held the Reds to no runs and two hits over the final six innings in a 5-4 Washington victory. On the other side, Reds […]
McCoy: A Bad Start To Second Half For Reds
By Hal McCoy It was not the way the Cincinnati Reds hoped to start the season after the All-Star break. In fact, there was no hope for the Reds Friday night in Nationals Park, a should-be embarrassing 8-5 loss to the Washington Nationals. The score is misleading. The Reds trailed, 8-1, after eight innings and […]
OBSERVATIONS: Slow Down On Expectations For Hinds
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, waiting to see which Cincinnati Reds team shows up for the ‘second half’ and, actually, waiting to see which players show up. —SOME HINDS-IGHT: Rece Hinds: The man, the myth, the legend. In one week, the Cincinnati Reds outfielder is treating MLB as if he is […]