OBSERVATIONS: All-Star Game Not Kind To Hunter Greene
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, a sad and silent place for the next couple of days with no baseball. —REMEMBER HIM?: Jarren Duran is no friend to Cincinnati Reds fans and actually is Public Enemy No. 1. When his Boston Red Sox were in town in mid-June he was a pain […]
ASK HAL: Boo Away, But I Don’t Endorse It
By Hal McCoy Q: Do you endorse the practice of fans expressing their dissatisfaction with a player’s or a team’s poor performance through booing? — DAVE, Miamisburg/Centerville/Beavercreek. A: I neither endorse political candidates nor commercial products. And I don’t endorse booing, although I realize it has been around since the Christians versus the Lions. Fans […]
McCoy: Reds Fall One Run Short In ‘First Half’ Finale
By Hal McCoy As bad as the bad as the Miami Marlins are (63 losses), it is not beneficial for an opposing team to get involved in one-run games with the National League East’s last-place team. Of Miami’s 33 wins, almost half are by one run, the 15th coming Sunday afternoon, 3-2, over the Cincinnati […]
Observations: Why Hasn’t Pat Kelly Managed The Reds?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering if the red-hot Reds want the days off for the All-Star break. Rece Hinds said he doesn’t want it. No kidding? —A ‘PAT’ ON THE BACK: When somebody asks for a photo of a ‘baseball lifer,’ they should be shown a picture of Pat Kelly. […]
McCoy: The Legend of Rece Hinds Marches On
By Hal McCoy It was Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Baseball Saturday afternoon in Great American Ball Park, a virtual three-ring circus. And the ringmaster was, of course, Rece Hinds, who makes history every time he puts his feet in the batter’s box, takes a big swing and smiles. The Cincinnati Reds clobbered six home […]
Observations: Before Elly There Was Run Rickey, Run
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, something I usually finish as soon as I get out of bed, before I feed the dogs, before I feed myself and before I feed the cardinals in the backyard. Priorities, priorities, priorities. —RUN RICKEY, RUN: Hall of Famer/broadcaster Barry Larkin recently chatted with Rickey Henderson […]
McCoy: Greene, Stephenson Rock The Rockies, 8-1
By Hal McCoy Hunter Greene was not an All-Star Thursday afternoon in Great American Ball Park. He was All-Galaxy. He was All-Universe. Perhaps he realized that his offense often snoozes on the day he pitches. During his previous 18 starts, the Reds were shut out four times and they scored two or fewer runs eight […]
McCoy: Reds Rally In Ninth Falls One Run Short
By Hal McCoy One run short. One big rally, but one short. One big swing of the bat needed, but one run short. The Cincinnati Reds, down four runs in the ninth inning, staged a big-time rally against Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Jalen Beeks. They scored three times to cut the lead to one. And […]
OBSERVATIONS: All Aboard With Elly De La Cruz
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, still blurry-eyed after a visit to the eye doctor. . .those eye drops are killers. —HE HAS A TICKET TO RIDE: Yes, he is only 22. Yes, he has only played in the majors for little more than a season. But Elly De La Cruz is […]