Another Reds Giveaway
By Hal McCoy The Cincinnati Reds’ bungee jumping season continues — up, down, up, down, down, down. For five innings Sunday afternoon in Chase Field, Reds starter Andrew Abbott had the Arizona Diamondbacks nibbling harmlessly out his his left hand — no runs, three hits. The Diamondbacks, though, lead the pack for the final National […]
Some Sunday Observations
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, spending too many hours trying to figure out why the Cincinnati Reds are using papier mache bats these days. —JUST CALL SAL: I’m going to beat and whip this horse until it crosses the wire in first place: Sal Stewart first, JJ Wetherholt second. Sal Stewart […]
A Big Day (Cycle) For Bleday
By Hal McCoy As former catcher/broadcaster Joe Garagiola entitled his book, “Baseball Is A Funny Game.” It certainly is. . .and more. One night after suffering and enduring a 9-0 punch in the gut from the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Cincinnati Reds flipped the table upside down with an 11-5 cold-cocking of the D-Backs. And. . […]
The Ugliness Gets Uglier
By Hal McCoy The Arizona Serpientes (Diamondbacks) scored five runs on eight hits before the Cincinnati Reds had a hit Friday night in Chase Field. And that’s all one needs to know about what transpired, a 9-0 Arizona victory. While the Diamondbacks were banging out 15 hits, the Reds’ anemic offense produced four hits, all […]
Some Pre-Weekend Observations (Read it with sunglasses)
LBy Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave anxiously waiting for the Cincinnati Reds season to end so I can concentrate on the Cleveland Browns — in other words, going from one disappointment to another disappointment. —A FASHION FAUX PAS: Nobody loves sunglasses more than I and eight pairs live in one of my […]
Reds’ Loss Stranger Than Fiction
By Hal McCoy The Cincinnati Reds were one lazy fly ball away from beating the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday afternoon in Great American Ball Park. Then pure pandemonium and an incomprehensible 10-9 defeat. Muttering the final score is pure simplicity. This game had more twists and turns than the Monaco Grand Prix. The biggest play […]
Stewart Keeps Making Statements
By Hal McCoy The national pundits and the Las Vegas oddsmakers say that St. Louis Cardinals second baseman JJ Wetherholt is way ahead in the National League Rookie of the Year considerations. They say Sal Stewart is a distant second. What are they watching? Stewart’s numbers are not only Rookie of the Year worthy, he […]
Some Mid-Week Observations
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from the Man Cave, wondering if the Cincinnati Reds should both taking bats to home plate. They seem to carry them to the batter’s box for no apparent reason. —TALK TO HER: For the Cincinnati Reds, what a difference a Dane makes. Right now, they need eight more Dane Myers. […]
Reds’ bats deathly silent
By Hal McCoy It has reached a point where the Cincinnati Reds starting pitchers can sue the team’s offense for non-support and the case won’t be thrown out of court. The offense hit nadir Tuesday night in Great American Ball park, a 3-0 shutout at the hands of five St. Louis Cardinals pitchers. The Reds […]