OBSERVATIONS: Some Baseball Tales. . .And Much Other Stuff
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, looking out the window and seeing three inches of snow and, hey, c’mon, it’s baseball season. —THAT WAS SPECIAL: More about Don Gullett, the former Cincinnati Reds pitcher who passed away earlier this week. And may I borrow a line from the song, ‘Hall of Fame,’ […]
OBSERVATIONS: A Sad Day. . .Don Gullett Passes Away
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave and pardon me while I write this with a handkerchief in one hand and tears running down my cheeks. —GULLY IS GONE: It is the time of my life, at my age (83), when I shudder when the house phone rings. Seldom is it good news. […]
OBERVATIONS: A Book About The Pastoral Cape Cod League
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, giddy as always when it is time for pitchers and catchers to put button on their uniforms, pull on their spikes, grab their gloves and begin working on ther sun tans. FOLLOWING THE FIREBIRDS: With spring training camps opening their gates this week, how about something […]
McCoy: Spring Training, Baseball Is Upon Us
By Hal McCoy Spring training is not a popular period for most professional baseball players. I have never heard a player say, “I love spring training.” To them it is mostly six weeks of monotonous drudgery, boring workouts, long bus rides with box lunches and a succession of meaningless games day after day after day. […]
OBSERVATIONS: India Still Could Be On The Trading Block
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from the Man Cave after watching UD lose to VCU in game that resembled a docworkers brawl. —A TRADE COMING: The Cincinnati Reds and Jonathan India avoided one of those often contentious arbitration hearings that often leaves bruised and hard feelings. In an attempt to win their case, teams often […]
OBSERVATIONS: Who Knows Where The Reds Will Finish
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, devouring every written morsel about the upcoming baseball season. . .my 51st year trying to write about it. —FIRST OR FOURTH?: Depending upon the day, or the hour, or the minute, prognosticators are predicting a first place finish for the 2024 Cincinnati Reds or a fourrth […]
OBSERVATIONS: He is not Darth Vader, He is Vada Pinson
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, awaiting the pomp and circumstance of the Super Bowl. Why? Because once it is over, it is BASEBALL TIME. —PLUGGING PINSON: Why has baseball evaded Vada Pinson for the baseball Hall of Fame. He isn’t Darth Vader. He was a baseball player with a lot of […]
OBSERVATIONS: Brewers Do Reds A Big Ol’ Favor
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave and I know baseball is upon us because I actually see the sun shining brightly outside The Man Cave window. —BREWERS HELP REDS: The Cincinnati Reds may not have done much to improve the starting pitchig staff, but sombody else helped them immensely. Sometimes when other […]
OBSERVATIONS: Smith, Stammen (Oh, What A Relief It Is)
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, excited that I can count the days until spring training on my toes and fingers, if I count my big toes twice. —OH WHAT A RELIEF: Sitting in the bullpen waiting for a phone call that isn’t collect isn’t for everybody. It takes a special hombre, […]