OBSERVATIONS: Watson Goes From a Dirge to a Symphony
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, killing time before heading to Charleston, S.C. to cover the University of Dayton’s basketball team in The Charleston Classic this week, beginning Thursday with a game against LSU. —THE BIG BROWN-OUT: Ever since the Cleveland Browns handed quarterback Deshaun Watson a $230 million contract, there have […]
OBSERVATIONS: While We Wait. . .Some Baseball Oddities
By Hal McCoy UNSOLCITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, moving to the patio because it’s 75 degrees. . .and just what month is this? —AND IT’S THE TRUTH: While everybody waits to see if/when the Cincinnati Reds sign a notable free agent or to see what team trades for Jonathan India, let’s delve into some […]
OBSERVATIONS: Dusty Says Good-Bye, Prompted By Social Media Criticism
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, counting the days. . .not until Christmas, until spring training and Opening Day. —THE SHAME GAME: Dusty Baker said one of the major reasons he stepped away from the Houston managerial job, hanging up his toothpicks, was the constant criticism aimed at him on social media […]
OBSERVATIONS: Say a Fond Farewell to Joey Votto
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering how many minutes (or seconds) go by before Cleveland Browns quaterback Deshaun Watson leaves today’s game with an injury. —SAYING GOOD-BYE: The Cincinnati Reds made the right call, the right decision, by saying good-bye to Joey Votto. Simply put, there is no room at the […]
OBSERVATIONS: Reflections of Bob Knight and Jack McKeon
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave bemoaning the fact that baseball is over, but realizing I have University of Dayton basketball and Ohio State football to tide me over, with some comic relief from the Cleveland Browns. —THE DARK KNIGHT: There is no argument that Bob Knight was a basketball-coaching icon, an […]
McCoy: Rangers Win World Series With 5-0 Shutout
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer The Texas Rangers exorcised the ghost of 2011 Wednesday night in one of the most bizarre elimination games in the 119-year history of the World Series. The Rangers won their first World Series championship in franchise history, a franchise that was born in 1972, blanking the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-0. That […]
McCoy: Rangers One Win Away From First World Series Trophy
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer When the injury bug bites the Texas Rangers, they bite back. Hard. The Rangers’ most productive hitter, Adolis Garcia, injured his oblique in Game 3 of the World Series Monday night and Texas lost him for the rest of the Series. That removed a guy that hit 39 home runs […]
OBSERVATIONS: ‘Hondo’ Howard Was the ‘Human Washington Monument
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, losing hours and hours of sleep to watch the World Series, but so far it is worth it watching Corey Seager hit baseballs to space stations. —A REALLY BIG MAN: The first time I met Frank Howard, he leaned down to my level from high above […]
McCoy: Rangers Grab Two Games to One Series Lead
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer When the Texas Rangers play on the road in the postseason, they wear suits of armor and nothing penetrates them. With a tense 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Chase Field Monday night in Phoenix, the Rangers set a record with their ninth straight road victory in the postseason. […]