McCoy: Reds Suffer Costly Shutout Loss to Twins, 7-0
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer For the Cincinnati Reds, the 2023 schedule is down to single digits, nine games remaining, so every defeat is magnified as they puruse an elusive wild card spot. And the Reds suffered a bad one Tuesday night in Great American Ball Park, a 7-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins. In […]
McCoy: UD Flyers Face Stern Test on West Coast
By Hal McCoy Dayton, OH. — The University of Dayton football team is taking a busisness trip to San Diego this week, a rugged Pioneer Football League game against the University of San Diego. But what’s business without a dab of pleasure? “A lot of our kids have never been on an airplane, let alone […]
Ask Hal: Are The Reds Going to Make It? Answer Still Yes
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Q: How many pitchers in today’s game would throw 120 to 130 pitches in a game if it was their choice? — DAVE, Miamisburg/Centerville/Beavercreek. A: It depends on the situation. A gusy getting his carcass handed to him after three innings prefers an early shower. But a pitcher doing well […]
McCoy: Reds Creep Ever Closer To Wild Card Spot
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer With the Minnesota Twins in town, the Cincinnati Reds faced their last opponent of the year with a winning record. And the Reds took care of business in an emphatic way, pinning a 7-3 defeat on the Twins, the first-place occupants of the American League Central. It was a gargantuan […]
OBSERVATIONS: Did Jim Maloney Throw The Hardest Of All?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, where I have been accused of living in the past with my old stories. And maybe I am, but I love ‘em and hope you do, too. —OH, NO-NO: It was an era in major league baseball when pitchers threw hard, harder and hardest — Bob […]
McCoy: Reds Commit Three Errors To Kick One To The Mets, 8-4
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer When the synopsis of the 2023 season is written, if the Cincinnati Reds don’t qualify for the playoffs, they can look back at September 17 as a day of infamy. And they won’t be sending the Atlanta Braves any thank you notes. The Reds perpetrated three errors Sunday afternoon in […]
McCoy: Reds Score Another One-Run Win, Beat Mets, 3-2
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Defense is spelled d-e-f-e-n-se, but on Saturday night in Citi Field it was spelled S-t-e-e-r, I-n-d-i-a and B-e-n-s-o-n for the Cincinnati Reds. Spencer Steer, Jonathan India and Will Benson made outstanding late-game defensive plays to preserve a 3-2 victory for the Reds over the New York Mets. And it enabled […]
McCoy: India Saves The Reds With Huge Home Run
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Jonathan India was in danger of being fitted for a golden sombero, emblematic of striking out four times in a game, when he walked to the plate in the seventh inning Friday night in Citi Field. New York Mets starter David Peterson struck out India the first three times India […]
McCoy: Reds Absorb Critical loss to Tigers, 8-2
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer As the saying goes, “You can’t win ‘em all,” but at this late stage of the season the Cincinnati Reds need to win ‘em all. It didn’t happen Thursday afternoon in Comerica Park, an 8-2 beating by the Detroit Tigers that ended the Reds modest three-game winning streak. With the […]