OBSERVATIONS: Stephenson Finally Found The Right Spot In Tampa
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, ready to watch the survival drama of the last 2 1/2 weeks to see whether the Cincinnati Reds are a bunch of ‘A Star(s) is Born’ or if they are just star-crossed. —CHANGING IT UP: Sometimes it takes a change of scenery for a person to […]
McCoy: Another One-Run Win Puts Reds In Wild Card Tie
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Nick Senzel said it and it sounds like Captain Obvioius, but it is right on point: “We can’t get to where we want to go if we don’t win games.” And it wasn’t easy Wednesday night, but it was mission accomplished, a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers that wasn’t […]
McCoy: Reds Rescue Another Win, Take Down Tigers in 10
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer For the Cincinnati Reds, it ain’t funny how time slips away. But they are making good use of the limited time ticking away on the 2023 regular season. When the game in Detroit began Tuesday night, the Reds were two games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks for the third and final […]
OBSERVATIONS: It Is Steal, Steal, Steal in MLB This Season
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after watching the Battle For Ohio turn into the Slaughter In Ohio, a shockingly easy 24-3 Cleveland Browns walkover of the Cincinnati Bengals. —IT’S GRAND LARCENY: MLB players are outright thieves this season and much of the larceny is done in broad daylight in front of […]
McCoy: Reds Keep Wild Card Hopes Alive With 7-1 Explosion
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer The last place St. Louis Cardinals realize that when the regular season is over all that’s left for them is finding a golf course, locating a good fishing hole and building a hunting blind. And they wanted to put the Cincinnati Reds in the same place — prevent them from […]
McCoy: Reds Take Bad First Step in 9-4 Loss to St. Louis
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer The Cincinnati Reds left the starting gate in reverse Friday night in Great American Ball Park, spotting the St. Louis Cardinals a six-furlong lead they couldn’t make up during a 9-4 loss. They tried. After Reds starting pitcher Andrew Abbott fell behind, 6-0, in three innings, the Reds tried to […]
OBSERVATIONS: About Homers, Homers and Some More Homers
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, proud to be down 31 pounds and wondering if I should celebrate with a couple of ball part hot dogs. Maybe I can order a couple of Dodger Dogs. —LITTLE BIG MAN: Houston’s Jose Altuve is 5-foot-6, if they measure while while he is standing on […]
McCoy: Now The Schedule Gets Easier For The Reds
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer The Seattle Mariners plugged in their impressive power supply Wednesday night against Cincinnati Reds starter Lyon Richardson. They pumped three early home runs into the Great American Ball Park seats to ignite an 8-4 victory. With the defeat, the Reds lost possession of the third wild card spot, falling a […]
McCoy: Reds Steal Another One By Walking Off Seattle
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer The Cincinnati Reds magic carpet ride soared above the clouds Tuesday night in Great American Ball via another head-shaking walk-off victory. Two rookies, Elly De La Cruz and Christian Encarnacion-Strand performed another baseball magic trick after journeyman Nick Martini pulled off a deju vu with a pinch-hit game-tying three-run home […]