OBSERVATIONS: Reds WILL Win a Wild Card Spot
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, watching in amazement as the Cincinnati Reds cling close to a wild card spot while parading pitcher after pitcher after pitcher from Class AAA and Class AA to the big league mound. And none melt in a puddle of nervous perspiration. —NEW CAPTAIN HOOK: Say what […]
Ask Hal: Jolhnny Bench. . .And Then Who?
NOTE: So sorry for the absence. The web-site has been down for a couple of week due to difficulties. . .but not operator’s error. By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Q: Are you in favor of the balanced schedule where a team plays every team even if it means more games that start at our bed […]
OBSERVATIONS: ‘The True Creature’ Was a Cincinnati Reds ‘True Pleasure’
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave before a four-day getaway to a cabin in The Great Smoky Mountains and I’ll add to the smoke with some cigars while sitting on the deck watching for bears. —SIGN HERE, PLEASE: Pete Rose was a master at coming up with nicknames. He called David Concepion […]
McCoy: Friedl Does It All As Reds Rip Guardians
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer For the Cincinnati Reds, it was, “Have a night, TJ Friedl” Wednesday night in Great American Ball Park. Friedl brought his glove, his bat and his all-out aggressiveness and used them all majestically to spark the Reds to a 7-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Friedl made two highlight-reel catches […]
McCoy: Reds Salvage Split With 10-inning 6-5 Win Over Pittsburgh
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer The Cincinnati Reds avoided Doubleheader Disaster Sunday in PNC Park by scraping out an extra-inning 6-5 victory in 10 innings in the second game over the Pittsburgh Pirates, They avoided a sweep after losing the first game, 4-2. Nevertheless, the Reds are seeing red, the red tail lights of the […]
McCoy: Bell Lifts Cruising Williamson, Bullpen Blows Another Game
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell made an unwise and fatal decision Sunday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates in PNC Park. And he paid deeply for it, a 4-2 loss to the Pirates, dropping his team four games behind the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers. Reds […]
OBSERVATIONS: We Lost Another ‘Scribe,’ John Fay Is Gone
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave and with the Cincinnati Reds-Pittsburgh Pirates rained out I’m sitting in my La-Z-Boy contemplating my navel, which I can actually see after losing 25 pounds. —JOHN FAY, RIP: Does anybody believe that a person can die of a broken heart? I do. A few months ago, […]
McCoy: Bell Moves Elly Out of Leadoff, Reds Roll, 9-2
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer After much teeth-gnashing from fans on social media, Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell finally acquiesced and reconstructed his batting order Friday night in PNC Park. He removed Elly De La Cruz from the leadoff position and replaced him with TJ Friedl and dropped De La Cruz to third. And did […]
OBSERVATIONS: An ‘Inside’ Story about Michael Lorenzen
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave while watching and pulling for Michael Lorenzen to pitch his no-hitter (which he did) because he is one of the nicest and more genuine baseball player I ever encountered. —THE BIBLE AND BASEBALL: It was spring training in 2015 and every morning the first guy in […]