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 […]
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 […]