Some pre-weekend Observations
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave excitingly awaiting Milwaukee’s visit this weekend to Great American Ball Park, hoping the Reds are not entering Barry McGuire’s ‘Eve of Destruction.’ —THE TRUE BLUE CREW: The Milwaukee Brewers aren’t doing it with smoky mirrors, sleight of hand or desert mirages. It only seems that way. […]
Reds Rip Phillies, 8-0
By Hal McCoy They were playing one of MLB’s best teams and they were facing one of MLB’s best pitchers Wednesday night in Great American Ball Park. No problem. The Cincinnati Reds made the first-place Philadelphia Phillies look like that other team in Pennsylvania, the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates. The Reds plastered the Phillies, 8-0, scoring […]
The Bounceback Reds
By Hal McCoy It seems as if every time the Cincinnati Reds appear to be about to pay homage to Paul Simon and go ‘Slip Slidin’ Away,’ they come out swinging. After a lethargic, non-productive loss to the potent Philadelphia Phillies Monday night, the Reds resembled world-beaters Tuesday night with a 6-1 bounceback. Every member […]
Some early-week Observations
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering every day which team will show up, the Cincinnati Jekylls or the Cincinnati Hydes. —WAY PAST TIME: The always late-to-the party MLB finally caught up to the 20th century. Yes, the 20th. It still hasn’t caught up to the 21st century. A female umpire finally […]
Phils Steal One Away
By Hal McCoy One pitch in a baseball game can determine success or failure, as Andrew Abbott and the Cincinnati Reds discovered Monday night in a 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Abbott was one step above magnificent for 7 2/3 innings, whistling along with a 1-0 lead. And he struck out the first two […]
As Expected…Skeens Scene
By Hal McCoy When the Pittsburgh Pirates scored three runs in the first inning Thursday night in PNC park, the Cincinnati Reds could have slipped into their civilian clothes and enjoyed a relaxing meal at Eddie Merlot’s steakhouse on the city’s North Shore. That’s because the opposing pitcher was a guy holding a lethal weapon […]
A Game of Crazy ‘8s’
By Hal McCoy Raise your hand if you’ve ever witnessed an MLB game like the Atlanta Braves’ 12-11 win in 10 innings over the Cincinnati Reds Thursday night in Great American Ball Park. Put your hand down. Raise you hand if you’ve ever witnessed each team score eight runs in the same inning. Put your […]
A pitching masterpiece
By Hal McCoy Nothing more illustrates how positive events are transpiring for the Cincinnati Reds than the first inning of Sunday’s 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. With the win, completing a thee-game sweep, the Reds scrambled six games above .500 for the first time this season. And the door to a wild card […]
Great Eight: Yahtzee Foster
By Hal McCoy George Foster’s nickname was ‘Yahtzee’ because he loved playing the Milton Bradley Company’s dice game. And Cincinnati Reds general manager Bob Howsam rolled the dice when on May 29, 1971, he traded two players, Frank Duffy and Vern Geishert, to the San Francisco Giants for Foster. Foster had shown nothing for the […]