Reds Bounce Back
By Hal McCoy It doesn’t matter if they go by the name California Angels, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim or their current name, Los Angeles Angels, they can’t hide from the Cincinnati Reds. With a 6-4 victory Tuesday night in The Big A, the Reds have won 10 straight over the Angels, their longest winning […]
Defense To The Rescue
By Hal McCoy After the excruciating three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers over the weekend, the Los Angeles Angels were the perfect potion for the Cincinnati Reds. A 4-1 victory over the Angels Monday night in The Big A was Cincinnati’s ninth straight over the Angels. And after kicking around the ball against the Brewers […]
SHOCKER: Reds Beat Brewers…
By Hal McCoy Something incredibly rare took place Sunday afternoon in Great American Ball Park. The Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers. Say what? The Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers. Austin Hays was the man of the minute with a bases-loaded first-pitch single in the 10th inning to give the Reds a 3-2 walk-off […]
Some Sunday Observations…
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave beginning to believe the ‘e’ in Reds stands for errors. —THE TRUE BLUE CREW: The Milwaukee Brewers always find a way to win, like finding loose change under a sofa cushion. Even though they are in MLB’s smallest market, the Brewers are on their way to […]
R’E’ds Emphasize the ‘E
By Hal McCoy ‘E’ usually stands for effort, but in the case of the Cincinnati Reds ‘E’ stands for errors against the Milwaukee Brewers. Three more errors Saturday night to go with three Friday night and a couple of misplays led to a debilitating 6-5 11-inning loss to the Brewers. The coup de grace was […]
Reds Blow 8-1 Lead
By Hal McCoy When is an 8-1 lead in an MLB game unsafe at any speed? It’s when a team squares off against the other-worldly Milwaukee Brewers. The Cincinnati Reds discovered that up close and impersonal Friday night in Great American Ball Park, an unfathomable 10-8 loss to the Brewers. The Reds sent 12 batters […]
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 […]