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 […]
McCoy: Reds Woes Continue As Bullpen Blows 3-Run Lead
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer What Graham Ashcraft constructed in seven innings, the Cincinnati Reds bullpen blew apart in two innings Wednesday afternoon in Great American Ball park. Ashcraft, after a magnificent seven innings, turned over a three-run lead to the bullpen and when the smoke cleared the Miami Marlins owned a 5-4 victory. Of […]
OBSERVATIONS: De La Cruz ‘Out of Place’ Batting Leadoff
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, unhappy with the demise of the Cincinnati Reds but happy that I’m down 23 pounds with only 10 to go. Hope it comes off fast because I miss pasta, DQ, burgers and fries, apple pie ala mode, Yuengling, Tito’s, donuts and feasts at the Oakwood Club […]
McCoy: Reds Back in the Doldrums, Lose to Marlins, 3-2
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Lucas Sims discovered in Great American Ball Park Tuesday night that a pitcher can go from baseball hero to baseball hobo with one pitch. Asked to trudge in from the bullpen and protect a one-run lead over the Miami Marlins in the seventh inning with two […]