McCoy: Benson Homer, Ashcraft’s Pitching Help End Losing Streak
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer How in the name of Abner Doubleday did the Cincinnati Reds bring a six-game losing streak to a conclusion Wednesday night in Great Americn Ball Park? How do you win a game when you get hits in only one inning and nothing in the other seven? How do you win […]
OBSERVATIONS: Dissection of a Six-Game Losing Streak
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, staring at the refrigerator that is full of Yuengling and Shiner Bock that I am not driinking during my diet. . .and it is painful. ALL FOR ONE: Why does it seem that when one man slips into a slump, it runs through the clubhouse like […]
McCoy: Reds Drop Two In One Day To Giants, 4-2 and 11-10
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Not even their lucky charm could stop the Cincinnati Reds from losing their sixth straight game Tuesday night in Great American Ball Park. And he wasn’t so lucky. Even though Luke Weaver’s record was only 2-2, the Reds had won all eight of his last eight starts, despite his 8.66 […]
McCoy: Reds-Giants Game Suspended In 8th, Tied, 2-2
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Mother Nature put a temporary halt to what could have been a game-deciding San Francisco Giants rallly Monday night in Great American Ball Park. With the score tied, 2-2, in the top of the eighth inning, the Giants had runners on third and second with one out. Then a severe […]
OBSERVATIONS: Next 10 Games Crucial to Reds’ Future
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, waiting to see if The Real Reds re-appear and fearful that other teams have figured them out. —THE TIME IS NOW: The Cincinnati Reds are like a guy with a bucket of black Sherwin-Williams paint about to throw it at the Mona Lisa. Will they destroy […]
McCoy: Reds Finally Score Runs, But Still Lose to Brewers
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer The Cincinnati Reds’ elusive pursuit of runs ended Sunday afternoon in Great American Ball Park, but their even more elusive pursuit of wins against the Milwaukee Brewers remains unfulfilled. After getting shut out three straight times by Milwaukee, the Reds scored three times Sunday. Not enough. The Brewers scored four […]
ASK HAL: What Should the Reds Do at the Deadline?
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Q: With all the legal sports betting going on, are you surprised that we haven’t seen players suspended for doing it? — DAVE, Miamisburg/Centerville/Beavercreek. A: Since sports betting is legal in so many states, baseball players can bet. MLB says any player betting on baseball will be suspended, but I […]
McCoy: Reds’ Scoreless Streak Reaches 27 Innings With Another Loss
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer America’s Team suddenly is Team Slump. For the third straight game Saturday night, the Cincinnati Reds were shut out by the Milwaukee Brewers, this time by 3-0 on one infield hit after losing the previous two by 1-0 and 1-0. With the defeat, the Reds (50-43) abdicated first place to […]
McCoy: Brewers Score Second Straight 1-0 Win Over Reds
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer That was no video replay, that 1-0 Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds Friday night in Great American Ball Park.. That was live and a repeat, the second straight 1-0 win for the Brewers over the Reds, this one in front of a full house of 41,514. The […]