McCoy: Reds Take 5-Game Winning Streak Into Milwaukee
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer It was the perfect preparation for their difficult upcoming assignment for the Cincinnati Reds. Their next examination is against the Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee Monday, Tuesday and Wednesay. And first place in the National League Central is the carrot dangling in front of the Reds. After completing a three-game sweep […]
Ask Hal: Uniform Advertising Is Here To Stay in MLB
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Q: If I have a question regarding the Cleveland baseball teams of years past is it politically correct to reference them as Indians or Guardians? — DAVE, Miamisburg/Centerville/Beavercreek. A: That’s one I wrestle with. Growing up in Akron, I’ve been an Indians/Guardians fan all my life. To me, they are […]
McCoy: Friedl, McLain, Fraley Go Back-to-Back-to-Back in 4-2 win
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer For the Cincinnati Reds, it was back-to-back-to back jacks, Mac, Saturday afternoon in Great American Ball Park. TJ Friedl, Matt McLain and Jake Fraley hit succesive home runs in the sixth inning, all the runs the Reds needed for a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. It was Cincinnati’s fourth […]
McCoy: Rookies Drive In Eight, McLain Rips Grand Slam
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer While they were in the process of splicing together 100 losses last season, when a left-handed pitcher appeared on the mound the Cincinnati Reds acted as if they were facing a Sasquatch or a Yeti.. They were17-29 against southpaw starters. As has most else about this year’s team, that has […]
OBSERVATIONS: Like Danny Graves, Rodon’s ‘Hand Signals’ Draw Rebuke
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from the Man Cave, wondering if Elly De La Cruz went to Chris Sabo’s School of Baserunning: Run until you are safe or out? —REACTIONARY ‘SALUTES’: That’s quite a fuss New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon kicked up for showing fake admiration for Gotham fans. As he came off the […]
McCoy: All About Abbott, Maile As Reds Win, 5-1
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer With an Alex Cobb-Andrew Abbott match-up, fans expected a pitch-to-pitch grind-it-out affair Thursday afternoon in Great American Ball Park. They were half right Abbott, the Cincinnati Reds rookie left-hander, was as untouchable as Eliot Ness, while his teammates took apart Cobb, San Francisco’s 34-year-old All-Star pitcher. The result was an […]
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 […]