ASK HAL: Who comes up next for the Reds?
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Q: Should Reds fans take a cautious approach to the Reds surprising success? — DAVE, Miamisburg/Centerville/Beavercreek. A: As is often said, enjoy the moment. Nobody expected this outside the Reds clubhouse. Always be cautious, especially crossing a freeway. But no matter what happens, this team is flamboyantly exciting, ultra-aggressive, self-confident […]
McCoy: Another One-Run Loss to Atlanta in Series Finale
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Another Cincinnati Reds streak was buried under the Great American Ball Park’s finely manicured grass. After ending the Reds 12-game winning streak on Saturday, the Atlanta Braves ended Cincinnati’s streak of winning five straight series. The fully-loaded Braves scored a 7-6 breath-holding win Sunday afternoon in front of 40,140 fans. […]
OBSERVATIONS: Hey, Reds, Watch Out For the Onrushing Cubs
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave and a warning to the Reds, “Don’t pay much attention to the Milwaukee Brewers, but watch out for the onrushing Chicago Cubs. —ONE IN A MILLION: Never in 50 years of chronically the Cincinnati Reds have I written about anything like Friday night in Great American […]
McCoy: Reds Go Down Swinging As 12-Game Streak Ends
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer As is often said, all good things must come to an end. Even wonderful and magnificent things. The Cincinnati Reds’ 12-game winning streak came crashing to Mother Earth Saturday afternoon in Great American Ball Park. But as always, they did not go down without kicking and screaming before falling to […]
McCoy: Reds Score 11 to Win Their 12th Straight, 11-10 Over Braves
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Incredible. Inconceivable. Incomprehensible. It’s all the ‘ins’ one can conjure and add about five exclamation points to each one. If ever the scorching-hot Cincinnati Reds put their resilience and persistence on display, it was Friday night in front of a full house (43,086) in Great American Ball Park. The Reds […]
OBSERVATIONS: Some Stuff About the Rampaging Reds
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wishing the Cincinnati Reds would put those black City Connect uniforms in a bag with a bunch of mothballs and leave them there. —REAL ROAD WARRIORS: Anthony Daniel Conaway researched the 12-game winning streak put together by the 1957 Cincinnati Reds and came up with a […]
McCoy: Reds Keep Making History With 11th Straight Win
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer It was 1957 and eggs were 55 cents a dozen, gas was 24 cents a gallon, a loaf of bread was 19 cents and the ‘57 Cincinnati Reds won 11 straight games. And no Reds team duplicated that for 66 years — until Wednesday afternoon in raucous Great American Ball […]
McCoy: Reds High-Step It To 10 Straight Wins
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer The Cincinnati Reds, the Rampaging Reds, extended their winning streak to 10 in a row Tuesday night in Great American Ball Park. The forlorn Colorado Rockies, ravaged by injuries, had little chance against the red-hot Reds and were victimized, 8-6. It was another Elly De La Cruz extravaganza, with home […]
McCOY: Votto’s Triumphant Return Helps Reds Win Ninth Straight
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Wow is only a three-letter word but it says it all concerning the young Cincinnati Reds and an old guy named Joey Vortto. They are exactly what Roy Orbison was saying when he sang, “Anything you want, you got it.” And what the Reds got Monday night against the Colorado […]