McCoy: Eight Is Great For Surging Reds After Sweep of the Astros
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer The Rally Reds. The Relentless Reds. The Big Road Machine. America’s Team. The Cincinnati Reds lead baseball in nicknames and they live up to every one of them. They were relentless and they rallied Sunday afternoon in Minute Maid Park to snatch a 10-inning, 9-7 victory over the Houston Astros. […]
Ask Hal: Should Elly De La Cruz Player Center Field?
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Q: Have either Matt McLain or Elly De La Cruz entered their names in the transfer portal? — DAVE, Miamisburg/Centervillle/Beavercreek. A: If there was a transfer portal in MLB, and there isn’t, the feeling here is that neither would use it. Both feel as if they are large parts of […]
McCoy: Reds Crush Astros, 10-3, to Take Control of Second Place
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer The Cincinnati Reds suddenly find themselves one game away from being Strangers in Paradise, first place in the National League Central. With their seventh straight win and second straight victory at Minute Maid Park on Saturday afternoon, 10-3 against the defending World Series champion Houston Astros, the Reds (36-35) have […]
McCoy: Reds, Abbott Keep on Rolling Against Astros, 2-1
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer The Cincinnati Reds have self-proclaimed themselves as Ameria’s Team and day-by-day they are making a huge statement. Andrew Abbott made history Friday night in fully-packed Minute Maid Park as the Reds stopped the defending World Series champion Houston Astros, 2-1. For the third straight time, the rookie lefthander puts nothing […]
McCOY: Reds Just 1 1/2 Games Out of First Place
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City is baseball’s Yellowstone Park, the most difficult acreage in MLB to hit home runs. And entering Wednesday night’s game against the Kansas City Royals, the Reds owned the second fewest home runs in the majors, even though they play their home games in Great American […]
OBSERVATIONS: Are the Reds For Real? They aren’t Memorex
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave wondering if it is time to order playoff tickets. . .and I don’t mean in Tampa or Arizona or Houston. —THE REAL REDS: Are the Cincinnati Reds for real? It certainly isn’t Memorex because who wants to memorize last season’s 100-loss sleepwalk. The Reds are 2 […]
McCOY: Reds Win Fourth Straight, Three Straight by One Run
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer For one inning, the Cincinnati Reds did what they are supposed to do against a pitcher with a 0-10 record and against a team that had lost all 13 of his start. The Reds scored five runs in the second inning against Kansas City Royals pitcher Jordan Lyles. And that’s […]
McCoy: Karcher (Who?) Saves One For the Reds
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer It was a night a guy named Ricky Karcher will have etched in his memory bank. Ricky Karcher? He is a Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher who has sat in the bullpen for nearly a week after a call-up from Class AAA Louisville, waiting to make his major league debut. It […]
ASK HAL: Why Don’t Managers Bunt the Ghost Runner to Third?
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Q: Does MLB have an age group as its target for marketing? — DAVE, Miamisburg/Centerville/Beavercreek. A: Judging from all the teams with their Bark in the Park dog days, MLB is targeting anything that breathes or growls. The stated mission is to lure young people away from the NFL, NBA […]