Chisox Score 11 in One Inning Against Reds in 17-4 Win
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer The Cincinnati Reds clubbed four home runs Sunday afternoon in Great American Ball Park. . .and lost by 13 runs to the Chicago White Sox, 17-4. That’s what happens when starting pitcher Graham Ashcraft and relief pitcher Casey Legumina give up 11 runs in one inning. . .yes, 11 runs. […]
ASK HAL: A Rebuild Takes Time
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer Q: The dictionary defines rebuilding as to dismantle and reassemble with new parts, so how can the Reds say they are rebuilding when 13 of their 26 players are 29 or older? — DAVE, Miamisburg/Centerville/Beavercreek. A: Merriam-Websters knows words, not baseball. A baseball rebuild is not done overnight. It takes […]
Friedl, India Whip White Sox
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer It looks more and more as if TJ Friedl might be making a trip to a local tattoo emporium to have ‘Cincinnati Reds MVP’ inked on his biceps. He can bunt for hits. He can spray singles to the entire acreage. He can run and he can steal bases like […]
OBSERVATIONS: Early-Season Reds Report
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave still hacking my head off after bringing home a persistent cough from Europe. —REDS REPORT: It is a small sample, only 31 games, but it is apparent the Cincinnati Reds are better than advertised. That isn’t to say they’ll finish above .500, they won’t, but they […]
Reds Drop West Coast Finale
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer As much difficulty as the Cincinnati Reds have had in playing baseball in San Diego’s Petco Park, the San Diego Padres haven’t been invincilble on their gorgeous home grounds. The Padres hadn’t won a series at home all season, until the Reds showed up. They rectified that Wednesday afternoon with […]
Reds Finally Shed the Padres Demons
By Hal McCoy Contributing Writer For one night, the Cincinnati Reds expunged the demon San Diego Padres, who have given them nothing but futility and frustration for four years. They hadn’t won a game in Petco Park in four years, going 0-and-9. And they lost 13 of their last 14 overall to the Padres overall. […]
Reds fall again in San Diego
By Hal McCoy The beautiful city of San Diego is a preferred tourist destination, but the Cincinnati Reds would prefer not to hear San Diego uttered in a sentence. The Reds are not tourists, they are businessmen on a business trip when they visit San Diego. And business is not good for them. For the […]
OBSERVATIONS: I’m Back and I’m Playing Hurt
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave and where was I before I was rudely interrupted by an 18-day Viking cruise up the Danube (It’s not blue) and the Rhine (Hungary, Austria, Germany, The Netherlands. It could have been a fantastic trip had it not rained more than half the time and the […]
OBSERVATIONS: What is a Trash Panda?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after watching The Cincinnati Reds lose a game to Philadelphia in the ninth and win a game from Philadelphia in the ninth. As Yogi Berra once said, “It ain’t over ’til it’s over.” —WHAT A NO-NO: The Chattanooga Lookouts, Cincinnati’s Class AA affiliate, had a no-hitter […]