Some Sunday Observations…
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave beginning to believe the ‘e’ in Reds stands for errors. —THE TRUE BLUE CREW: The Milwaukee Brewers always find a way to win, like finding loose change under a sofa cushion. Even though they are in MLB’s smallest market, the Brewers are on their way to […]
R’E’ds Emphasize the ‘E
By Hal McCoy ‘E’ usually stands for effort, but in the case of the Cincinnati Reds ‘E’ stands for errors against the Milwaukee Brewers. Three more errors Saturday night to go with three Friday night and a couple of misplays led to a debilitating 6-5 11-inning loss to the Brewers. The coup de grace was […]
Reds Blow 8-1 Lead
By Hal McCoy When is an 8-1 lead in an MLB game unsafe at any speed? It’s when a team squares off against the other-worldly Milwaukee Brewers. The Cincinnati Reds discovered that up close and impersonal Friday night in Great American Ball Park, an unfathomable 10-8 loss to the Brewers. The Reds sent 12 batters […]
Some pre-weekend Observations
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave excitingly awaiting Milwaukee’s visit this weekend to Great American Ball Park, hoping the Reds are not entering Barry McGuire’s ‘Eve of Destruction.’ —THE TRUE BLUE CREW: The Milwaukee Brewers aren’t doing it with smoky mirrors, sleight of hand or desert mirages. It only seems that way. […]
Reds Rip Phillies, 8-0
By Hal McCoy They were playing one of MLB’s best teams and they were facing one of MLB’s best pitchers Wednesday night in Great American Ball Park. No problem. The Cincinnati Reds made the first-place Philadelphia Phillies look like that other team in Pennsylvania, the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates. The Reds plastered the Phillies, 8-0, scoring […]
The Bounceback Reds
By Hal McCoy It seems as if every time the Cincinnati Reds appear to be about to pay homage to Paul Simon and go ‘Slip Slidin’ Away,’ they come out swinging. After a lethargic, non-productive loss to the potent Philadelphia Phillies Monday night, the Reds resembled world-beaters Tuesday night with a 6-1 bounceback. Every member […]
Some early-week Observations
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering every day which team will show up, the Cincinnati Jekylls or the Cincinnati Hydes. —WAY PAST TIME: The always late-to-the party MLB finally caught up to the 20th century. Yes, the 20th. It still hasn’t caught up to the 21st century. A female umpire finally […]
Phils Steal One Away
By Hal McCoy One pitch in a baseball game can determine success or failure, as Andrew Abbott and the Cincinnati Reds discovered Monday night in a 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Abbott was one step above magnificent for 7 2/3 innings, whistling along with a 1-0 lead. And he struck out the first two […]
As Expected…Skeens Scene
By Hal McCoy When the Pittsburgh Pirates scored three runs in the first inning Thursday night in PNC park, the Cincinnati Reds could have slipped into their civilian clothes and enjoyed a relaxing meal at Eddie Merlot’s steakhouse on the city’s North Shore. That’s because the opposing pitcher was a guy holding a lethal weapon […]