Reds’ losing streak reaches 11. . .and counting
By Hal McCoy The Cincinnati Reds’ trip up Schitt’s Creek without paddles continued its slow voyage Saturday in Great American Ball Park — another game, another defeat. The futility reached 11 straight defeats, a 5-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, dropping the Reds to 2-13, eight games behind the first place Cardinals in the […]
OBSERVATIONS: Pham gives the Reds the ol’ flim flam
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering why I lost so much sleep watching the Cincinnati Reds try to win night games on the west coast (or any games)? ~When Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham was 0 for 23 to start the season, I felt sympathy and sorrow for him. When the […]
OBSERVATIONS: More unwanted ‘advice’ from Phil Castellini
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering how many Cincinnati Reds fans head for bed as soon as the other team scores a run? During their current six-game losing streak, the Reds have not led in a game, not once. ~Since Cincinnati Reds COO Phil Castellini made his foot-in-mouth-disease controversial comments on […]
Greene hits 100-plus 38 times, but Reds don’t hit at all
By Hal McCoy Hunter Greene was indestructible, dazzling and dominating Saturday night in Dodger Stadium. . .for five innings. It was not enough. In the sixth inning, Trea Turner unloaded a two-run home run and it led to a 5-2 win for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds. Greene received zero comfort and […]
OBSERVATIONS: Time to ‘tear up’ baseball’s unwritten rules
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, preparing for several short nights of sleep after watching the Cincinnati Reds play on the west coast. ~Isn’t it time to burn baseball’s ‘unwritten rules,’ except how do you burn something that isn’t written. And how can they be ‘rules’ if they’re not written? It is […]
OBSERVATIONS: How to further alienate Reds’ fans
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, where cigars go to die, beer bottles get emptied (not necessarily by me) and lots of bull is tossed around. And speaking of bull- – – -. . . ~As if the Cincinnati Reds don’t have enough image problems and public relations issues with the fan […]
OBSERVATIONS: Jose Rijo’s memories of 1990
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, singing to myself, low and off key, the best baseball song ever. . .”Put me in coach, I’m ready to play. . .today. Put me in coach, I’m ready to play. . .today. Look at me, I can be. . .center field.” Thank you, John Fogarty. […]
OBSERVATIONS: ‘Manfred Ball’ reaches Dayton
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave anxiously awaiting the call of, ‘Play ball,’ or do umpires still do that? ~The Dayton Dragons open their 2022 season Friday night in Day Air Ballpark and the Rob Manfred Influence will be on full display. The MLB commissioner continues to use minor league baseball as […]
OBSERVATIONS: Reds finally make a sensible but costly move
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after watching the incredible North Carolina win over Duke and almost. . .almost. . .feeling sorry for Coach K (I’m tired of looking up how to spell his name). ~The Cincinnati Reds have made some mind-boggling, scalp-scratching decisions since the end of last season. But they […]