OBSERVATIONS: On the ‘DH’ and Who Dey think the Bengals have an offensive line?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave…. —Baseball’s ruination continues down a destructive basepath. After 48 years of resistance, National League owners caved. They approved the use of the designated hitter, the player who carries a glove for no apparent reason. It probably was inevitable. With unbalanced leagues, 15 teams in each league, […]
OBSERVATIONS: Can Collinsworth be impartial? No
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, watching a crew tear up my front yard with a back hoe to fix a darkened street light. Couldn’t they just replace the bulb? —When you snap on your Smart TV Sunday to watch Super Bowl Roman Numerals, there will be a nasal-toned voice dripping orange […]
OBSERVATIONS: The Rams (Cleveland, LA, St. Louis, LA). . .always on the move
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wishing the Super Bowl would get here so I won’t have to listen to the ESPN ‘experts’ ineloquently jabber about everything but what color jock straps Aaron Donald and Von Miller will wear. —Are you ready for your head to spin unevenly like a $3 top? […]
OBSERVATIONS: The day McNamara went berserk
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave thinking, once again, about mortality as I heard about the passing of long-time Louisville Courier Journal columnist Billy Reed. We are losing too many, too fast. —Baseball has concocted some really putrid decisions over the years, especially lately under the stumble along commisionership of Rob Manfred. […]
OBSERVATIONS: Burrow hopes Super Bowl goes up in smoke
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave and with snow up to the bottom of Malachi Smith’s basketball shorts, what else can I do but slap together another ‘Observations.’ —Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is a boon to the cigar industry. . .well, at least to the La Flor Dominicana Mysterio. That’s the […]
OBSERVATIONS: Are the Reds paying attention to the Bengals?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering if MLB teams will use their spring training facilities this year for tractor pulls, wrestling matches, beauty pageants and Jarts competition. —Now that the fans have been lit on fire by the Cincinnati Bengals and their trip to the Super Bowl, does anybody think it […]
OBSERVATIONS: Some final words of Bonds, Clemens
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave awaiting 11 1/2 inches of snow Thursday, wondering if Nadine should attack Kroger before everybody buys all the bread, milk, canned goods and Frito’s. —Some final words (In this space) on the cause celebres, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens. They no longer are an issue for […]
OBSERVATIONS: Stephen A. Smith: Rose before Bonds, Clemens
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, reading the latest Jackie Robinson book by —It isn’t often that I agree with Stephen A. Smith, ESPN’s ‘Mouth That Roars.’ But I stand beside him on his Hall of Fame take. Smith said David Ortiz, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens all had Hall of Fame […]
OBSERVATIONS: Bengals, 49ers get the kicks that keep on kicking
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, dreaming of spring training, but wondering if it will ever come. —They do call it FOOTball for a reason. And never was it more FOOTball than it was for the Cincinnati Bengals Saturday against the Tennessee Titans. How do you win a game when you score […]