OBSERVATION: They picked one wrong team for first Field of Dreams game
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering where summer went after seeing both the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals play exhibition games. . .and fans had to pay for that awfulness? And Ohio State plays for keeps in just a few hours (At my age, time zips by at warp speed, so […]
OBSERVATIONS: How I almost landed on the writers’ injured list
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from the Man Cave, which feels more like The Man Sauna and is so hot my Havanese opts to leave me and recline on the dining room cold air register. Smart dog, dumb daddy —Speaking of dumb daddy, how many out there have injured themselves following the Cincinnati Reds? Raise […]
Another side to rejuvenated Joey Votto
By Hal McCoy When somebody says somebody is willing to give the shirt off his or her back, they are being apocryphal, it is just a figure of speech. That isn’t the case with Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto and he proved it Wednesday night in Atlanta’s Truist Park. After the game, Votto walked […]
OBSERVATIONS: Is it time to ban in-season baseball trades?
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave wondering why MLB can’t finish the 2021 season before releasing its 2022 schedule? I mean, I can’t wait to see who the Cleveland – – – – dians play on June 14, 2022. —Now that the baseball trade dust — more like a trade cyclone — […]
McCoy: What to do with Suarez when ‘The Moose’ returns?
By Hal McCoy Eugenio Suarez’s batting average is a microscopic .177 and he has struck out 133 times in 390 at bats. Those are numbers that would get most major leaguers benched. . .and maybe get that player a ticket to Triple-A for a refresher course. But there are a couple of outlier numbers that […]
Bullpen blows another ‘sure win’ for the Reds
By Hal McCoy The Cincinnati Reds were one strike away from their fifth straight victory Saturday night in Citi Field. That strike never came. A two-out, two-strike single in the bottom of the ninth by Dominic Smith off relief pitcher Sean Doolittle tied the game and sent it into extra innings. And it was only […]
OBSERVATIONS: Reds GM Krall trying to patch it up
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave awaiting the baseball trade deadline, wondering who goes and who stays and the big question, “Why?” —Cincinnati Reds general manager Nick Krall deserves some credit for attempting to patch up his Les Miserables bullpen. . .even if it is with duct tape. Nearly every contending team […]
They will always be the Indians (Tribe) to me
By Hal McCoy Cleveland Guardians. Roll it across your tongue and see what you think. To me, it doesn’t taste good or feel good. After more than a year of thinking it over, the Cleveland baseball team decided, under heavy pressure, to drop Indians as its nickname. And they came up with Guardians. Personally, I […]
OBSERVATIONS: From David Bell to Cool Papa Bell
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, ready to make a bold statement. Borrowing the words from The Monkees, “I’m a Believer.” Yes, Reds fans, I believe the Reds are going to win the National League Central. Nick Castellanos will win the MVP, Jonathan India will be Rookie of the Year and David […]