OBSERVATIONS: It’s Robbie Robot behind the plate (ugh!)
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, pounding out some off-day notes awaiting a trip to the Oakwood Club for a strip steak and French onion soup. The Pepcid comes later. —The first report on automated/robotic umpiring is out and it is a gasser. The box score is a laugh riot. The automated […]
Eugenio Suarez: ‘Good vibes only’
By Hal McCoy There was no head-hanging. There was no breaking of bats over his knee. There was no helmet-smashing in the dugout. There was no, “Oh, why poor me?” Eugenio Suarez was true to his own credo, “Good Vibes Only.” And if anybody had a right to be downtrodden, disheartened and distraught, It was […]
OBSERVATIONS: Striking out is not like striking up the band
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave on a dreary off day from baseball, and an off day from baseball is like a day without my morning coffee. . .it’s no fun for those around me. —Maybe Cincinnati Reds shortstop Eugenio Suarez needs to re-bleach his hair blond, the way he had it […]
OBSERVATIONS: Winker making Bruce’s prediction come true
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, slaying time before the 10:10 p.m. start of the Reds-Dodgers game by reading Dave Parker’s autobiography, Cobra. It is worth the read and Parker pulls no punches. —It was a balmy spring morning in Tempe, Ariz. in 2015 and the Cincinnati Reds were in Diablo Stadium […]
OBSERVATIONS: Baseball is truly a ‘Family Affair’
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering if the Cincinnati Reds can find six more like Nick Castellanos. —Baseball is, indeed, a— Family Affair, like the old TV show, although I doubt that ‘Jody’ ever played baseball. Start with the Bells — Gus Bell, Buddy Bell, Mike Bell and David Bell. Mix […]
Two-game suspension of Castellaos upheld
By Hal McCoy Nick Castellanos lost the appeal of his two-game suspension and is befuddled by it. In fact, he was befuddled by the suspension in the first place, believing he was doing nothing more than celebrating, showing emotion, trying to fire up his teammates. It was an incident at home plate after Castellanos was […]
OBSERVATIONS: Pete Rose puts his best perspective to work
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, sitting on the edge of my seat at the end of most Cincinnati Reds games, a change from recent season when I fell asleep by the seventh inning. —Pete Rose is back in baseball. . .well sort of. Rose has signed on with UptickTrade, a Mexican […]
Major setback lands Lorenzen on 60-day injured list
By Hal McCoy Michael Lorenzen is in a place no pitcher wants to be, in a highly-paid spectator’s seat. Lorenzen and his strained right shoulder suffered a severe setback this week than plopped him onto the 60-day injured list. That means Cincinnatei Reds fans won’t see the muscular righthander put his spikes on a pitching […]
OBSERVATIONS: Pitching teammates marvel over Wiley Wade Miley
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave. bleary-eyed from watching the Cincinnati Reds on the west coast, only to be awakened every morning at 7 a.m. by my Havanese, The Mighty Quinn, who must have a Mickey Mouse watch somewhere on his paw. —Nobody appreciates a pitcher more than another pitcher. And the […]