McCoy: Twins, Buxton Blast Reds…
By Hal McCoy Sometimes imitation is not the sincerest form of flattery. In Minnesota starter Chris Paddack’s previous start five days ago he brutalized for eight runs and 12 hits in four innings by the Houston Astros. Unfortunately for the Reds, Nick Martinez imitated Paddack Thursday afternoon in Great American Ball Park and it wasn’t […]
McCoy: Reds Keep Rolling In The Rain
By Hal McCoy Even Mother Nature is wearing a red Cincinnati Reds cap these days. With the Reds leading the Minnesota Twins, 4-2, in the bottom of the sixth Wednesday night, a downpour fell from the skies. After waiting the required 45 minutes, the umpires called the game and the Reds owned a rain-shortened victory. […]
Some Mid-Week Observations…
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from Suite 217 in Akron’s Canal Park Stadium while watching in rain so hard somebody needs to take a message to Noah. —THE BIG RED PITCHERS: When the conversation turns to the 1975-76 Cincinnati Reds, it is always about ‘The Great Eight,’ Pete Rose, Ken Griffey, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, […]
McCoy: Reds End 39-series futility
By Hal McCoy When the Cincinnati Reds opened a three-game series with a loss to the Detroit Tigers, it was more than a forgone conclusion that the Tigers would win the next at least one of the next two. History said so. And the 46-26 Tigers are arguably the best team in MLB. Then why? […]
McCoy: Another Offensive Disappearance…
By Hal McCoy The Cincinnati Reds are back in the doldrums again and they took a deep plunge over the last two days. During a five-game winning streak, they scored 23 runs and sprayed 51 hits. The last win during the streak was a 7-1, 12-hit, seven doubles barrage against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Then came […]
Observations: ‘Skipper’ — You Can Book This One
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, thanking MLB’s streaming of every game so this baseball junkie can overdose on game after game after game. —OF MANAGERS AND DOGS: There is a terrific new book on the market by Scott Miller, one of the game’s best baseball writers. It is called ‘Skipper,’ a […]
McCoy: a 1-0 loss…to the Pirates???
By Hal McCoy TJ Friedl led Tuesday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates with a triple off the top of the PNC Park’s 21-foot high wall. And he didn’t score. That set the tone for a 1-0 loss, the eighth time the Reds have been shut out, tying the Pirates for the most in MLB. […]
McCoy: Reds Double Their Pleasure…
By Hal McCoy The game plan for the Cincinnati Reds Monday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates was plain and simple — score more than four runs and it was a money-back guaranteed win. They executed the game plan, and then some, to score a 7-1 victory in PNC Park. To Pittsburgh, offense is just a […]
McCoy: Where There’s A Will…
By Hal McCoy The Cleveland Guardians have a two-part question: “Why did we trade Will Benson and how can we get him back?” Benson was Cleveland’s No 1 draft pick in 2016. But they gave up on him in February of 2023. They traded him to the Cincinnati Reds for a couple of minor league […]