How Baseball Has Run My Life
By Hal McCoy Most of this happened between 65 and 75 years ago, before there was a McDonald’s in every neighborhood, when television screens were black—and-white and the size of the glass door on a dryer. And I rode around in my dad’s Henry J, then his Packard, then his Mercury, then his Edsel — […]
OBSERVATIONS: NIL, Transfer Portal A Mess
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, the last for 10 days while Nadine and I get pampered on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. Well, somebody has to do it. —NIL (NOT IN LINE): While MLB is in dire need of a salary cap, what does college football and basketball need? It […]
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 […]
Observations: Aiming Some Recognition To Ex-Reds Skipper
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, suffering a swollen left ear from doing so many cellphone interviews on the Pete Rose situation. And I know the checks are in the mail. —PRAISE FOR DAVE: Dave Bristol managed the Cincinnati Reds in the late 1960s and does not receive enough credit for being […]
McCoy: An Ode To Pete Rose…Love Him Or Despise Him
By Hal McCoy After the 1975 Cincinnati Reds exhaustingly outlasted the Chicago Cubs, 18-11, in mid-June, Pete Rose kicked off his spikes in the Wrigley Field visitor’s clubhouse and yelled over to Joe Morgan, “Hey, Joe, are we bad-ass or what?” That they were. The Big Red Machine. The Great Eight. That 1975 team won […]
McCoy: Reds Shut Out. . .Again
By Hal McCoy If the Cincinnati Reds learned anything during a 6-0 loss to the Houston Astros Sunday afternoon, they learned that Chase Petty is not ready to face the bright klieg lights shining on an MLB mound. Before the game, Petty promised that things would be different from his major league debut April 30 […]
Observations: Reds Make Final $3 1/2 Million Payment To Griffey
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering in my infertile mind if Shohei Ohtani and/or Aaron Judge could be humanoid robots. —PAID IN FULL: The Cincinati Reds removed about $3.6 million from their payroll the last few days. No, they didn’t cut Jose Trevino or Gavin Lux or Jake Fraley, players making […]
McCoy: Reds Score 10 In 1st, Hang On To Win, 13-9
By Hal McCoy Is it possible for an MLB team to score 10 runs in the first inning and lose? Is it possible for an MLB team to lead by 12-1 in the third inning and lose? The Cincinnati Reds put that concept to the supreme test Saturday night before holding off the Houston Astros, […]
McCoy: Reds Lose to Astros For First Time Since 2016, 3-0
By Hal McCoy The Cincinnati Reds moribund offense continues to hide and is trying to seek, with minimal success. After arriving in Houston at 3 a.m. Friday, the Reds played as if sleep walking Friday night in a 3-0 loss to the Houston Astros. It was the sixth time they’ve been shut out and their […]