OBSERVATIONS: UD’s Grant Waxes Eloquently On Flyers
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, breaking in a new heater as I pace the room awating the Ohio State-Notre Dame game — and it is No-tra Dame, not Norter Dame. —IT IS SPELLED T-E-A-M: After the University of Dayton basketball team lost three straight Atlantic-10 games, social media was a conflagration […]
OBSERVATIONS: An ‘Accidental’ Uecker Homer
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave before heading to UD Arena this afternoon to see if the Dayton Flyers can locate their lost mojo. —A HOMER, UECKER STYLE: During his six years as a player, Bob Uecker hit only 14 home runs. One, though, was noteworthy. It was off Sandy Koufax and […]
A Tribute To Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker
By Hal McCoy Baseball lost the biggest slice of humor it ever had this week. Mr. Baseball passed away. And every baseball fans knows who Mr. Baseball was. It’s Bob Uecker, baseball’s all-time best deadpan humorist, a guy whose humor was always self-deprecating. He was 90 years old, but 20 years old in his baseball-shaped […]
Observations: The Week (Weak) Of The Birth Of The DH
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave and in this episode it is all baseball all the time, despite temperatures outside as cold as Bob Gibson’s heart. —OH, LET ME HIT: It’s a Happy Birthday this week to D.H. — and I don’t mean Don Hoak or Dick Howser or Dave Henderson or […]
Some weekend Observations…
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave and there is nothing for me under our Christmas tree so I guess it’s like the song, “I’m getting nuttin’ for Christmas, ‘cause I ain’t been nuttin’ but bad.” —SO HIT ME: Ken Griffey Jr. faced Nolan Ryan numerous times, but he remembers his first time […]
Back-to-Back Observations…
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, awaiting an answer from Juan Soto about my request for a $1 million gift to the Old Sports Writer’s Fund (Me). —SOLVE ‘EM. SOTO: Now that Juan Soto signed a 15-year $765 million guaranteed non-deferred contract, he should be able to single-handedly lead the New York […]
Some mid-week Observations…
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave wondering if the Cincinnati Reds will give their fans a slugging outfielder to jam under the Christmas tree. —CROSSING THE LINE: The 1975 World Series is recalled by many for the 12th inning walk-off home run hit by Boston’s Carlton Fisk in Game 6. Many forget […]
OBSERVATIONS: ‘Great Trip. . .And Trip From Hell’
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, finally home after a 19-day trip to Greece and Italy that was a combination of great and the trip from hell. Athens and Naples you can have. Santorini and Mykonos in Greece are great. Rome and the Amalfi Coast are fabulous. The Amalfi Coast has to […]
ASK HAL; Players Seldom Look in Mirrors
By Hal McCoy Q: Do players who wear their uniforms daily for many years still find themselves gazing a mirror in awe? — DAVE, Miamisburg/Centerville/Beavercreek. A: I never saw a full-length mirror in any clubhouse, just small shaving mirrors above the sinks. Most players don’t even need that because they don’t shave. And players don’t […]