Baseball worries that its fans are being turned off. And what do they do? It constantly trades favorite players, changes the rules, and eliminates the plays that have generated excitement for decades. To paraphrase Casey Stengel, “Doesn’t anyone know how to run this game?” Hal McCoy shares in today’s inside feature.
You think the 2019 major league baseballs aren’t cherry bombs waiting for detonation? Last week a foul ball hit the concrete aisle beside a dugout and bounced into the upper deck. Hal McCoy shares his own thoughts on MLB’s worst-kept secret.
New questions for Hal McCoy on the Reds, and why no one bunts…comparing bad Reds now to bad Reds past…shouldn’t the baseballs be switched…and why to they even play baseball in Florida?
Stuff you won’t read anywhere else – your questions and some frank answers from hall of fame writer Hal McCoy…on the sad demise of former all-star Reds second baseman Johnny Temple…would anyone hire an 83 year old pitching coach…and why Hal no longer appears on Reds TV broadcasts. Today’s feature on Press Pros.
The latest questions from fans of baseball, and the latest answers from baseball hall of famer Hal McCoy, who doesn’t promise you’ll be happy with the answers – just willing to face the music if you’re not. Always an enjoyable read…Hal McCoy in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
Go crazy, broadcaster Jack Buck once said…Jacob Wenning pitched a four-hit shutout and scored the game’s only run (below) Sunday night, sending the Coldwater Cavaliers to their seventh state title in baseball. Hal McCoy writes the story for Press Pros in our final tournament update.
They used their superior pitching again, and seven timely hits to achieve the second Division II baseball titles in as many years for the Chaminade-Julienne Eagles. And coach Mike Barhorst rides off into the sunset a winner. Read Hal McCoy’s account in today’s Press Pros feature.
Frilling starts on the mound, moves to second base, then returns to the mound to finish. Cavaliers come from behind to beat Roger Bacon, 12-7, and advance to Division III state finals.
Squeeze it…The Chaminade-Julienne Eagles are going back to the Division II title game with their win over Van Wert in Saturday’s first semi-final game. Read hall of famer Hal McCoy account of the game on Press Pros.
Minster’s bid for fourth state Division IV title gets halted by Hillsdale, 1-0. Jay Luikart, a future Wright stateRaider, holds Minster to two hits, just a touch better than Minster’s Austin Brown. Jacob Niemeyer (pictured) walks off after he was retired for the game’s final out. Hal McCoy writes the story from Akron.
Panthers’ first trip to state tournament halted, 4-0, on a two-hitter by Mentor’s Justin Wilson. Springboro’s Tyler Kean impressive before departing for Ohio State.
From far and wide, your questions for Hal McCoy on this and that, here and there, then and now related to baseball. A little bit of everything in his most recent ‘Q’ and ‘A’. Enjoy a good read in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
The latest of questions for Hal McCoy from Press Pros readers near and far…on where Nick Senzel will play (when he does play), on the difference in baseballs (then and now), and how do teams select which dugout to use. Read it all in today’s inside feature.
No doubt there are countless people muddling through the day, perplexed by questions relative to the Reds (or baseball) that have flummuxed them for years. Here’s their chance to get out from under that cloud. The best questions of the week, and the best that Hal McCoy can do to answer them – today’s Press Pros feature.
“Beware the Ides of March”, Shakespeare wrote, and we counter that with, “Send your furious, fractious froth” to Hal McCoy pertaining to that which has flummuxed you for years, and not just about the Reds and baseball. He promises to answer…sort of! Enjoy ‘Hal Answers, Volume 1’ in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
For 27 minutes, the Flyer and Explorers played ‘Put Dents in the Backboards,’ shooting as if they all were members of the Amalgamated Bricklayers Union, Local 937. Then the Flyers exploded to emphatically win their 20th game of the season, 70-39, over LaSalle. Read Hal McCoy in today’s Press Pros.
It should never have gone to overtime…but Trey Landers’ tip-in attempt at the buzzer hung on the rim and wouldn’t go in. The Flyers suffer an embarrassing overtime loss to Rhode Island Friday night at UD Arena. Hal McCoy writes the story for Press Pros.
The Flyers avenge an earlier defeat to St. Louis in front of a packed house…with balanced scoring, and an in-your-face effort on the boards. Read Hal McCoy’s account of the Flyers win in today’s Press Pros feature.
Obi Toppin and Ryan Mikesell’s heroics went for naught…the Flyers’ late comeback from a 22-point deficit comes up short in loss to VCU. Read Hal McCoy’s account of the game in today’s Press Pros Flyer feature.
To most, a baseball bat is just a bat, but others beg to differ. There’s aluminum, and there’s wood. And the local Ohio company in Plain City that specializes in only wood bats would differ even more poignantly. There’s no wood…like Phoenix wood. Read from Hal McCoy (getting the story, left) in today’s ‘cabin fever’ Press Pros feature.
