The latest PPM reader questions for resident hall of famer Hal McCoy...questions about the Big Red Machine as time marches on, who is Roe Skidmore, and who was the best Reds catcher before, or after, Johnny Bench? Want a good read? Check out today's PPM inside feature.

Got a question about baseball that no one can, or will, answer? Send them to the "famer"... hall of fame columnist Hal McCoy. He guarantees satisfaction, more or less. Read some of the recent best - on brushback pitches, where baseballs are made, and if Blue Emu ointment works - in today's Press Pros inside feature.

Got a question about baseball that no one can, or will, answer? Send them to the "famer"... hall of fame columnist Hal McCoy. He guarantees satisfaction, more or less. Read and enjoy Press Pros on a soggy Saturday.

'Fangraphs' pegs the Reds to go 72-90 this year, the fifth-worst record in baseball. But for now, the cycle of optimism that comes with baseball and a positive start has thrown Reds fans a life raft. Grab on, while you can. And enjoy it...while you can!