Hal Mccoy

Hall of Fame baseball writer Hal McCoy knows a thing or two about our nation’s pastime. Tap into that knowledge by sending an email to halmccoy2@hotmail.com. Q: Are there baseball myths that fans still believe but aren’t true? — DAVE, Miamisburg/Centervil... See more

When Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller pitches in Great American Ball Park, he has to feel like Joe Btfsplk, the Li’l Abner cartoon character who always had a black cloud over his head. Keller made his major league debut on May 27, 2019 in GABP and ... See more

Andrew Abbott’s theme song was Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side.” It definitely wasn’t “Singing in the Rain.” Abbott was forced to pitch in a downpour with the mound a quagmire in the third inning of the Cincinnati Reds’ 4-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirate... See more

That wasn’t Paul Skenes, not as advertised. That wasn’t Hunter Greene, not as advertised. What was billed and expected to be a marquee pitching match-up between Skenes and Greene was anything but. And the score says it all, Cincinnati Reds 8, Pittsburgh P... See more

It looked as if, out of necessity, the Pittsburgh Pirates were conceding Thursday night’s game even before it started. But for eight innings, the Cincinnati Reds were having none of it. Then in the ninth, they scored a 3-2 walk-off victory — not with a ho... See more