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Hall of Fame baseball writer Hal McCoy has retired from the Dayton Daily News after covering the Cincinnati Reds for 37 years. Hal's blog, though, will continue to be a must-read for Reds fans. He'll share his thoughts on the team this season and will file updates from Great American Ball Park. You also can catch Hal in print every Sunday in his popular Ask Hal columnHome > Blogs > The Real McCoy | Cincinnati Reds baseball news > Archives > 2009 > June > 01 > Entry
Volquez’s return lasts one inning
Next thing you know Dick Pole will be pitching and Dusty Baker will be playing left field. The Cincinnati Reds are pulling apart at the seams of their socks.
Edinson Volquez’s return off the disabled list Monday last one inning. He threw 24 pitches, gave up a run, two hits and a walk, then fired his glove against the dugout wall and grabbed his back - the back that had him on the disabled list with spasms.
Ah, ha. This time it wasn’t his back. It was numbness in the pinky finger and ring finger on his pitching hand. He will fly to Cincinnati tomorrow morning to be examined by Dr. Tim Kremchek.
So Mike Lincoln was brought in to pitch the second inning.
Baker also was operating short of position players. Willy Taveras missed his third straight start with a sore right hamstring, although Baker said Taveras might be used in some capacity tonight and might start Tuesday.
And Jerry Hairston Jr. showed up in the clubhouse in misery - another bout with flu-like symptoms. For Baker’s sake, here’s hoping it isn’t the same flu that knockeld him out for almost week during spring training and cost him 12 to 15 pounds.
AIRTRAN IS NO longer perfect in my airlines grading system. My flight from Milwaukee to St. Louis this morning left 15 minutes early and arrived 20 minutes early. Excellent. Until I picked up my bag. After a 20-minute wait at the carousel, where bagged from six flights were arriving at the same time, I picked up my bag only to find a slit on the side.
My mood was sour until I hit the St. Louis Westin hotel, tied with Houston’s Inn at the Ballpark as my favorite hotels, then lunch at Charlie Gitto’s, where the sausage linguine was fabulous and the house salad has enough garlic to kill four werewolves and keep my enemies at least five blocks away.
Lincoln just gave up a home run and the Reds trail, 2-0, in the fourth. They don’t have a hit in four innings and their one baserunner, Brandon Phillips, got there on a walk and was picked off.
Things are looking dim and grim.
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By The Professor
June 2, 2009 8:47 AM | Link to this
Dear Dusty: All fairminded people, including me, want to let you know, that we really appreciate your teams fine play and hustle. We believe this is because of THEIR youth and THEIR desire to be successful; moreover, we believe THEIR winning ways has very little to do with any moves you make-and much to do with THEIR skills and abilities. In fact, we believe THEY have become successful, in spite of your stupidity in managing.Try to stay out of the way, won’t you; and this team may become even greater! There, how was that?
By richardlexsmith
June 2, 2009 7:57 AM | Link to this
Hal, I feel your pain on the ongoing travel mishaps. I manage a half dozen salespeople remotely from my base in Kentucky and fly a lot. You obviously fly more than I do but these hiccups (or worse) do wear thin after a while. At least you got into a good hotel and managed a good meal or two to compensate!
By josh
June 1, 2009 11:38 PM | Link to this
never say die, hal!! great, gutsy win reds!
By Optimistic
June 1, 2009 11:34 PM | Link to this
For all those Dusty bashers I think you need to eat some crow and give this guy some credit. After a sweep against Milwaukee, two position players hurt or sick and losing Volquez in the 1st he gets this team to play together and win 5-3. They could have just as easily rolled over and played dead. This team is for real and if they can all get healthy there’s no reason they cant compete for the NL Central crown
By E
June 1, 2009 10:32 PM | Link to this
This team doesn’t quit. Injuries are the only thing that will stop this team, they have to much heart.
By Brett
June 1, 2009 10:08 PM | Link to this
I would love your life, HAL!