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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 > 06 > Entry
Votto won’t return when DL time is up
Not good news on the Joey Votto front.
Manager Dusty Baker said before tonight’s game that it isn’t likely Votto will be back when his time on the 15-day DL is up on June 14 (a week from Sunday). Votto was at the ballpark, dressed in civvies, watching batting practice Friday, but is not doing anything as far as baseball is concerned.
And there is no timetable as to when Votto might start doing that stuff.
“When he comes back, he’ll have to go out and do some minor-league rehab,” said Baker. “He ain’t The Natural, although he might be close to being natural. Wish I had more to tell you, but I don’t. All I can say is that he won’t be back when his 15 days on the DL are up.”
THIS TIME Jared Burton survived the cut. But Wilkin Castillo.
Manager Dusty Baker and GM Walt Jocketty decided to go with 13 pitchers for a while, so infielder Castillo was sent back to Louisville to make room for RHP Matt Maloney to make his major-league debut tonight as the starting pitcher.
Baker cited the fact that after two games with the Cubs and three in Washington, the Reds play interleague in 12 of their next 15 games. With the DH and pitchers not batting, Baker said he doesn’t need as many position players and added, “Just trying to find a way to make it better and win games.”
AN ASSIGNMENT for you. Remember The Nasty Boys (Rob Dibble, Norm Charlton, Randy Myers), the bullpen bullies of the early 90’s whose theme song was Hammer’s U Can’t Touch this? Somebody asked me about a nickname for the three guys on the back end of the bullpen this year, Arthur Rhodes, David Weathers, Coco Cordero. Since Rhodes and Weathers are both 39 and Cordero is 33, he suggested The Golden Buckeyes. None of the three is really a Buckeye.
So come up with a name for them.
ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT - be careful. Most of you use pseudonyms, which is fine. Don’t, though, use somebody’s real name that isn’t youre own. St. Louis Manager Tony La Russa is suing Twitter because somebody used his name to post some very nasty things, trying to make people believe the poster was La Russa. As I said, be careful.
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By usedcarauction
September 15, 2009 4:01 AM | Link to this
Hey very nice blog!! Man .. Beautiful .. Amazing .. I will bookmark your blog and take the feeds also…
By Mike M
June 11, 2009 7:38 AM | Link to this
How about the “Early Bird Specials”. Also I agree with the earlier poster: the Reds should have made up a vague unverifiable injury for Votto and left it at that. Nature abhors a vacuum, including a vacuum of information.
By Bill Topp
June 9, 2009 9:11 PM | Link to this
The Red Scare !! They scare me whenever Dusty puts one of them in to pitch.
By Bill Topp
June 9, 2009 9:10 PM | Link to this
The Red Scare !! They scare me whenever Dusty puts one of them in to pitch.
By chuck dine
June 8, 2009 3:14 PM | Link to this
“The Old Closers Club” or “The Good Ol’Boys”. Where’s Mercker when you really need him…These guys are truly “Oldies, but Goodies”
By ltrain
June 8, 2009 10:56 AM | Link to this
How about AARP (Armed And Reliable Pitchers). It will be a smooth transition into retirement.
By redsfan
June 8, 2009 7:18 AM | Link to this
How about The Golden Oldies?
By Steve
June 7, 2009 10:34 PM | Link to this
I like the A.A.R.3.
By Cliff
June 7, 2009 1:08 PM | Link to this
For the 3 relievers…..how about the Dirty Thirties?
By Wizard
June 7, 2009 10:12 AM | Link to this
The Hairston back hand attempts at third need to stop. Get in front of the ball, you dummy. That’s why God gave you a chest! Two errors on one play! Maloney: No better example of “throw strikes and locate” with minimal velocity. Gomes: Swung at two, ball four sliders, that would have moved the runner on first into scoring position, with Hairston coming up. Bad judgment. Janish: The best SS that never gets to play!
By Monty
June 7, 2009 9:47 AM | Link to this
How bout the Golden Guys(aka, the Golden Girls?) Or maybe, the Geritol Group or Guys!
By Buckfan69
June 7, 2009 7:14 AM | Link to this
How about ‘The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly?
By John
June 7, 2009 6:57 AM | Link to this
Joey has Piersallitis. See you next spring Joey.
By Clint
June 7, 2009 6:55 AM | Link to this
“The Gassy Boys”
By hogar
June 7, 2009 6:21 AM | Link to this
Stress? Wish I had the stess of playing baseball. Trade Votto if he’s going to be such a wuss.
By goredlegs
June 7, 2009 4:55 AM | Link to this
The Chocolate Storm.
By Gary Maloy Jr
June 7, 2009 2:58 AM | Link to this
Simply, ‘The Posse’
By The Natural
June 7, 2009 2:56 AM | Link to this
How about simply the Nasty Men?
By pat monahan
June 7, 2009 2:44 AM | Link to this
I still have a nasty boys tee shirt. The Men of Fort Ancient.
By JB
June 7, 2009 1:35 AM | Link to this
Th Dirty Thirty Crew is right on target,good one Jersey.
By Mr. Redlegs (Original)
June 7, 2009 12:58 AM | Link to this
Grumpy Old Men is hilarious.
By The jerseyredsdevil
June 7, 2009 12:11 AM | Link to this
How about the Dirty Thirty Crew
By Mike
June 6, 2009 11:04 PM | Link to this
I think the Reds need a lefty in their rotation. It would be nice if Maloney can give quality starts.
By Bobby
June 6, 2009 8:03 PM | Link to this
My Bad.
By big c
June 6, 2009 7:54 PM | Link to this
THE HILL TOP CREW CORDERO RHODES & WEATHERS
By SteveLamar
June 6, 2009 7:53 PM | Link to this
How about Filthy Bygones?
By Silver Quill
June 6, 2009 6:51 PM | Link to this
Hey, Bob: The Nasty Boys theme song was You Can’t Touch This by MC Hammer. They even had a poster with Charlton, Dibble and Meyers with The Hammer. And they played it on the radio all the time in dedication to the Nasty Boys. That Janet Jackson monstrosity never was connected to our Nasty Boys. You owe Mr. McCoy an apology.
By Mark in Sun Valley
June 6, 2009 6:46 PM | Link to this
Interesting thinking on the roster move, but since Willy has a gimpy hamstring, we are now playing with a bench of 3.
By Bobby
June 6, 2009 6:28 PM | Link to this
Hal, the song was nasty boys by janet jackson. This group is the Gerital Gang. The song should be Viva Viagra!
By Bill from Florida
June 6, 2009 6:04 PM | Link to this
Three statements from yesterday’s game: Our bullpen is outstanding, so is Dickerson’s glove and, as long as Votto is out, they’d better include Hanigan in the line-up.
By The ghost of Don Blasingame
June 6, 2009 5:58 PM | Link to this
And every time they get a hitter out, they should yell “Now get off my lawn!!”
By The ghost of Don Blasingame
June 6, 2009 5:54 PM | Link to this
The Geezers Who Just Struck You Out, Punk?
By The ghost of Don Blasingame
June 6, 2009 5:51 PM | Link to this
The MCL Cafeteria Card-holders? The “It’s Freezing In Here” Boys? Victors Over Osteoporosis? Matlock’s Posse?
By Shelby
June 6, 2009 5:50 PM | Link to this
The mystery continues. The Reds are not helping Votto. You either state the truth, or make up some sort of injury. This mystery game only invites the press and fans to imagine all kinds wild stories. I suspect that the truth is not nearly as dramatic as all the weird theories I’ve read on the internet.
By exiled in TN
June 6, 2009 5:50 PM | Link to this
How about the Nasty Old Men?
By The ghost of Don Blasingame
June 6, 2009 5:38 PM | Link to this
Grumpy Old Men?