Don't know if this has been posted yet, or if you guys have seen it, but apparently at the end of this season, his 37th, Hal McCoy is done at the Dayton Daily News. As a newspaper guy myself, it's even more disconcerting to see them dropping like flies — I know it's economics, but cutting coverage isn't exactly the way to build readership. I know Hal had passed "up there in years" a long time ago, but the guy was still one of the best, and his writing was incredibly down-to-earth and approachable, like a well-spoken guy telling you baseball stories in a bar.

Sad, sad day. I always loved reading his stuff, and, of course, we'll all miss those quick second innings when he's in the booth.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cincinnatireds/entries/2009/08/06/the_hammer_fell_today_and.html