I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

With the #1 pitching prospect in the game making his ML debut against my Cubs tonight, I should be focusing on Kade Anderson, the Cubs and David Peterson, but I’m more honked off about a generic omission. Since my local paper has been gobbled up by the Chicago Tribune, I’ve been able to consume my…

Fans and the media often talk about players being able to turn on a switch, and poof, something happens and a player suddenly improves. It’s harder in football because next games are usually a week away. We like to think baseball players automatically carry over success to the next game/day. For the past five months…

Count me among the few who missed out on this year’s version of the Field of Dreams game. And after seeing a gambling site advertisement, I’m not sorry I missed MLB’s latest shill for $. I have no doubt that Netflix pulled at the game’s heart strings, but I wonder if they mentioned one of…

While some fans love to root for and against familiar names, some of us enjoy seeing newer, younger players having success-even if it’s only a flash. It helps if the success doesn’t come at the expense of the teams I root for. It’s impossible to predict who can sustain success in any professional sports. Take…

A couple of hours ago, I was set to type the post of all posts, lambasting the Dodgers for getting swept by the Cubs and extending their losing streak to 6 games. Being a goofy-ass Cubs fan, my chest was as puffy as can be. The Cubs had a 7-1 lead and a sweep in…

Forget about Josh Allen’s failures in the postseason, has anything been more pathetic than the 2026 Cincinnati Reds? There are rumors circulating that they are being demoted in favor of some AA team. Sound and fury signifying nothing sounds a lot like the preseason hype for Terry Francona and the Reds. I remember listening to…

For the first time in months, we’ve heard from Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, turned thief/emblezer. Rather than expressing remorse, he said that his criminal behavior stemmed from his inability to keep up with the Ohtani’s and it got me to thinking. In my most convincing Andy Rooney or Frank Caliendo doing Andy, I wondered, “Do…

If you are old enough to remember Reggie, you probably know that answer to the rhetorical question I posed. Reggie Jackson was a large enough personality in the 70’s and 80’s, that he was known by his first name. He also played the role of the villain as well as any heel in the WWE.…

There’s little more enjoyable than rooting for a team that is in the middle of a pennant chase in late July, and it’s even better if your team isn’t supposed to be that good. While I do my best to block out all the rumors and frivolous trade talk, I love this time of the…

If you know how yesterday’s Brewers game went, you probably figure there’s no way I could possibly get this post wrong. When I decided to purchase my ticket through StubHub, I was making an educated guess that I would be seeing The Miz, Jacob Misiorowski, even if it wasn’t a sure thing. I’ve disparaged the…