I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

Nobody wants to blame a manager for his players’ collective poor performance, least of all a guy like Terry Francona. And as much as I like him, I think he’s not above reproach especially after yesterday’s fiasco. His Cincinnati Reds walked 7 consecutive Pirates in a 17-7 loss. His two pitching changes directly led to…

I seem to be the only baseball fan that hates MLB’s decision to eliminate minor league ball and adopt the six-game series (as a means of saving money). Even if most fans aren’t conscience of the decision, it’s another point against the commissioner loving and understanding what makes the game so wonderful. For those unfamiliar…

In a little more than two hours, millions of folks will be sitting in front of their televisions for this year’s Kentucky Derby. Tens of thousands will be at Churchill Downs or somewhere in Louisville. Outside of horseracing enthusiasts, I get the feeling that more sports fans have the Derby and Triple Crown on their…

We all know folks that are of the what if mindset and some live their lives full of regrets. Sports fans are especially prone to worrying about what if we had chosen Player X instead of Y. It follows that every trade consummated will be scrutinized and that’s not bad necessarily as it is food…

If you have reached middle age, you know where the lyrics to this Jimmy Soul classic are headed, but stop in your tracks as I’m handing out baseball advice and not marital warnings. Mr. Wizard often cautioned Tudor the Turtle to be what he is and not what you isn’t. I’m with Mr. Wizard on…

It’s taken a few days to track down a couple shots from last Sunday’s game between the Cubs and Mets. I especially enjoy action shots of the stolen base variety or the attempted stolen base. In this case, Pete Crow-Armstrong was thrown out at second. While nobody is questioning his effort, PCA has not followed…

After the first two days of the NFL draft, is there enough space on Mount Rushmore for the Bears’ selections? More importantly, will Mother Nature cooperate with my plans to hit Davenport for a game Sunday? The forecast looks promising, but has already changed twice in the past two days. On a side note, the…

The Cubs have just won their 9th straight game which includes a perfect 7-0 homestand with sweeps of the Mets and Phillies. I’ve already expressed my dislike for the Metropolitans, but haven’t written (lately) about my four-year sentence in the City of Brotherly Indifference. Listening to and watching the Cubs slap around the Phillies almost…

Ordinarily, one doesn’t mess with the classics unless you are Weird Al Yankovic, then you have de facto poetic license. As I was leaving Wrigley this afternoon, I edited “Go Cubs Go….replacing Cubs are going to win today with Mets just lost 11th in a row today. While the Mets aren’t my problem I do…

That the Cubs have won four in a row, is only bettered by the Mets losing 10 in a row. Why does that make me happy when the Mets success or failure really doesn’t have any bearing on the Cubs overall success? From 1969-1993 both teams competed in the NL East. I get why the…