I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

The biggest news in Chicago sports was not the Bulls beating the 76ers recently, but rather that the Sox might have a new majority owner in coming decades. Justin Ishbia is no longer pursuing owning the Twins. Instead he and his brother, Mat are buying up some of the minority shares in the White Sox.…

It’s clear that the NBA seems to be suffering a midlife crisis as even their strongest media advocates are praising the NHL’s recent 4 Nations Face-Off which was the perfect riff on the All Star Game weekend. I didn’t realize that it was a replacement, but rather a midseason international showcase of the league’s top…

Later today the Cubs and Dodgers will face off in the first of two Cactus League games before starting the regular season (way too early) in Japan. I’m not going to Arizona this spring for several reasons, but that doesn’t mean I’m not excited about ST. It’s too late to predict the first ST casualty…

Baseball fans are like kids without jobs, they’re great at spending other people’s money. We also pretend that owners can just throw crazy amounts of money at free agents (even their own) and it won’t impact things down the road. Would the Cincinnati Reds have been any worse off if they hadn’t signed Joey Votto…

There’s a prevailing school of thought that players’ effectiveness can be judged solely by the numbers or rather analytics. In today’s game, when players appear to be declining, experts immediately point to the drop in velocity or spin rate (for pitchers) and hard-hit balls for hitters. I’ll agree they are important in some cases, but…

In the last three minutes I’ve read two different stories about predicted busts for the upcoming baseball season. I know editors ask a lot of writers especially as readership is down and not just for print publications. Ergo, writers write for clicks. Maybe it’s just the law of averages, but picking Teoscar Herdnandez of the…

I admit to paying way too much time on the transaction page and the goings on in MLB. Not that it’s led to any features lately, but keeping an eye on what guys are taking new jobs with other teams may lead to something in the future. The other day, I noted someone in the…

The big day, at long last and I’m not referring to Cats v. Musketeer Part 2, but rather SB 59. While I won’t blow it off completely and if I win big again on my squares, I won’t be sorry that the season is finally coming to an end. As someone who prefers seeing games…

I’m neither a car enthusiast, nor interested in auto racing of any sort. However, after reading this AP story in this morning’s newspaper, I’m considering a visit to Winston-Salem, North Carolina this summer. Of course, the focus would be attending a Dash game (Hi-A) game and seeing what other ballparks are within an easy drive.…

I’ve had plenty of time to ruminate over the most recent selections to the Hall of Fame, but that doesn’t mean, I’ll add much to the overall conversation. Congrats to the three newest members, selected by the writers. Ichiro Suzuki, best known as Ichiro deserved first ballot enshrinement as much as anyone in the past…