I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

Is AI any good? I’ve been told by people that have never written an original story that it will solve all of our problems. But as I said, they’ve never written an original story of their own. As I type this something is trying to take over what I write and I’m not happy with…

The Bears interim head coach Thomas Brown may or may not be a legit candidate for the full time gig. Regardless of who the next coach is, the skeptics, cynics, realists, pundits and experts all believe ownership and their latest flunkies, Kevin Warren and Ryan Poles will probably screw it up. Since they fired Mike…

Lost in the list of predictions of where free agents will land and the Dodgers spending was Brandon Crawford’s announcement that he was retiring after a 14-year ML career. I’m only guessing that he came back for season #14 because 2023 was so awful. As recently as 2021, the four time AS, gold glove and…

Having no real rooting interest in most of today’s rivalry games, I wasn’t especially broken up to miss the majority of the Michigan-Ohio State game or hijinks. Heading into the game I was rooting for a Michigan upset (repeat). Buckeye fans might not be as smug as Wolverines, but they are pretty annoying. I did…

I woke up to the news that Blake Snell had signed a 5-year, $182 million contract with the Dodgers. I also read something that said the Cubs were interested in the two-time CY winner before the trade deadline but were probably not in pursuit of the free agent lefty. Huh? Not sure who floated that…

To hear some ML owners (or their GM’s) they’re living paycheck to paycheck and can’t afford to dip into the free agent market like they did in the past. Yet, one reads how there is a robust market for Juan Soto and other spotlight free agents this winter. And no matter how much teams are…

It’s too early to get worked up about a team’s inactivity in the free agent market, but that doesn’t mean fans aren’t noticing other teams’ moves. To date, the Cubs haven’t done much to improve their roster. They’ve lost a coach and poached one from the Brewers. They’ve wisely approached their bullpen shortcomings by trading…

For over 3,217 years, students have been asking parents and teachers when what they were “learning” in school would apply in real life. I think by the time I hit my early 20’s I had figured out exactly what one learned in grade school would or wouldn’t matter in the real world. I’m sure you…

I’m not really worried about how the Chicago Bulls decide to honor Bull Great, Bob Love, who just passed away at the age of 81. I’m pretty sure I don’t have default access to Bulls telecasts under their new arrangement. Truly no skin off my teeth. I’m not able to share either of the two…

I don’t know if there is crying in football, but I do know there’s a lot of whining and belly-aching. Forget national pastime, football is king in Chicago and beyond. While I don’t put a lot of faith in radio call-in shows as to the specific climate surrounding a team, they do allow fans to…