I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

Yesterday I spent most of the day in Grand Chute (Appleton) Wisconsin and saw the South Bend Cubs rout the hometown T-Rats 24-4. As quickly as the game fell apart for Wisconsin, I’m glad that I spent the day at a ballpark. Heading into the game, the Cubs were closing the gap between the two…

There’s an odd myth that celebrities die in threes and while I don’t consider myself famous, the recent deaths of baseball lifers, Bobby Cox and Bob Skinner have me thinking. More famous Bobs, Crane, Cratchit, and Hope are long gone. HOF manager, Cox passed away last week at the age of 87. Much has been…

The way the Cubs are playing these days, I wonder if they will ever lose at Wrigley again. They have the second-best record in the game (with the Yankees) and have won 8 straight games.

Some baseball fans and those in the media would have you believe that these are MLB’s halcyon days. Nothing is trending downward and attendance figures and the pace of play would indicate that I’m barking at the moon for suggesting we have some very serious problems. Even with the abundance of international stars there is…

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…