I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

If you’re someone who likes easy money, does it disturb you that Aaron Judge has gone 15 games without hitting a home run? Would it surprise you and would you have bet on him hitting one during this three-game visit to Wrigley? The touts at the various online gambling websites would have you believe their…

With several television channels and radio stations across the country talking sports 24/7 it’s almost impossible to imagine a time in MLB when there were only 24 teams. For almost all of Ed Kranepool’s 18 seasons with the Mets, he faced the Cubs 18 times a year. He was neither the most gifted player on…

While there’s still plenty of time for the Braves, Mets and Cubs to sort things out in the NL wildcard chase, the Midwest League’s regular season has come to an end. And so ends the regular season for the South Bend Cubs. I don’t mean to suggest that the South Bend Cubs lost season has…

Officially, we’re two games into the NFL season, but in reality, the season hasn’t started. As someone who doesn’t benefit from the previous two games (I don’t own a team nor a sports bar) and am not football crazy, but I appreciate how excited NFL fans are about Sunday’s games. I have never found the…

Last night, the greatest offensive force of the last 2 decades lost their second game in a row to the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates and they were blanked 5-0. I know as sure as I’m going to tie some kid’s shoes today, that Cub fans will be kicking and screaming. After scoring 734 runs against some…

For decades schools have wrestled with whether to start before or after Labor Day. Some poor fools start the week before only to get the following Monday off and disrupt the flow of information that some teachers have been able to establish. In other parts of the country, school begins in early to mid-August-which really…

I think 20+ years ago, most baseball fans assumed that Dusty Baker’s young son, Darren, would get the opportunity to play in the big leagues. And for those of us that follow these things, it comes as no surprise that Darren was one of the Nationals call-ups today. Fittingly, he was inserted into today’s lineup…

Growing up, September 1st meant that every team would add players to their active 25-man rosters. Typically, the local teams would add a few players at first, a couple recognizable names, guys who had been on the AAA shuttle all season. Eventually, the roster would jump to 38 or so. For years managers complained that…

Honestly, I haven’t followed NFL salaries over the past few years so I can’t speak to whether players live up to their raises or not. The other day, I was chatting with a friend about baseball players and whether they follow up with acceptable seasons after cashing in on that first big payday. With the…

Without delving into ghosting and the workplace right now, let’s just say it’s worked its way into the interview process and is no more pleasant than it is in the real world. Books have been written and industries created to help both job seekers and those looking to fill positions. If one were to look…