I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

By our nature, sports fans aren’t patient. We hate to be told to wait especially when it comes to young talent. Football fans expect their first-round picks to play immediately and be successful. Basketball fans may be worse when it comes to one and dones entering the NBA. And despite Joe Maddon’s recent assertion to…

Forget the fact that I’m the only Cubs fan in Chicago that has probably seen the White Sox win 2 of their 27 games this season, that’s just dumb luck. If you attend enough games over the years, you’ll see pretty much everything. While their record is the worst in baseball, few would argue that…

The Yankees Aaron Judge recently set the franchise record for most home runs before the ASG with 34. Zoiks! Does anyone realize the ASG is late this season on July 16? For those keeping track, the Yankees have only played 97 games to date, and for those short on math, that’s 16 more than half…

Earlier today I referenced the upcoming MLB draft and how the expectations for first round picks will be high. Earlier today MLB held their Futures Game in Arlington Texas. The Futures game is made up of prospects of varying levels. Some of the guys were recently drafted and have moved quickly through their organization, but…

After being named the NL ASG starting pitcher and blowing through the Milwaukee lineup the other day, the possibilities seem endless for Paul Skenes. By now most baseball fans are aware of what the Pirates rookie has done since being taken with the #1 overall pick in the 2023 draft. While he was the obvious…

Because the independent American Association entertained me during the 2020 COVID season, I still receive e-mail updates from the league. I’ve only been to a few games since 2020, but I still follow the league from afar. I’m usually scanning the rosters to see if I recognize any of the names. Two weeks from now…

I know several sports fans have no use for All-Star games, but most fans concede MLB’s is the best of the four major sports which isn’t to say that everyone will be gathered around the old RCA next Tuesday when 100 or so All-Stars convene in Texas. I’m only slightly exaggerating when I say 100.…

It’s easy to find stories of players screwing up or being felled by foolish, avoidable injuries, but every so often there’s a great story out there. I borrowed this one from Josh Jackson of MiLB. Anything that ballparks can do to make things easier for people with challenges is great. Sea Dogs’ partnership improves accessibility…

On my trip through Ohio last week, I innocently encountered a more delicious and less controversial food war. Every city has its battles, Chicago has its various hotdog, Italian beef and pizza showdowns. Most usually involve some sort of origin story. Philadelphia’s focus in on the cheesesteak and Italian pork sandwich with broccoli rabe and…

On Saturday afternoon, the hapless Oakland Athletics slapped the Orioles around to the tune of a 19-8 rout. Only 8,526 fans attended the game at the Coliseum. Twenty years from now, will 30,000 fans claim to have attended that last hurrah? At Thursday night’s game in Eastlake Ohio, 6,296 people saw the Hi-A Dayton Dragons…