I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

To the surprise of nobody in Chicago, three former Bears were named to the National Football Hall of Fame yesterday, Steve McMichael, Devin Hester, and Julius Pepper. Congratulations to each of them. If you lived in Chicago during McMichael’s playing career and followed the team closely, there’s a pretty good chance you bumped into him as…

If you are of a certain age or have relatives of a certain age, you’ve considered various means of staving off forgetfulness, dementia or senility. I’m not talking about the various prescriptions or miracle OTC options advertised on television or radio. Regardless of our age, we do different things to stay mentally sharp. Consume more blueberries, play…

In case you missed it, the recent Orioles-Brewers trade is going to have ramifications beyond the NL Central and AL East. The Cubs chances and those of the rest of the NL Central just improved with the Brewers trade of Corbin Burnes. The loss of the 29-year-old, former CY righty comes after Milwaukee let starter Brandon…

Take heed Lion fans and Ravens fans, this post doesn’t apply to you and what you are going through right now. For the record, I was pulling for the Lions and not just because their uniform includes Hawaii blue. Because I’m a crazy baseball fan, I haven’t spent 32 seconds trying to figure out who is…

Almost proving my point, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are playing in their 89th consecutive AFC championship game as I post. I don’t have the game on at present, so I don’t know what is happening. One of the many back stories of this NFL final four is the possibility of the Chiefs repeating…

Even if one isn’t moved by the recent Hall of Fame news, fans can look forward to spring training and the coming regular season even if you’re not off to Arizona or Florida. Not every fan cares about the future beyond a coming season, but some fans are interested in prospects or at least their…

I’ve held up writing about the most recent HOF class because I haven’t gotten that excited about the particular class. Adrian Beltre was a lock as a first ballot selection, and is the most complete and exciting inductee. The third baseman was the best at his position of this current generation. His love for the game and sense…

Lions-Bucs in the Divisional Round is both big news and crazy. Long before Tampa Bay won two Super Bowls (am I authorized to use the term?), they played in the NFC Central. In that past lifetime, the John McKay led Bucs were horrible initially and the Lions weren’t that much better. With league and conference realignment…

The other day, a local sportswriter wrote about Michigan winning the College football championship and how fans of other Big Ten schools should\/could share in the victory-almost as if it was a victory for the conference. Admittedly, he is a product of the university. Michigan has always been a rather large fish in an ever-expanding large…

I like Bears QB, Justin Fields but have absolutely zero emotional attachment to him. I appreciate that he toughs it out and gives it his all on the field, seems to respect his teammates, and has yet to say or do anything stupid off the field. I even acknowledge that he’s probably the most physically gifted…