I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

I’ve held off on publishing this post for a couple of reasons. First, it’s been a very difficult week for everyone and I wanted to take a breath and hopefully provide a distraction after all, sports is entertainment. Second, I wanted the postseason to breathe a little as what’s happening does impact teams that have…

Earlier today, I caught an oddsmaker discussing all of the issues facing ND this weekend-one was midterm exams. Now that the facade of the student-athlete has been removed, does any university require any academic standards any longer? Do players have to be academically eligible now that they are no longer amateurs? Do athletes under scholarship…

With the departure of the Braves last night, the four winningest teams from the regular season were ousted immediately. The Braves (104) were thwacked by the Phillies for the second straight year. They won only one game each year. The surprising Orioles finished with the second best record and 101 wins before getting swept by…

Do fans prefer when postseason series max out or are over quickly? I’m not worried about revenue generated by the league as it has no bearing on my bank account. Is the game better served by teams sweeping through and setting up their rotations for the next round? Or do fans enjoy seeing teams play…

Boy is it refreshing to listen to a couple guys (Brian Anderson and Jeff Francoeur) on TBS that don’t pretend to be the smartest guys in the room. They just call a nice game without yelling at us. I’ve never been to Truist Field in Atlanta so I can’t speak to the quality of the…

Wherever you settle in on the reasonably new postseason format and how teams sort themselves out when they get there, one thing should be certain. Nobody has any idea who will step up and perform and who will flounder on the bigger stages. It’s really entertaining to watch relative nobodies record key outs in the…

So much of what sports fans and writers say and do is reactionary. We can’t help but to overreact-especially moments after a dramatic loss. It’s understandable that fans want to place blame and fire someone, we’re supposed to care that much about our teams. We’ve also been reminded countless times that “fan” is short for…

Here’s the link to Dick Beverage’s notice from SABR which I neglected to post. In Memoriam: Dick Beverage – Society for American Baseball Research (sabr.org)

Beyond obvious intercity rivalries, we’re always looking for connections between teams and players-it’s only natural. So when the Orioles host the Rangers today in the first ALDS game, Buck Showalter should be offering his pregame analysis. The former Met’s manager was in this position in 2001 when the Diamondbacks defeated the Yankees in the World…

I’m always willing and able to speak and write about the nuts and bolts of the AFL and any specific season or player that I covered, but the real joy I get from the league is the people I’ve met over the years. Baseball and watching baseball offers fans the unique ability to connect with…