I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

As every team plays every team each year, we knew the possibility could happen. The timing is fun though. In a few hours, the Mets will host the Cubs in a three-game series while the White Sox will host the Yankees in a 3-game set. Coincidentally, the Cubs and Yankees are both 58-54, but the…

In case you missed it, between the raindrops the Cubs took two of three from the ML best, Atlanta Braves. There are no heady excuses or asterisks. Earlier this season, they took two of three from the then best, Tampa Bay Rays. The Cubs are currently among the best teams in the league. While they…

40 years ago the Baltimore Orioles won the World Series after two unsuccessful tries against the Pirates in the 70’s. Yesterday the ’83 team was properly feted at Camden Yards. I don’t know what percentage of the 44,000 in attendance were alive in 1983, but I’m sure everyone knows Cal Jr. They said there were…

Mets owner Steve Cohen has so much money he doesn’t know how to spend or save it all. In reading about his explanation for dumping Verlander and Scherzer on the poor folks of Texas, I realized I must have slept through that key Econ class back in the day. The article spoke of the remaining…

With the passing of time and the trade deadline, it’s hard not to rehash past trades-even the ones that hurt the most. Cub fans of a certain age dwell on the Brock-Broglio trade. Cardinals fans can’t help but remind us every chance they get. For several reasons, one of the trades in 1998 continues to…

Forget about 007, James Bond. The number seven has historical significance beyond sports and superstition. Check out the Old Testament, but don’t be intimidated if you’re not a biblical scholar. I think for all of those reasons, sports fans always fixate on the number 7. I have to laugh because yesterday I had posted about…

Usually when a sports team talks about self-scouting they’re referring to how they evaluate their own talent as it relates to performance either in a series or season. What the team says to the fans through the media is often at odds with what they believe internally. That’s okay-unless the pretend to be transparent. Editor’s…

If you somehow still believe baseball isn’t full of surprises you haven’t been paying close attention to what’s currently happening. As I type this, the hottest team in baseball is the Kansas City Royals who have won their last 6 games. Zoiks, and they are one of the worst teams in baseball. Every dog does…

Generally speaking when a team kneecaps another team the way the Cubs have done to the Reds the past two nights, it has lingering effects on the loser’s pitching staff. And while a couple Reds took one for the team, both losses will impact an already weak staff. The Cubs should be the beneficiary in…

It’s not because I am still in job-search mode, rather it’s because of the recent trade deadline. Media and fans are going to focus on those first few games or appearances(in the case of pitchers) when they gauge the success of a trade. I’m sure White Sox fans and Dodger fans have different feelings about…