I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

Sports fans and athletes believe in mind over matter to the point that we think we can influence the outcome of an event, just by saying or willing it. I’m not talking about superstitions or habits that we observe/practice either watching an event or participating in one, but rather commenting on something. For years, baseball…

Have you ever considered how an injured professional athlete feels when he’s not on the field contributing? It’s got to be extremely frustrating if that player is getting paid tens of millions for the season. Throw in the fact, it’s his first year with a new team and his team is struggling or merely falling…

By pure happenstance, I caught4 minutes of NFL talk yesterday and didn’t immediately change channels. Somebody was opining that the differences between the best and worst teams wasn’t as drastic as its often portrayed. Last week who would have thought the 12-win, Oakland Athletics would go on a 6-game bender? After last night’s win over…

Players very wisely make a point of securing player-options when they sign free agent deals. I’d be less inclined to offer player-only options for fear of bad deals. I’m of the belief that most players require incentives to continue to perform at a higher level. Call me a skeptic or cynic, but I’ve seen too…

About ten days ago, I shared the Sarah Langs ALS story and how it related to my Dad’s battle 25 years ago. Our family’s journey coincided with that wacky 1998 MLB season and I’ll relate the two as best I can because it’s as much a journal recounting the progression of that lousy disease. Everyone’s…

How I feel about Marcus Stroman shouldn’t impact what the Cubs decide regarding his future with the team beyond July. Yet, the mixed messages leaves me wondering about their understanding of the big picture. Stroman has repeatedly expressed the desire to return to the team or extend beyond this season (he’s got a player’s option),…

I’ll accept that the science, medicine, training, and people are better, but why are there so many hamstring and oblique injuries in ML baseball? Have you ever been to a ML game where players spend more time stretching than signing autographs? Yet, guys tweak, strain and tear hamstrings running the bases. They strain and pull…

There are dozens of men and women that own and operate hundreds of minor league teams across the country. Several operations own more than one team in different communities. In some cases the financial rewards are high, but other situations seem borne of their love for the game. I just read of the passing of…

As the Cubs have been struggling lately, everyone wants to blame Matt Mervis and Christopher Morel rather than looking at the numbers. These guys are likely fall guys because their inconsistency has been alarming. It’s easy to not pick nits with the more established players because we’ve come to love them. Dansby Swanson has been…

Nobody predicted the Pirates and Reds would be vying for second place in the NL Central, least of all, Cubs and Cardinals fans. Everyone continues to berate the division and expects only the division winner to make the postseason. Even if the Cards and Cubs bounce back to contend for the title, the Reds have…