I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

I admit the primary reason that I make the 95-mile trip on 90 to Beloit is convenience. ABC Supply Stadium is the closest minor league ballpark to Casa de Bob since the Cougars went indy. I’m 90% sure that Pohlman Field never appeared on the cover of the Beloit: Official Visitor’s Guide. I’m not suggesting…

The other day we lost one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century. Jim Brown was 87 years old when he passed away. He was one of the few professional athletes that walked away from the game while he was still on top. Off the top of my head, the only other guy I…

The only thing better than being in Phily to see the Cubs whomp the Phillies is to catch the highlights on TV. Heading into last night’s game, something had to give as both teams were on losing streaks, the Cubs a five-game and Phillies 4-game. To be clear, I’m not in the City of Conditional…

Not every call-up is the ideal replacement for an injured star, and some teams seem to have an easier time than others when it comes to filling those positions. And maybe I have Astros fatigue, but who the heck are these guys? I admit to paying way too much attention to 26-man rosters of teams…

Sometimes it’s worth it to just got to a game with few expectations. The South Bend Cubs and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (T-Rats) complied and I had a most enjoyable afternoon as a result. Each organization placed five of their top 30 prospects on their Hi-A rosters. Based on their current stats, I’d say they are…

Yesterday I made my first minor league roadtrip and experienced the new rules first hand as they are being applied at the minor league level. I had read about several of the changes at the ballpark, but the pictures didn’t do them justice. One can appreciate the improvements even if you have never been to…

The other day the NFL released the schedule for the upcoming season and fans started making plans. The NFL hasn’t been my thing in decades, but I completely understand why fans travel to see their team play. For some division games, it can be as simple as a day trip and for fans living in…

With all due respect to Monty Python, change and different isn’t necessarily good. We all know change for change sake doesn’t always work and the process itself can be awfully messy. For the better part of the last couple of weeks, the increasingly testy Jed Hoyer has grown tired of talking about or having to…

Before Sox fans get mad at me, I’m not posting about the Cubs current shortcomings because I’m unhappier than usual with Jed Hoyer’s explanations for their offensive shortcomings and Rossi’s poor decision making. I’ve hit my breaking point with the Tim Anderson narrative. For most of Mark Prior’s Cubs career, we had to endure “When…

No team is immune to major injury. If you believe that your favorite team has secret knowledge to keeping pitchers off the injured list, you’re naive at best. In fact, the most brilliant baseball minds are not any smarter than you or I. Case in point, the Rays Drew Rasmussen just went on the 60-game-Il…