I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

I know if you are a White Sox fan it’s way too early to write off the 2023 season because the AL Central is the worst in baseball. Have you heard that one yet? I have 2,176 times and I don’t “follow” the Sox. What should worry Sox fans is the lack of a quality…

Some baseball owners like Steve Cohen of the Mets blatantly react to what the other team in town does. He can’t help but compare the number of stories written about his Mets and the Yankees. Forget about the new scheduling, the Mets and Yankees have been rivals for years. I think fans and the media…

If you have paid any attention to the ML scene to date, you’ve heard about how hot the Tampa Bay Rays are. They opened the season with 13 straight victories tying a modern-day record. Yesterday, they finally lost their first home game. All this greatness didn’t come immediately for the Rays. Twenty-five years ago, the…

One of the unintended consequences of the speedier games is the paucity of meaningful graphics on TV broadcasts. In more than a few instances, TV has missed the first couple of pitches coming back from break. In principle, that’s not the worst thing in the world. However, TV’s inability to show replays does detract from…

This is probably the fourth or fifth time that I’ve posted about the start to a baseball season and how we always overreact to the beginnings of the season. Over the past few days I’ve been reminded countless times that we’re only 18 games or 20 games into a long 162-game season and that nothing’s…

I’m betting most people don’t think in terms of risk-reward when they consider attending an out of town, minor league game on a weekend. To some extent I do. I couldn’t see an inherent benefit in driving to either Comstock Park, Michigan or Beloit Wisconsin this weekend. Neither option offered the sunshine and warm temperatures…

Luckily after tomorrow’s game, the Cubs will be done with James Outman and the Dodgers for the season. The rookie outfielder has already hit 3 home runs against the Cubs this season.

While conducting a little research on a current Marlins rookie, I stumbled upon these pictures and now that I can post multiple photos, I thought I’d share them here.

Last night in game one of a four-game series between the .500 Dodgers and the surprising Cubs, an improbable sextet of unknown Dodgers pitchers (Grove-not Lefty, Bickford-not Mary, Bruihl, Almonte, Ferguson-not Joe, and Graterol) held the Cubs bats to 2 runs in a 6-2 loss. Rookie outfielder, James Outman hit two home runs and drove…

Earlier today the Diamondbacks designated Madison Bumgarner for assignment (DFA) which essentially means he can sign with any other team for the league minimum. Arizona still owes him plenty of money so don’t worry about him paying his bills. Editor’s note: I’ve gone on record several times over the years as to how much I…