I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

For the first time in the history of Chicago sports talk radio, Northwestern University athletics has garnered 110% of the attention in the market. It’s ironic because when the president (small p) Michael Schill announced to the media on Friday afternoon that head football coach Pat Fitzgerald was being suspended for 2 weeks with pay,…

I only caught a couple minutes of the first round of the draft because like every draft, it’s awash in superlatives. It’s pretty hard to get legit, instant analysis. The media is trying too hard to pick the MVP of the 2026 season instead of sharing real information. It’s like going to one of those…

Take a step back before the internet and recall how you handled tech issues. Likely, you called a repairman to fix whatever was ailing you. Back in 1986 did you ever think to unplug your TV, and then put the plug back in and turn on the set? No, of course not. Flash forward to…

I’ve always believed that new businesses should do whatever is necessary to get people on campus. Once they are on campus, it’s your job to reel them in and keep them as customers. Even with only a competitive product/service, you should wow them with service. Professional baseball teams and not just the minor leaguers offer…

Circa 2019 Mesa Solar Sox

This afternoon, the 39-49, third place, Detroit Tigers no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0. It’s not going to be enough to vault the Tigers over the Twins and Guardians into first place in the ho-hum AL Central, but it’s a good sign for the franchise. Due to a succession of lousy seasons, Detroit has had…

With the extended four day AS break, fans of traditional baseball get an added bonus. Starting pitchers that start that final Sunday game before the break are precluded from pitching in the big game on Tuesday and I guess that’s a good thing. But with that four day break the starters making their final start…

I come neither to bury the White Sox nor praise them, but rather to point out an interesting fact. Last night they were swept by the Toronto Blue Jays in a makeshift doubleheader. Forty years ago to the date, Blue Jays starter, Dave Stieb earned the victory after 3 innings in a 13-3 victory at…

As has been pointed out in the attached article, Marcus Stroman had already opted out of participating in next week’s ASG in Seattle. Everything he says makes complete sense and is what you’d like to hear from any professional athlete making a bundle of doremi. I’m sure some fans will be disappointed to read the…

The Cubs head to New York to take on the Yankees in a three-game set having just burned their two best starters, Justin Steele and Marcus Stroman. The odds favor the Yankees, but baseball may intervene. The bigger more troubling news is the arrival of the Cardinals in Chicago. St. Louis comes to town with…