I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

Even before Julian Merryweather surrendered the first of two homers yesterday, the guy sitting to my right had him on a one way bus ride to AAA Iowa. For that matter, he was willing to ship Miles Mastrobuoni as well. I don’t know if I’ve seen enough of Miles to exile him to Iowa, but…

One game is a small sample size, but I have some thoughts about what I saw, heard and sampled (and expected to find). I grew up at Wrigley and worked there 40 years ago. I have strong emotional attachments to many physical aspects of the ballpark and many fond memories. However, I know things change-sometimes…

It’s been a very long time between games, but the wait was worth it. Getting an invite from my friend Jon to join him at the Cubs’ finale with the Mariners was the highlight of the week. Throw in excellent Mid-June weather and you’ve got a great afternoon game at Wrigley. Arriving well before the…

There is nothing like seeing that wonderful green playing field for the first time each year-especially when our lawn doesn’t look this good. My first game of the year. Mariners @ Cubs, 4-12-23.

Last night, the Cubs and Mariners combined for 23 runs, 28 hits, 8 walks and 2 errors and yet the game took only 3:02. Thank you pitch clock! I’m heading to my first game of the season this afternoon. Cubs ace, Marcus Stroman (2-0 no runs allowed) battles Logan Gilbert. Just when one thinks they…

It’s socially unacceptable to express a contrary opinion regarding any of the new rule changes or the new balanced schedule. The thinking behind the balanced schedule seemed logical when proposed. Each team plays all of the other 29 teams each year. Fans will finally have the chance to see all of the big stars play…

Heading into the Cubs current season, I don’t recall any of the local scribes referencing the 1998 team. As I posted a couple of weeks ago, I’m going to reference that season and not just the Roid-Homer run. Because expectations were so low back in the mid-90’s (and they hadn’t won) there was no talk…

Billy Martin was hired and fired as manager of the Yankees so many times that his return to the team ho played for probably lost some of the luster over the years. And I’m not too sure how many Braves fans were distraught when Charlie Morton left the Braves after only 74 innings in 2008.…

Last season, newcomer, Marcus Stroman deferred to Kyle Hendricks, but this year Stroman has proven to be the Cubs ace. The 31-year-old righty has started the season 2-0 and hasn’t allowed a run in 12 innings pitched. I just read the last time a Cubs starter got off to a similar start was in 1991-Mike…

Even though it’s only been 5-7 games, it’s natural to want to analyze, figure out what is going on with your team. Heck, if you are as goofy as I am, you might be curious about other teams (and not just the ones with high expectations). The sample size is very small, but it’s never…