I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

Bleaker days lie ahead for people living in the Midwest and northeast and not just because the weather is going to get worse in the coming weeks. It’s not as if the sports teams around here offer any hope. It’s not to late to look into escaping to either Florida or Arizona for some ST…

Instead of sharing my thoughts of some of the great fish fries of 2022, I thought I’d promote one of the better marketing tools of the past 15 years or so. Back in the day, restaurants could rely on word of mouth and well written pieces in highly respected magazines and newspapers. When taste in…

Most sports fans believe that national broadcasters treat their teams like second class citizens. In some cases (like two team towns), one team doesn’t get equal love from the general public or the local media. Heck, many of us work with folks that pull the old, I get no respect mantra and live their lives…

You don’t have to be a fan of football or the NFL specifically, to be inundated with news of Tom Brady, Jim Harbaugh, Aaron Rodgers, and Brett Favre. The fact that Brady and Rodgers seem to think their personal, off-field lives matter to us, is really tiresome. (For those with short memories, Favre played this…

Yesterday, January 15th was the first day of the current international signing period for MLB. Players from around the world could sign with any team. It’ s not as big as the NFL and NBA drafts because the general public has never seen any of these guys play before. Yet, many of the players taken…

Nobody is immune to death and taxes, and it’s always tough to read about the passing of one that’s given so much to a particular community. In Blaise DiNardo’s case and his relationship with the city of Rochester and the Red Wings, 60 years is awesome. As baseball fans we think of the impact that…

I’m one of those rare birds; I don’t need to have any action on a sporting event to enjoy watching. In fact, I learned a long time ago that having do re mi on a game can and will ruin the experience. And as much as I no longer get worked up when other fans…

Every year, I resolve to try new things-especially when it comes to ballparks, restaurants and cuisines. Due to some dietary restrictions, I haven’t been as successful in trying anything too adventurous foodwise. Odd scheduling prevented me from visiting many new ballparks in 2022. The upcoming Chinese New Year reminded me that I’ve fallen short in…

It’s funny how the first few different accounts of the Cubs deal with Eric Hosmer noted that the former Royals first baseman is a four-time gold glove winner, but that analytics haven’t been kind to him the past few seasons. Of course, these objective reports don’t cite numbers to back up these spurious claims. Hosmer…

Whether Sammy Sosa will ever make it to the Cubs Hall of Fame is up to the Ricketts family. I’m not sure reversing course and welcoming Sosa back into Cub nation, will earn the Ricketts any respect from fans that hate them. I’m not sure that every Cub fan will be able to reconcile some…