I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

As Cubs management and Cub fans weigh the merits of offering Kyle Tucker buckets of money to continue playing for the team beyond 2025, thoughts of another Kyle. In case you missed it, former Cub Kyle Schwarber hit four homers last night to boost his season total to 49, the same number that Tucker (21)…

I appreciate that most baseball fans aren’t as minor league obsessive as I am, but I find the minors grow on people, even those not as passionate about baseball as I am. If one doesn’t compare everything to the big-league experience, one can find several little things to draw one in and with a little…

I have no idea how many of the fans sitting in Dodger Stadium last night for the Dodgers 7-0 drubbing of the Reds were watching back in the 70’s, but I’m pretty sure commissioner Manfred has no idea the two teams were division rivals for a couple decades. In his efforts to further screw with…

It’s never too early to evaluate trades made at the deadline or moves not made. I think when most of us evaluate such moves we naturally assume that what a newly acquired player does for the new team, would have happened had he been moved elsewhere. In assessing trades, we necessarily have to look at…

Following the Cubs for the last month or so has been exhausting. As exciting as the early part of the season was, it was equally overwhelming in a different way. The historically great start the Cubs got off to was tiring but because of all the runs the offense was generating. Some people reckoned they…

I’m sorry to have to bring up NFL preseason fans and betting experts that are convinced they know how to bet the preseason. I get football fans are looking for something right now and baseball doesn’t do it for them. I feel sorrier for fans that think the preseason means anything than seeing who escapes…

The vibe outside of AmFam Field on Wednesday morning was celebratory if only slightly restrained by an oler crowd ailgating and strolling aournd the outside of the ballpark. Unlike most series. I didn’t see anyone wearing pirates garb which isn’t to say Pirate fans weren’t in attendance. The most random jersey I spotted was a…

Before I post about yesterday’s Brewers-Pirates game which I attended, the Brewers beat the Pirates 12-5 in winning their 12th straight game. As a result, Brewer fans and anyone else will get a free hamburger courtesy of George Webb. Here’s a quick blurb from my friends as OnMilwaukee.com if you haven’t seen anything yet. The…

At present, there are only 30 NFL teams, but the number of professional football teams in the US is open to debate depending on one’s definition of professional. What is clear is the number of people podcasting, writing, posting, opining on radio, television and other broadcast mediums. There are currently 27,372 experts (nod to Pat…