I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

They say you can pick your friends and your nose, but you can’t pick your friends’ nose. How one selects the teams and players one is going to root for are myriad and obvious. What’s not so clear is why some sports fans to enjoy rooting against more than rooting for a team. I think…

What do the 2026 Mariners, Marlins, Mets and Giants have in common? It’s only natural that there’s considerable change with MLB teams’ broadcast crews especially when you consider the bulkiness of those crews. Most teams have a dozen or so folks calling games on TV and radio, serving as pre or postgame hosts, dugout reporters…

They say you can pick your friends, and your nose, but not your friend’s nose. When discussing sports and individuals, we all pick and choose the stats that fit our narrative. We blatantly discard the numbers that don’t work for our arguments. If one does a deep dive on any player with a substantial back…

Originally, I was going to title this post the genius of Will Venable, but I didn’t want to come off as ironic or sarcastic (can one be both?). However, I’ve come to praise the Sox manager, not bury him. The idea of openers ruffles my feathers to the point of making a game almost unwatchable.…

MLB and its television partners prayed for playoffs to be decided on Sunday, the 27th, such that every game was scheduled for a 2:10 CT first pitch. Last week, I waxed melancholy about attending a final regular season game and what it means to me and other fans. Because the Cubs played their season finale…

Even though it was never among my favorite Doors’ tunes, I can’t stop thinking about The End. And I don’t think I’m experiencing the baseball melancholy of my youth as a Cubs fan. Due to my current work schedule, I didn’t attend yesterday’s Marlins-Cubs game at Wrigley and despite not attending tons of ML games…

I’m probably the only sports fan in Chicago not obsessing over how Caleb and the Bears are going to pulverize the Vikings later today, but I thought now’s the time to step back and look at MLB. I’ve heard several people say that the craziness of the playoff pursuits of both the White Sox and…

It bears repeating that Shohei Ohtani is the best player in the game right now. However, that doesn’t mean he’s having the best season and that he should be handed the MVP for the NL this season. Despite going 0-5 in each of the last two games, Pete Crow-Armstrong should be named NL MVP. Cub…

Maybe fans of other sports claim they see something new or different at every game they attend, but I believe it’s more a baseball thing and not just because I know several fans that like to outdo other fans. While there are certain plays, string of plays that are pretty rare, I think we’re missing…

For the past half dozen years or so, the sports media has been diminishing the value of running backs, despite some impressive statistical years. Locally, the media has spun the narrative that the Bears can find a guy in the later rounds and be effective. Even though I’m no longer a beat my chest football…