Its late. I am tired. And, I just found out that Edmonds was traded to the Cubs.
Now, if this was 1998 and Edmonds was 27 years old, then it might not be such a bad thing. But, the reality is that the Padres didn’t want him, and now, he is pawned off on the Cubs.
Adding insult to this injury…Cubs fans hate him. In fact, I would argue that of the historic “slug” section in the St. Louis line-up (Rentieria, Pujols, Roland, Edmonds), Edmonds was the …

Here is some “dirt” to dish on…As if the high price of concession stand food wasn’t enough to curb your Game Day appetite, now we have some unsavory news to put us all on a diet.
Conde Nast Portfolio Magazine charted health-code violations in stadium food stands for 11 ballparks. Forget the standings, it seems as though the Colorado Rockies are the best in baseball when it come to health standards at Coors Field with an underwhelming (and unsettling) 11 violations.
So, who are the teams in last …

I thought this was a feel good kind of post. Check out this video from The Gratitude Campaign. They are publicizing a quick (yet meaningful) way that civilians can say a much deserved “thank you” to those in the military serving our country. So, where is the “sports” in this post? Well, it seems as though some professional sports teams have been instrumental in passing the gratitude on…teams and venues like: The Seattle Seahawks, in stadium at Qwest Field The Pittsburgh Steelers, in-stadium at Heinz Field …

When I think of the sport of polo, I can’t help but envision Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman stomping the divots and drinking Champagne. This weekend, I had the rare chance to take in a polo match at The Villages Polo Club. The Club is located in the heart of Florida’s “friendliest hometown” in central Florida (or so they say). My family retired to the Villages, FL and since then,I have taken a few matches at the Villages Polo Stadium. The stadium seats about 12,000 …

The Cubs are back in town and playing the Padres in a night game at Wrigley and I am an unfortunate refugee of baseball. Rather than fleeing political oppression or anything much more serious, I have hustled my way to Evanston to work at the University since I missed the window of time to get back to the neighborhood before the game started. I had to make the tough decision to bail out of the neighborhood rather than try to sit in one lane of incompetent Game Day traffic mixed …

I am in Florida visiting family so I watched today’s Cubs game on WGN. It seems as though a fan, leaped out of the bleachers, ran onto the outfield and got tackled by security in center field. WGN refused to provide any footage of the incident so I desperately went online to find out the details. So far, I only got this “news breaking” information from

On May 18, 1998, I witnessed a rare event in baseball…Mike Blowers (of all random players) hit for the Cycle at Comiskey and I was there to bare witness. At the time, Andrew mentioned the significance of the cycle: as rare as a no-hitter, only 241 cycles in baseball history (in 1998), with players like Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle being among those enshrined in the stat books.
Nine years later, while I was basking in the glory and luck of seeing a Cycle-even if it was Mike …

The Champions League Final is the grand-daddy of European Club Football contests.
This year, the final is in Moscow and in a new development, all ticket holders attending the Champions League final are able to use their game ticket as a free, visa entry to the Russian Federation for a 72-hour period.
Don’t get too excited about the “free” 72 hour visa with ticket. The way that I calculate it…a Russian Visa is anywhere from $150-$200. A Champions League Ticket? About $1500 Euro.

I previously wrote about our favorite rooftop owner in a stalemate with Cubs on a fair rooftop rent agreement. Seems like Tom now is paying the rent to the Cubs in a new agreement announced in today’s press release.
Since we are bartering our garage for access to coveted rooftop games, we have a vested interest in this squabble over rent. Thank God the rent is paid and the Cubs won’t obstruct his view…or should I say “our” view? Remember, rent paid to …

In case you ever wondered whether you could make a sporting trip out of any trip, well…it is certain that you can. We went deep into the South of Texas to visit my grandfather in Mission, Texas. The closest large city is McAllen, Texas, and it is minutes from two border towns in Mexico – Progresso and Reynosa.
Andrew had to do a bit of searching to find a game to hit while in Texas, but of course, he came up fruitful. I wrongly assumed …