A delightful romp through the history of cinema, American history, and baseball culminates tonight (in Iowa)

Try not to cry

I haven’t fully bought back into sports after the panic shown by every single league across the entire globe in 2020 and 2021.

It’s incredibly sad what has become of the world and the sporting world, specifically. It will likely never be the same again.

They killed something that I thought was an untouchable refuge within society. It may be slowly regenerating, but it is still like a part of me is missing.

Sports are no longer a priority, but I still enjoy watching when I get the chance.

Tonight’s game in Dyersville, Iowa between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds is one of those games I will tune in for.

I’m no fan of the Reds, though I was a big Cubs fan as a youngster. I watched nearly every Cubs game for a good portion of my childhood. But this isn’t the same Cubs team as I grew up with.

I have a friend who works in the Cubs organization, so there is a rooting interest there.

But it isn’t the point. The game tonight is the “Field of Dreams Game” that we first saw last year between the …