I'm going to be honest. I'd prefer to have baseball back on my TV on Sunday afternoon/evening.

It was a good Saturday.

It's 69 days until Spring Training games start.

I'm an optimistic Reds fan, but I'm not today. Missing out on Schwarber sucked, but I expected him to stay in Philly and that's his right. Hearing that the org will pocket the money they would've spent on him is a slap in the face to the fans. If you're not trying to win, you don't deserve fans.

It's fine. That's only the baseball team I've supported for the last 32 years of my life. It's fine.

Happy Sunday from Disney World! We started off our day and our vacation by decorating a Mickey Mouse cake.

My cat, Minnie, is looking rather regal this evening.

I've had a very stressful week. This evening, my son came up to me (unprompted) and told me he wants to be just like his dad when he grows up because he loves his dad. Today is a good day.

Like most baseball fans (it seems), I don't root for the Dodgers to do positive things. However, Dodger Stadium is a Top 5 ballpark in MLB.

It has been a hard week since my dog passed away over the weekend. I miss my buddy, but I know he's healthy again now. The emergency vet we took him to that helped his passing sent us a personalized card and it meant a lot to me that they did that. I miss you, Williard.

It's been a hard day. My wife and I had to help our dog cross the rainbow bridge last night. We adopted him when we first moved to Cleveland. He was around when we got married, became homeowners, and when we became parents. Williard (his name) will always be a member of our family.

I personally believe that making the playoffs and having a poor performance still makes for having a better season than any team that didn't make the postseason.

Now that I will not be going to anymore baseball games this year, I can make this post. I went to 21 games across 9 MLB ballparks. I never saw the Reds lose (6-0). I crossed off all four permanent ballparks in California. My son crossed off his 6th at PNC Park. It was a good season.

I'm at the "sitting on the couch" portion of the Reds game, but soon it'll be "standing nervously in front of the TV" for the rest of the game.

I really like this picture I took at GABP yesterday.

Happy 1st year of retirement, Joey Votto. I hope you're enjoying life; but, man, I certainly miss you playing for my favorite team.

I was able to make it to 9 MLB ballparks this summer, which is a new high for me. Please enjoy my favorite photo from each ballpark. Great American Ball Park, home of the Cincinnati Reds.

I'm always a sucker for getting a picture of a ballpark from the upper deck behind home plate.

The Savannah Bananas are great for baseball and entertainment. The arguments that they are bad for baseball and that players 100+ years ago would be ashamed need to stop. For all we know, Honus Wagner would have loved to play baseball on stilts while an emo pop-punk band played in the background.

I took a PTO day today just to sit on my couch with MLB Network on the TV and my phone in my hand. Happy Trade Deadline Day.

Rob Manfred *mentions* the term salary cap. The shadows:

Date night in Cincinnati!

No matter how many times I've been here, this view never gets old.

We took a trip to Philadelphia this weekend. We saw a couple of Phillies games and visited some of the historical landmarks in the city. It was a great weekend with my wife!

Tonight is my 200th MLB game of my life and I think that's neat.

Because I like this selfie with my mini me.

Over the next week and a half; I'll be making the drive to Philadelphia to see the Phillies play, Pittsburgh to see a game at PNC, and then down to Cincinnati to see the Reds play. Let's go.

A week from today, I'll be driving across Pennsylvania with my wife to go see the Phillies play. My wife is a Phillies fan and we travel to Philadelphia yearly so she can see them play, but next Friday night will be my 200th MLB game and I think that's neat.

My son informed me that he doesn't think it's fair that I don't get a daily nap at work and he would like to discuss it with my boss.

Fourth of July views.

My wife, son, and myself were driving on the highway and got run off the road by another driver. My wife was driving and did an amazing job saving us from wrecking, but we did end up in the median. The driver who did it didn't stop. No one else did either. Y'all suck.

I hate that everyday I have to question the future of the country that my wife and I brought our son into.

Sharing because I like this photo of us.

Nick Martinez to Spencer Steer this evening.

I need to give credit to the California MLB ballparks for being absolutely beautiful places to see a game. Please enjoy my favorite photos from my trip.

Good morning! My dad and I saw a game at Angel Stadium, the home of the Anaheim Angels, last night. It is MLB ballpark #30 we've been to together. We managed to see a game in all four permanent MLB ballparks in California in four days. Three more and we've been to all of them!

Good afternoon! My dad and I saw a game at Petco Park, the home of the San Diego Padres, this afternoon. It is MLB ballpark #29 we've been to together. A beautiful afternoon to see a game!

Good morning! My dad and I saw a game at Dodger Stadium, the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers, last night. It is MLB ballpark #28 we've been to together. It was cool to finally see a game in this historic park!

A pilgrimage, of sorts.

Good morning! My dad and I saw a game at Oracle Park, the home of the San Francisco Giants, last night. It is MLB ballpark #27 we've been to together. It is definitely one of our favorites.

A little cross country flight to San Francisco to start off my day.

My out of office is on and I'm officially off work for the next five days! I'm going to get on an airplane in the morning and go see a game in all four MLB ballparks in California over that time frame. Let's go!

It was a great Father's Day weekend, but I'm very ready for this upcoming week. I'll be getting on a plane to San Francisco on Friday and crossing off all four MLB ballparks in California on my bucket list!

Being a father is the greatest privilege and job I've ever had. I'm very thankful that this little guy is the one who gets to call me dad. Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!

My wife took me on a day trip up to Detroit to see the Reds play for my Father's Day present. A great Reds win and a great date day with my beautiful wife!

I've waited five years to make this post. Five years of hard work, struggle, and determination. I can finally say that I've LOST 50 POUNDS. LET'S GO!

The Reds are in Cleveland this week, so we had family night at Progressive Field!

We took a little day trip down to Cincinnati and we got to see a Reds win! A beautiful day with my wife and son.

The Hall of Fame waited until Buck O'Neil was dead before letting him in and that still pisses me off.

One of the best parts of being a parent is seeing the best parts of yourself in your child. For me, I see every single reason that I love my wife whenever I look at our son. Happy Mother's Day, Laura. Your son and I love you more than anything.