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  • What I saw during the Wildcard round of the 2026 MLB Postseason

    (Before I get this started I meant to do a post on my predictions for this years MLB Postseason but due to other things I had to do with college I couldn’t so im writing this instead.)

    The 2026 MLB Postseason is officially off and running and all four wildcard series are now history. I want to just give my thoughts on what I saw in all four series over the week.

    NL Wildcard

    No. 3 Atlanta Braves over No. 6 Philadelphia Phillies in 3

    Most definitely the best series of the round, the Braves finally got revenge on their NL East rivals and eliminated the Phillies in the third matchup between the two since 2022. Atlanta after starting out as the best team in baseball and hitting a wall recently looked more complete than the Phillies. Philadelphia who nearly missed the playoffs as they backed into it in the middle of a collapse looked like a flawed team. Which all season, even with hitters like Kyle Schwarber, Brice Harper and their pitching staff, they were a very flawed team.

    No. 4 San Diego Padres over No. 5 Chicago Cubs in 2

    Not really shocked at this one, Cubs were just too inconsistent. Sure they have the MVP favorite in Pete Crow-Armstrong, but the Cubbies starting rotation was inconsistent and their bullpen was not good. Plus the rest of their offense also was very hit or miss, while San Diego’s offense you know what you will get and their pitching staff is much more locked down. That is what we saw in game one when the Padres crushed the Cubs 8-0 and closed out a closer 4-1 game 2 win.

    AL Wildcard

    No. 6 Chicago White Sox sweeps No. 3 Houston Astros

    I’m surprised and not surprised at this. I’m not surprised Houston who only was in it cause of a historically bad AL West, had a fast elimination as they looked like an 81-81 team this series. Where I am surprised is Chicago looked so good on the road. I know Houston’s pitching staff is hurt but man oh man, it wasn’t just their pitching. EVERYTHING was bad, the Sox dominated this series. Every time I looked at the score, Chicago had a multi run lead. I know I said I was surprised how good Chicago looked especially with how the season series went vs Houston along with their road struggles, but they looked a young team with no pressure.

    No. 4 New York Yankees sweep No. 5 Boston Red Sox

    Just like last year the Yankees get the best of the Red Sox in the 5/4 ALWC series. But this year, New York, without Aaron Judge too absolutely demolished the Red Sox. In the two games combined, the Yankees outscored the Sox 18-2 (9-0 game 1 and 9-2 game 2). The Sox were even held scoreless until the sixth in game 2. It was all Yankees this series.

  • CFB biggest winners from week 4 of the 2026 season

    1. Florida Gators

    The No. 21 Gators had their biggest game of the season vs No. 4 Ole Miss. What I thought was a potential trap for the Rebels who were coming off an emotional win vs Lane Kiffin and LSU definitely was true. The Gators used the home field advantage to dominate Ole Miss 52-28 and new Gator HC in Jon Sumrall (formerly with Tulane) has his first signature win of the season in just his 4th game. The Gators with the win jumped up to No. 8 in the rankings and more importantly is 4-0.

    2. Wisconsin Badgers

    Of course I got to give love to my Badgers. With the 24-20 win over No. 13 Penn State, so many streaks were broken. It was Wisconsin’s first road win since mid October in 2024, it was their first ranked win on the road since 2021 vs No. 25 Purdue, it was Wisconsin’s first win vs Penn State since 2011 and their first in Happy Valley since 2003. Wisconsin was down 17-0 in the 2nd quarter during this game too. Also important to note that Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell is now 3-2 in his last 5 games vs top 25 with this one arguably being the best win. It was a great night to be a badger.

    3. Wake Forest

    How about these Demon Deacons, the ACC is a very wide open conference but Wake Forest went on the road and upset No. 16 Louisville with a score of 30-27. These Deacons also got their second straight win on the road dating back to last seasons win at No. 14 Virginia.

    4. Iowa Hawkeyes

    A big win in the Big house for Iowa, the No. 17 Hawkeyes won 20-19 on a last second touchdown to beat No. 18 Michigan. Perhaps its poetic justice for Michigan after beating Western Michigan in a controversial last second win. But this is one of the biggest Big Ten road wins I can remember for Iowa and head coach Kirk Ferentz in a while.

    5. Texas Longhorns

    The No. 1 Texas Longhorns got another quality win by beating No. 14 Tennessee 20-17 at Neyland Stadium. With the eyes of the President of the United States and his HOF Uncle in Peyton Manning on him along with a Checkerboard themed Tennessee fanbase trying to make his life crazy. QB Arch Manning went 14/19 for 201 yards. That might look better on paper but it still was enough for a big win and that’s what matters for the Texas QB.

  • MLB: who’s locked in, who’s safe or still alive, and who’s in danger.

    With officially one week left of the MLB regular season. I want to take a deep dive at who is locked, who is still alive and what teams are on life support on the final week.

    Locked in: Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox

    These are the six that have officially locked their spot in the 2026 Postseason, in fact the three NL teams I listed are also their respective division’s champion. The three AL East teams are the only three locked in the AL, with the Rays and Yankees still TBD on who will be the AL East champion. Really the battle between these six is when and where they will begin their Postseason run.

    Safe/Still alive: Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Guardians, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox.

    The three NL teams I listed basically are right on the verge of locking in their playoff spots at least in the next 48 hours. The same also can be said for both Cleveland and Chicago (AL) as both right now hold a 4 and 3 game lead on the first team looking out in the ALWC race. Texas while they only hold a 1 game lead over Houston in the AL West just need to either match the same amount of wins Houston gets or have at least one more win this week to lock up the division. As easy on paper as that might sound with their opponents being 3 at home vs New York (NL) and 3 on the road at Minnesota, both are now eliminated.

    On life support: Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros.

    Another year, another season where the 2023 runner ups in the Arizona Diamondbacks will probably fall just short of the NL Wildcard. Right now the snakes sit 4 back with 6 to play. Baltimore fell from contention into life support after having a very costly sweep at home in the hands of the best team in baseball (the Milwaukee Brewers). The O’s now sit 5 back in the AL Wildcard. Their next 6 are three against the Blue Jays and three at Yankee stadium. The aforementioned Blue Jays went from being 2 outs away from being last years World Champion to now sitting 3 back with a week left. While they’re in the best spot out of any of the teams I mentioned, with six left unless they get a sweep and have the White Sox really stub their toe in the final week it will be a disappointing early exit for the team in Toronto. The last team on life support is the Astros, they’re all but done in the wild card but still alive in the AL west. While they sit just a game back from Texas and do have the season series. They need to have a winning road trip at Seattle and at the Athletics while needing the Rangers to fall at least in one of their series vs the Mets and Twins. That’s not as bad as the other teams are in but relying on two eliminated teams to have to save your season is usually not a situation you want to be in. It has happened before but for the Astros they need to hope that the Mets and Twins take the last week seriously and don’t mail it in early. That’s why I have them on life support.

  • The MLB series this weekend with the biggest playoff implications this weekend

    1. Toronto Blue Jays (76-77) at Texas Rangers (76-77)

    These two teams as of now are tied for the first one out of the AL wildcard as both sit 2 back. For as wild, wide open, bad, whatever you want to call this league, this series is as big as it can get. The winner of this series could possibly be tied for a playoff spot this weekend while the loser would be in trouble.

    2. Milwaukee Brewers (95-58) at Baltimore Orioles (75-78)

    The best team in baseball, the Milwaukee Brewers travel to Baltimore this weekend. The Brewers look to stay in the No. 1 seed in the AL while the Orioles right now sit just 3 back of the Wildcard race in the AL. Milwaukee has already locked up the division so they’re playing for seeding, albeit in a very loaded NL while Baltimore is playing for their life.

    3. Boston Red Sox (83-70) at Tampa Bay Rays (93-59)

    The Tampa Bay Rays can put the AL East almost to bed this weekend. Right now the Rays hold a 5 game lead over the Yankees and need 6 games to clinch it. If Tampa gets the ALE, they also get the No. 1 spot in the AL which means home field advantage throughout a wide open AL postseason. On the other hand, the Red Sox currently hold the No. 5 seed but are 5 above. While its a few game lead, with their opponent, that number could easily shrinks and it could get more stressful. The winner of this series will be feeling more comfortable for their current race they are a part of while the loser it will be crunch time.

    4. Atlanta Braves (89-64) at Houston Astros (77-76)

    If I told you this matchup with these records are the current NL East and AL West leaders. I don’t think anyone would believe me. Atlanta right now has a 4 game lead over the Phillies in the NL East, with a series win the Braves can all but put away a playoff spot and also be in a more comfortable position in the East. Houston on the other hand, ANY game matters with just a 1 game lead in the West.

    5. Detroit Tigers (72-81) at Chicago White Sox (78-75)

    The White Sox are in the thick of the wild AL Central race with the Guardians. As of now, Chicago holds the tiebreaker over Cleveland. They can make hay this weekend by beating Detroit and pushing them to elimination. Detroit who looked like they were going to make one last stand now sits 6 back from the wildcard and has 3 games from being eliminated

  • Thoughts as a Packers fan a week removed from the week 1 disaster.

    I’ve meant to talk about this for quite some time now but as a Packer fan and now that week 2 is on the horizon, I just want to spill some thoughts I have had going into this weeks game.

    1. I always have predicted the Jets as a trap game but now it is a must win game.

    Yes, every game in the NFL is a must win. But this Packers game coming up at the Jets I said is a trap cause everything about it reminds me of last years Cleveland game. Big opponent the week before, a lowly but talented AFC team now along with them doing an alternate jersey. The Browns wore their all brown jersey last season in the 13-10 week 3 upset and New York is doing a whiteout this weekend. Why it is a must win now is simply because fan morale and momentum is so low in Titletown right now. Yes it is only the start of 2026, but Green Bay continued how they left off 2025 which was losing a game that they had a 10+ point lead on the road. Green Bay’s weaknesses also showed in the loss to Minnesota, if they start off 0-2, it could get even uglier real fast. The Packers simply put need a win.

    2. I don’t think Lafleur should get canned yet but I think his seat should be flaming hot right now.

    Packers coach Matt Lafleur once again was in the headlines for how they lost last week. Green Bay kicked a field goal to go up 25-17 (+8), but a penalty gave him the option to take the points off the board and go for it on fourth down which he took and his decision failed. That opened the door for the Vikings to complete the comeback. In these six straight losses dating back to Denver last year, a common theme has been fundamental mistakes and overthinking plays. Even if Green Bay wins a close one vs the Jets, I don’t think that will take pressure off of him as Lafleur has had a lot of close wins vs the lowly teams of the NFL. But a loss would just add to the fire that him and the organization is under.

    3. Jordan Love and the receiving core need respect.

    Despite the coaching flaws and the bad O-line, something on that offense that can’t go unnoticed is the play of quarterback Jordan Love and the receivers. Love went 21/42 for 387 passing yards on the day, and WR Christian Watson had 6 receptions for 147 yards and 2 touchdowns. Matthew golden had 6 receptions for 95 yards. And TE Tucker Kraft in his first game back had 3 for 65 yards. This is against Brian Flores’ defense which is one of the best units in the league.

    4. The refs vs Minnesota were bad, but like the Dez Bryant catch, it wasn’t the determining factor in who won or lost.

    It is fair to say that the refs in the Vikings vs Packers game were bad. The drive where Minnesota took the lead when Green Bay had them stopped 3 times was filled with bad calls, however had one gone the Packers way, there still was plenty of time Green Bay needed to erase. That game was not over yet, and the Packers showed nothing that told me they would’ve ended the game. Its like how we say that if Bryant caught the ball in the 2014 Divisional round game, an MVP Aaron Rodgers still had time to continue to shred the Dallas D. The Packers had plenty of chances to put the kill shot in Minnesota and didn’t, in fact when the Vikings took the lead, the Packers totally crumbled and that’s why a 22-17 Packers lead turned into a 39-22 loss.

    5. Packers fans: on social media, the best defense right now is keeping quiet

    I have seen a lot of Packers fans getting ridiculed for saying that the only reason why we lost to Minnesota was cause of the refs/injuries or using our Super Bowls as a cope for posts making fun of how we haven’t won a game since early December. Hey I hate to say it but just keep quiet, the Bears, Vikings and Lions fans that are making these posts are looking for reactions so don’t give it to them. Yes we are a more successful franchise than the other three but that doesn’t mean squat right now. Unfortunately we Packers fans have nowhere to talk until we can actually show we can close out a game.

  • The watchability rankings of every main channel’s “biggest” college football game of the week for week 3 of 2026

    1. ABC: No. 7 LSU at No. 8 Ole Miss 6:30 pm CT

    Not only is this the biggest college football game of the day rankings wise, you will see why this matchup is an example of how special the sport of College Football is. LSU Head Coach, Lane Kiffin makes his first trip back to Oxford since ditching the team before they began a Playoff run to the semifinal round. Ironically, this is also his new team in LSU’s biggest test this season so far. Vaught-Hemingway is expected to be the definition of hostile this weekend with the matchup AND the return of coach Kiffin. In fact there have been multiple reports of an increased police presence all around Oxford, Mississippi. Even if this one does become a one sided blowout on the field, there’s too many storylines surrounding this one that it is must watch TV.

    2. NBC: Michigan State at No. 3 Notre Dame 6:30 pm CT

    On paper, this one says Notre Dame blowout. But it is a sneaky game that could be an upset alert. This will be Michigan State’s first test with new head coach in Pat Fitzgerald. So the Spartans will get an early opportunity to see where they are. Notre Dame did struggle for a half vs the Wisconsin Badgers back in Lambeau Field so we will see how they look here.

    3: CBS: No. 12 USC at Rutgers 3:30 pm CT

    As interesting as this one still is, Its fair to say it lost its luster. The concept of Lincoln Riley’s high powered USC team making a cross country trip to Piscataway, New Jersey to play a conference foe in Rutgers sounds like a trap. The problem is Rutgers is 0-2 and even with a close loss at Boston College last week, they got destroyed 37-21 at home to lowly UMass to open the season. It is College football and weirder things have happened, but I don’t see Rutgers winning this one.

    4. FOX: Kent State at No. 6 Ohio State 11 am CT

    FOX’s Big Noon game is easily the worst one. Technically their pregame crew isn’t going to this one as they will be at London for Arizona State vs Kansas which will be on FS1. But this one is only for them to get their first game at Ohio State this year. Kent State is 1-1 and lost 57-0 to South Carolina, Ohio State is a much better team than Kent State. Watch any other game in the noon slate of CFB games.

  • The NFL games to look for: 2026 week 2

    Lions (1-0) at Bills (1-0), 7:15 pm CT. Amazon Prime (Thursday Night)

    The first ever game at the New Highmark Stadium will be a good one as the hometown Bills face Dan Campbell’s Detroit Lions. This matchup between the Lions and Bills feature two high powered offenses going against each other. In their respective opening games, both scored 31 and 36 points respectively so could expect the scoreboard to light up here.

    Vikings (1-0) at Bears (1-0), 12 pm CT. FOX

    Here’s another matchup that could be really good. An unstoppable force in Ben Johnson’s Chicago offense led by QB Caleb Williams faces an immovable object in Brian Flores’ Minnesota defense. Last season, both games between these two came down to the last possession as Minnesota claimed the first one in a 27-20 comeback win and the Bears claimed the finale 19-17 off a walkoff field goal from Cairo Santos.

    Packers (0-1) at Jets (1-0), 12 pm CT. FOX

    It might not be hyperbole to say this is already a must win for the Packers. A team that is on a six game losing streak dating back to early December last year, the Packers just surrendered its third straight loss to a Divisional opponent where they blew a 10+ point lead. The Jets this week are absolutely not a pushover as Aaron Glenn’s crew made an early statement with a 23-10 win over the Titans. While Green Bay is better on paper, the Packers O-line was an area of concern in the 39-22 loss against Minnesota and will face a Jets defense that also has talent now. The MetLife crowd will also be doing a whiteout theme. Don’t be shocked if the Jets pull off this upset.

    Steelers (1-0) at Patriots (0-1), 12 pm CT. CBS

    The Patriots started this year the way they ended 2025-26, a rough loss at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks. Now New England gets a different opponent in the Pittsburgh Steelers and Aaron Rodgers in his farewell tour. Rodgers began his final tour with a win over the Atlanta Falcons in week 1 and gets an opportunity at the defending AFC champions.

    Jaguars (1-0) at Broncos (0-1), 3:05 pm CT. CBS

    The Broncos since the AFC title game loss last year have not had a good ride. Starting 2026 off with a loss at Arrowhead Stadium in Monday Night, the Broncos will try to get good mojo back this weekend as they welcome in the defending AFC South champions.

    Commanders (0-1) at Cowboys (0-1), 3:25 pm CT. FOX

    NFC East and wildcard hopefuls will look to get on track after losing to the other two NFC East teams (Eagles and Giants). This is one both would want as the loser would be 0-2 where one or all of the other three would be 1-1 or 2-0.

  • Big Ten won the first battle but the SEC won the war in week 2.

    In everyones favorite discourse which is the Big Ten vs SEC, the two conferences had three big matchups on national television on Saturday which went the way of the SEC. Michigan/Oklahoma and Ohio State/Texas completed the back half of home and home series that started in 2025 and Minnesota/Mississippi played the first game of a home and home series.

    Michigan won the first fight with an upset over No. 11 Oklahoma

    With the abysmal showing that against Western Michigan, everyone thought Michigan would get spanked to Oklahoma. I had a sneaky feeling that Michigan would find a way to play much better and pull off the upset. Despite the score only being a 17-10 win for the Wolverines, it honestly did not feel that close. Michigan dominated the time of possession, and Oklahoma’s QB John Mateer looked as bad as Bryce Underwood did last week. But that doesn’t undermine what Michigan was able to do defensively. Outside of the 3rd quarter, OU couldn’t run the offense without having at least three players in Maize and Blue surrounding the ballcarrier. I don’t think Michigan is all of a sudden back because offensively they still need to fix some things but it is a game that they looked a little more competent in.

    Mississippi State quiets Minnesota and any talks of them being a CFP sleeper

    I have seen some talks in the offseason of Minnesota potentially being a team that can sneak into the Playoff this year. After yesterday, I think those talks can rest for now. In front of a Gold Out crowd at Huntington Bank Stadium vs a bottom tier SEC team, Minnesota looked completely out of their league. Now Mississippi State QB Kamario Taylor is definitely a promising young star, but the Bulldogs could have done whatever they wanted vs the Gophers as they went into half up 28-6. Minnesota’s QB Drake Lindsey wasn’t bad, going 31-48 for 279 passing yards. Minnesota actually at one point looked like they had a touchdown in the second half to trim the lead to only 11 but after that was overturned, the Gophers turned it over on downs and ended up having a 38-13 loss.

    No. 4 Texas finally slays a demon in No. 1 Ohio State

    The biggest game of the day between No. 1 Ohio State at No. 4 Texas looked to be over at half as OSU went into it up 23-3. The Longhorns D couldn’t stop Jeremiah Smith, QB Julian Sayin was carving up the Texas D and Texas had such bad luck where QB Arch Manning had a dart to Wide Receiver Cam Coleman only for Coleman to lose it while bouncing off the ground and it found an Ohio State defenders hand. Second half it was a completely different story, Manning found his groove, RB Hollywood Smothers also got going and Texas scored 21 unanswered to complete a comeback to win 24-23. With a chance to go up 9 with just over 4 minutes left, Ohio State missed a field goal and that game Texas the opportunity to march down the field and win the game. The Ohio State offense also struggled as it seemed like everything was being dropped.

    In the first war of the season, the SEC won kinda handedly and we will see if this continues. I think Ohio State will be fine, it’s more Mississippi State creaming Minnesota. Because one of the biggest examples SEC talking heads use is how hard an SEC schedule is and a bottom SEC team went into a solid Big Ten team and crushed them. What is a little bad with Ohio State, is when it came down to crunch time on the road vs a physical SEC team. Texas proved they are more fit to handle those type of moments then the Buckeyes are right now.

  • The NFL games Im looking forward to in week 1 of the 2026 season

    The National football league begins it season starting tonight! To celebrate I want to talk about the big games to watch and why.

    Patriots at Seahawks (Wed, Sept 9. 7:20 pm NBC)

    The season begins with how last season ended, a rematch of the Super Bowl. Both teams ill begin this season looking to replicate the success of last year but the Seahawks want to end this year the same way they did last year and the Patriots want to go just one step further.

    49ers at Rams (Thu, Sept 10. 7:30 pm Netflix)

    The NFL’s first game down in Australia will take place between NFC West rivals who I think are also Super Bowl contenders. Unlike most Netflix games, hopefully this one puts on a show for once and we get a good one.

    Bears at Panthers (Sun, Sept 13. 12 pm FOX)

    The reigning NFC North and NFC South champions square off to start the year. Not only were both kinda surprises last year, but it is a matchup between two young QB’s in Caleb Williams vs Bryce Young. I think we got a sleeper for game of the week on our hands in Charlotte NC this weekend. I will say that.

    Bills at Texans (Sun, Sept 13. 12 pm CBS)

    Underrated matchup at Houston, Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills go south to play CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans to open the year. Two AFC Playoff contenders will open the year hoping for a big win.

    Falcons at Steelers (Sun, Sept 13. 12 pm FOX)

    Two teams in the most wide open divisions in football which are the NFC South and AFC North open in Pittsburgh. Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers begins the last season of his career while Michael Penix Jr. has the reins for the Falcons. Atlanta finished 3rd in a three-way tie last year for the NFC South championship at 8-9. While the Steelers last year won it on a do or die week 18 win over Baltimore. So in these two divisions, any week could decide the division.

    Packers at Vikings (Sun, Sept 13. 3:25 pm CBS)

    Maybe the game of the week, the two NFC North rivals hope to begin 2026 in a good way after having opposite ends to 2025. This is the third year since 2020 that the two opened their seasons up against each other since 2020. And the results of those two games set the trajectory of both seasons, so expect the winner of this game to go up and the loser to go down.

    Broncos at Chiefs (Mon, Sept 14. 7:15 pm ESPN)

    The Monday Night Football opener features a Broncos team that had a disappointing ending to what was such a promising season with the AFC Championship loss where QB Bo Nix was injured. It also features a Chiefs team for the first time in Patrick Mahomes career missed the playoffs. These are two teams that need a massive spark to begin the year.

  • I made my first trip to Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox last night. Want to speak on the experience

    (Before I get started, I do want to note that I missed the first half inning of the game due to Chicago traffic and car trouble so that did speed up things.) My friend and I made the trip to Chicago last night for the Twins at White Sox, which so happened to be a Sunday Night Baseball game. Despite the results which the Sox won 10-1, I want to speak about my first experience at Rate Field which surprisingly to me was actually sort of positive.

    Negatives:

    Just to get these out of the way first I do want to get what I think could be improved on. Honestly I think the biggest thing is accessibility in terms of how to park. Being an out of towner, the roads around the lots were blocked in and out. It took until late for my friend and I to find a lot that we could get into easily. Also compared to Target Field and the other stadium I went to in American Family Field, they want you to go to a certain gate which kinda was confusing but I guess at the same time did make it easier for crowds to not create jams.

    Positives:

    Now here is the positives, there really was no bad view it looked like. I actually did like the acoustics of the stadium along with its aura. Chicago’s concourses are big and there was walking space to be able to walk. With the White Sox having a surprise season this year as they are leading the AL Central with a 75-68 record, the crowd was packed and loud, unfortunately for me and my friend it was against the Twins but it was fun to see a fanbase that has a lot of hope after a stretch of years that they had no hope in. I’ve heard negative things about the fan and worker interactions but I had none. When my friend told me to get to the field after his car briefly stopped when waiting to enter lot Z. I asked the worker if I could get there and he jokingly said “F No, but then smiled and said yes. He also noticed my Shadow the Hedgehog shirt I had under my jersey and said it was a cool shirt.” When I got concessions at their “The Classics” stand they were fast in how they operate but treated me nice. The Food also was priced well and was good for the cheap price. I got a coke and a bowl of garlic fries at the stand and in total with tips it only came out to $20. For example at Target Field. A thing of cheese curds alone is almost $10.

    Overall, the experience was fine and I wish I could experience Rate Field again in a more relaxed weekend where I can get the full experience. If you’re scared of the Southside neighborhood that’s understandable, but around the field is packed, and full of security. Honestly felt totally safe in the lot, and didn’t realize any difference then being around Minneapolis after a Twins game. I give Rate Field a solid 7/10.