Buonasera (good evening) supporters of The Sports Fan Project.
I’d every intention of delivering a completed Inside Baseball – February, Vol. II, for you today.
Alas, when you’re in Rome for only two nights with only 10 hours, 45 minutes of daylight to see the city, well, you see the city.
As I compose this little note, I can report I’m a shade under 25,000 steps for the day, with more to come on my way to dinner. Along the way, we saw the world’s most notable Chicago White Sox fan (aka Pope Leo XIV) deliver remarks and blessings in St. Peter’s Square this morning at Vatican City, checked out Trevi Fountain, and made our way to the Colesseum (with plenty of stops in between, including my near daily dose of gelato … shh, don’t tell my doctor;-)
All of that is to say, there will be a Volume III coming to your inbox next Wednesday after a bit more time to craft something.
In the meantime, two nuggets to note:
- First, as of this writing I remain in Facebook jail for posting a 20-second clip of the opening face off from the USA vs. Sweden Women’s Hockey Semifinal. The International Olympic Committee reported me for “copyright infringement. (Never mind that I was not posting it live, but that’s a post/rant for another time.) I’ve no idea when my parole hearing is due, but a message I saw attempting to reply on FB Messenger makes me think it’s a 48-hour deal, but I honestly don’t know.
- Second, overnight, WDIV Channel 4 in Detroit aired a story news anchor Ty Steele did about my wife, Carol, and I, about the Around the World in 80 Sporting Events trip to Milano and Cortina. The video link is below if you’ve not seen it.
Until next week, grazie.