BY RED MULCAHY Special to Beacon Athletics — Several times a season, we get a craving for big league baseball. So we drive over to Miller Park, or down to Wrigley Field.

We always ask family or friends to come along, but they typically decline. They know we like to get to the park at least a couple hours early, to watch the ground crew prep the field. Not most spectators’ cup of tea (or can of beer).