Southeast Asian Swimming Championships, Water Polo - May 30, 2012

Living in Singapore means a new outlook on viewing live sports. Whereas in Japan I had plenty of baseball and soccer to choose from as well as some quality international events, Singapore is essentially devoid of any big name sports other than the Formula 1 race in September. So when a tournament of any kind makes a visit here, I'm going to check it out no matter how small it may be. It is the only way to keep this blog going and it should give me...

Read More

Singapore, the 6th best sports city in the world!

The website SportBusiness.com recently released its list of 25 Ultimate Sports Cities and Singapore was number 6 on the list, ahead of every single city in North America except New York, which came in 4th. In fact, no other city from the USA even made the list. So according to them, I now live in a city that is better for sports than Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, etc. Yeah, right.To be fair, the survey focuses on large sporting events like the Olympics (hence London taking over the top spot and Vancouver taking 12th) rather than the...

Read More

Oklahoma City Barons 3 at Toronto Marlies 5 (AHL Western Conference Final, Game 3) - May 21, 2012

There's nothing like playoff hockey on the unofficial first day of summer. In Toronto no less. Yes, although the Leafs and the post-season are not words that have been used in the same sentence since 2004 (unless said sentence includes the word "missed"), their minor league team is playing in the AHL's semi-finals. My visit to Toronto had been planned months ago and I didn't expect it to include a hockey game, but the AHL schedule maker was kind...

Read More

Indianapolis Indians 6 at Buffalo Bisons 11 - May 19, 2012

With the Blue Jays playing an afternoon game, Saturday night was left wide open. Of course, with sports roadtrippers Gary and the King in attendance along with Andrew of the USRT, open meant we had to find another sporting event to attend. Fortunately, the AAA Buffalo Bisons were hosting a game against the Indianapolis Indians and so we all made the two-hour drive to Coca-Cola Field to complete the two-country doubleheader.Coca-Cola FieldBuilt in...

Read More

New York Mets at Toronto Blue Jays - May 18-20, 2012

The Victoria Day long weekend is the unofficial start of summer in Canada and Toronto celebrated by hosting three separate sporting events. Most prominent among these was a 3-game interleague series with the Blue Jays hosting the New York Mets at Rogers Centre.Rogers CentreBuilt in 1989 as the first retractable roof stadium in the world, the SkyDome was a beautiful facility back then. I remember going about a month after it opened and being so impressed...

Read More

Chonburi 2 at Home United 1 (AFC Cup, Matchday 6) - May 8, 2012

After 15 years in Japan, I have moved to Singapore, perhaps the worst country for watching live sports as there is little of interest in such a small nation. The S.League is the main soccer circuit with 13 teams and there is another Singaporean club that plays in Malaysia's Super League. The ASEAN Basketball League also has a single team based at Singapore Indoor Stadium. Finally, there is the F1, a world-class event that lasts only three days in...

Read More

Stadium Journey Magazine

Regular readers will know that I've done a few reviews for the folks at Stadium Journey, a site dedicated to providing detailed information on sports venues around the world. Last year, they began publishing a  magazine on a bi-monthly basis with each issue is dedicated to a theme, such as the SEC or March Madness. The most recent SJ Magazine offering is all about Major League Baseball, with all 30 parks reviewed, special features on Fenway and the Marlins' new stadium among others, a trivia section, and a truly fantastic opinion piece on...

Read More