The article reflects on the unpredictable nature of a baseball season, marked by periods of both winning and losing. It emphasizes that players must endure these ups and downs as they adhere to daily routines, managing their mental well-being through clichés and practices. The author humorously contrasts this experience with personal anecdotes of enjoying travel in Umbria and Lisbon during bad stretches of a team’s performance, illustrating a way to cope. Ultimately, the narrative highlights the relief experienced when the losing streak ends, marking a shift in perspective.
A baseball season is filled with ebbs and flows, and those who have played will understand that these fluctuations are part of the routine of the game.
If one must experience a long, maddening baseball ebb, I do highly recommend spending it sylphing around Umbria and Lisbon, with most horrors happening offstage during sleep.
The end of the losing streak was particularly welcome not just for the obvious reasons but also because for once I didn't sleep through a fusillade of runs.
The players' pre- and postgame assessments are about one day at a time. The alternative would be staring into an existential abyss.
Collection
[
|
...
]