Millions of baseball fans will attend the opening game of the World Series tonight. Boston Red Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals. Sportswriters are saying that it is going to be an interesting series between two well-matched teams.
It's easy for football fans. They only have to sit down through one big game to determine the champion of the 12 months. For us baseball fans, it could take seven games in nine days to find out this 12 months's champion. (Or it could just be 4 games in five days, as happened in 2004 when the Red Sox beat the Cardinals.)
That means fans must approach the series as a marathon, not a sprint. Here are some suggestions for getting through the series while maintaining your physical and emotional health.
Sleep: All seven games are scheduled to start at 8:00 PM ET. This could make for some late nights. If you get a probability to take a nap on game day, go ahead and do it.
Exercise: Physical activity — and I'm not talking about adjusting the La-Z-Boy or opening a bottle of beer — is an excellent technique to eliminate pre-game jitters. Go for a 20- or 30-minute walk, run, swim, or whatever helps you chill out. It can be good for blood pressure, which may be high during stressful sports.
the meal: Super Bowl Sunday is gluttony. About Acceptable because it is a someday feast. But doing it night after night can leave you feeling irritated and affecting your weight. If you normally snack while watching baseball, try some healthy alternatives to chips and sour cream dip. Examples include whole wheat crackers and hummus or guacamole, dried fruits and nuts, or celery and carrot sticks.
Wines: If you drink, accomplish that moderately. Being sleep-deprived and hung over for nine days isn't good to your health, and it actually won't endear you to your members of the family or co-workers (although a few of them is perhaps in the identical boat). are).
Emotions: Some people may watch the World Series with disinterest. I’m not one in every of them. As a Red Sox fan, my mood goes up and down with the team's success. The anxiety that fans like me have is definitely rooted in evolution. The human body reacts to a threat—physical or emotional—with the “fight or flight” response. The adrenal glands pump the hormone epinephrine (also called adrenaline) into the bloodstream. This causes the center to beat faster than normal. Blood pressure increases. Extra oxygen is shipped to the brain, which increases alertness. Sight, hearing and other senses are heightened. Blood sugar (glucose) and fat are released from storage sites within the body into the bloodstream.
This is smart when the danger is short-term. But when it lasts for hours, and even days, this stress response may be harmful. If you end up feeling stressed, respiration deeply and slowly for a minute or two while saying a comforting word like “win” may help.
Who knows why we get so caught up within the fate of our teams? Evolutionary biologists will tell us that the urge to discover strongly with a gaggle evolved because our survival relies on it. “Defend your clan” has modified to being true to your team. It can sometimes make us watch games with anxiety, even anger. Once you get into that state of mind, it's hard to search out happiness.
I've realized that I enjoy watching sports more when my team isn't on the sphere. I appreciate talent and spectacle. And I’m sometimes rewarded with a satisfying, live drama.
Maybe we fans can approach this series with that form of appreciation. The Red Sox and Cardinals are two highly regarded teams. Observers indicate that these guys play the sport “the right way”. The players themselves say it is going to be fun.
Let's see that We Remember that baseball is a game. This World Series must be fun to look at. So whoever you're rooting for, enjoy watching.