what the World Series means to me

[calimac]

Traffic jams.

I just checked the schedule, and two of the games here coincide with days I'm going up to the City.

Why does God do this to me.

Truthfully, for those of you who cheer the Giants, I'm pleased that you're happy. Really. Have a great time; knock yourselves out. And it's not as if dealing with the traffic will be more than one of the ordinary nuisances of life. But it's worth pointing out that there's another picture of the meaning and impact of these events than the received view.

Comments

[kalimac.livejournal.com]

The "impossible to predict" part makes it worse. The Super Bowl only lasts one day, and the location is chosen long before the teams are. The World Series location is a complete mystery until the previous week, and you don't know how long it will last until it does. Makes planning around it all the more frustrating. Fun if you're following the game, but a nuisance if you aren't - and even more confusing. With all the fuss over the playoffs last week, I thought for a while that they were the World Series.