I was thinking about the 2018 season a few days ago and how fun it was to watch this particular team gel and turn into a beast rolling over every team in its path. It truly was awesome watching the Sox pull out games day-in and day-out.
But there are some people who cannot take that plunge and can't get excited about a team unless they know that the team is going to win it all. I don't listen to a lot of sports radio, but on a few occasions, I heard professional arresting bitch-face haver Tony Massarotti say, "I'm not ready to trust this team, Mike. I'm just not ready." He wasn't ready until Game 5 of the World Series, at least on the radio he wasn't. (BTW, he said this about the 2013 team too). And he's not the only one who I heard say this.
We had the discussion on here that even if the Sox didn't win the World Series, last year would still have been entertaining. Maybe not quite as fulfilling, but does that matter? When Mookie jacked that grand slam off Happ, it was one of the best regular season Red Sox moments I've ever witnessed. And 2018 was packed full of them.
So the question is: Would you enjoy the season more if you knew the results? IE, you knew that the Sox would win the World Series, not necessarily how, but you knew that they'd win. Or do you think that your enjoyment comes from the day-to-day not knowing what's going to happen of a baseball season and that a championship is a validation of the faith (not the right word) that you put in the team each season?
TL;DR: do you wish that there was a Spoiler for ever season?
But there are some people who cannot take that plunge and can't get excited about a team unless they know that the team is going to win it all. I don't listen to a lot of sports radio, but on a few occasions, I heard professional arresting bitch-face haver Tony Massarotti say, "I'm not ready to trust this team, Mike. I'm just not ready." He wasn't ready until Game 5 of the World Series, at least on the radio he wasn't. (BTW, he said this about the 2013 team too). And he's not the only one who I heard say this.
We had the discussion on here that even if the Sox didn't win the World Series, last year would still have been entertaining. Maybe not quite as fulfilling, but does that matter? When Mookie jacked that grand slam off Happ, it was one of the best regular season Red Sox moments I've ever witnessed. And 2018 was packed full of them.
So the question is: Would you enjoy the season more if you knew the results? IE, you knew that the Sox would win the World Series, not necessarily how, but you knew that they'd win. Or do you think that your enjoyment comes from the day-to-day not knowing what's going to happen of a baseball season and that a championship is a validation of the faith (not the right word) that you put in the team each season?
TL;DR: do you wish that there was a Spoiler for ever season?