When life gets difficult, we should return to the things that matter most to us. With sports, there’s a special attachment to the community, to the game and to ourselves, Shakeia Taylor writes.
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Watching a pitcher work, everything he does leading up to the moment he releases the ball catches my attention. The beer vendors pacing aisles — “beer here!” The people behind me testing each other’s knowledge by discussing some random, little-known baseball fact. The crunch of peanut shells underfoot. The crack of the bat against the ball. The smell of grilled onions and encased meats. The crescendo of excitement as a ball flies into the air toward the outfield.
Like any relationship, there’s give-and-take. We come to the ballpark to wash off our bad days and celebrate the good, but our moods are invariably colored by the performance of our preferred teams, too.
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