Why do we enjoy sports?
Why is it that I complain about sitting in my office all day, staring at my computer screen, but then I come home at night and sit on my couch and stare at my television screen?
Why do I put up with the struggles of my team— the October-less Atlanta Braves, and write it off as "it's not their night tonight" or "we'll get em' next year." But when a co-worker is struggling at work I say "Get your crap figured out Johnson" or "you better start polishing your resume you filthy bum."
Why?
The answer is simple. Sports offer us something that we cannot get during our mundane time spent at work. There is something that comes to each of us while enjoying our worn out leather couch, our 32-inch 1994 television, our knock-off brand soda, and our homemade special chip dip. Escape—beautiful, beautiful escape.
The great Howard Cosell said it best when he stated that, "sports is the toy department of human life."
How true that is Mr. Cosell.
As eight-year-old kids across this great land get lost and find solace in the toy department, so do we older and wiser (not always the case) "adults" find our escape and solace in sports.
As you prepare for a weekend full of pigskins, rawhide, stolen bases, fumbles, touchdowns, home runs, and competition—allow me to offer you five simple tips for enjoying your sports escape to the fullest.
1.Don't be a Cubs fan
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