November 10, 2005
Bill Simmons on the New England Patriots, a football team:
And for the first time, I'm wondering if the whole "been there, done that" syndrome has sunk in. More than any other sport, football teams rely on emotion over anything else.
October 18, 2005
Bill Simmons on the St. Louis Cardinals, a baseball team:
Not only are the Cardinals back at home, not only have they been handed a second life, but out of every sport, baseball hinges on emotion and momentum more than anything else.
I guess the distinction is that football teams rely on emotion more than baseball teams, but the sport of baseball hinges more on emotion (and momentum, of course) than the sport of football.
Hockey and basketball are both played by clockwork automatons.
Labels: bill simmons, cardinals, patriots
