Everybody’s got a ritual before going to work.
Maybe you get up and drink some coffee.
Or walk the kids to the bus stop.
Or read the newspaper.
Detroit Tigers closer Justin Wilson slips into a hot tub. Seriously. After the Tigers start to play a game, Wilson heads for the hot tub.
It’s not my idea of using a hot tub — sipping a cold beer and listening to Jimmy Buffett.
But still, it’s a hot tub, and it’s all part of the routine Wilson has developed since becoming the closer. Routine is important for a closer.