Sports are the least relevant thing in the world, right up until that moment they are the most relevant thing in the world, and this is the best part of the whole enterprise.
We spend way too much time on this stuff. Too much thought, too much energy, and lord knows way too much money. My job is to write about all of it, so please understand I recognize I’m part of the problem here but I think we can all agree on something else:
Moments like Monday night, when a game is so anticipated and so terrific that it actually exceeds any reasonable expectation, can make it feel like there’s nothing else in the world other than sports.