I guess this is more about enjoying the journey than the destination, which is a fair take. With that said, I can enjoy the journey, but if the destination doesn’t lead anywhere fruitful, I’ll be immensely disappointed. I can’t train my mind to think otherwise, especially after all the previous playoff disappointments. I get the mindset, but I also get the mindset of, what was any of this for if not for a World Series?
Should we exit in the NLDS this year, I will probably have a couple days of the “all this was for absolutely nothing” mindset, and once the pain of the early exit subsides I’ll probably have a more measured “it was still a really fun ride” mentality.
I say all this with the full knowledge that winning the ultimate prize will require winning 3 consecutive 7 game series’ against 3 of the best teams in baseball, and statistically the odds are still against it.