The new book This is Your Brain on Sports by Sports Illustrated Executive Editor L. Jon Wertheim and Tufts University psychologist Sam Sommers is a collection of entertaining essays that look at the roles that neuroscience, human psychology, and cognitive tendencies play in sports. Midway through the book—nestled between chapters dedicated to the merits of participation trophies and the importance of rivalries—is a chapter that gives an odd bit of hope to Reds fans everywhere. More on that later. But first…
My Reds fandom reached its nadir last Opening Day.
It had been a gorgeous day right up until the first pitch was thrown.