By Claire Miller
Most people wake up Monday morning dreading to go into the office. The weekend is over, and it’s back to the daily grind. But when you work for an organization whose product is unpredictable, Monday mornings aren’t so mundane. Especially when your product is the Los Angeles Dodgers, a team that is about to play Game 3 of the National League Division Series in St. Louis.
Needless to say, this Monday isn’t an ordinary Monday at the office for us. We’re not hosting, so there’s no pregame preparations to take care of or commotion that comes along with the game-day hustle and bustle. It’s pretty quiet among the cubicles, but you can almost hear everyone’s minds buzzing with the same thought: What’s going to happen tonight?
With the series tied at one apiece, a lot rides on tonight’s event. It’s anyone’s game. St. Louis now has home-field advantage, but the Dodgers were solid on the road this year. People in the office aren’t so concerned about the team playing at Busch Stadium, as most of us have complete confidence in the road squad.
But, we’re anxious nonetheless.
One employee doesn’t care to talk about today’s event. It only makes him worry about something he knows he has zero control over.
Others can’t focus on their daily tasks and are finding it more productive to discuss their angst.
One thinks today’s game is the most important out of the entire series.
Some want to watch the game home alone tonight while others need to be surrounded by fans at their favorite sports bar.
One keeps comparing and reviewing the stats.
Others are avoiding the topic altogether.
In some ways, we’re much like every other office that’s composed of fans. We’re making predictions, speculating, studying the stats. We try to analyze different scenarios of what may unfold, and we do this because we feel so strongly about our team. When they win, we all win. When they lose, we lose too. We can only hope for the best.
So, here we are, midday on a Monday, anxiously awaiting 6:07 p.m.
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