I've been a Packers fan my whole life but really only started watching MLB recently for the Brewers. I can't believe how stressful this sport is for a fan. Three hours of maxed out cortisol. Down one? Stressful. Up one? Even more stressful. I don't know how people do this

Oct 12, 2026 · 11:45 PM UTC

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It is a lot better sport than ppl give it credit.
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and they say baseball is boring
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football is child's play compared to playoff baseball.
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I’m a 162er, have been for years. It is so stressful! But so so worth it!
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Playoff baseball is a different beast!
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God blessed us with the game of baseball and then cursed us with the stress of October baseball.
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That heightened tension is what makes baseball great compared to most other sports. There's down time between literally every pitch for you to stew on what's hapoening.
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I said the same damn thing! You’re so right!
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One more thing to add. In all of the other sports, the offense controls the ball (puck, birdie…). Only in baseball (and maybe cricket?) is it controlled by the defense. It’s a beautiful difference.
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Baseball: A game of continuous action, not necessarily continuous motion. MLB totally screwed up with the designated hitter. It’s too bad you won’t experience a double switch. Managing baseball with a manager was epic.
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I’ve been a Brewers fan since they moved to Milwaukee and walked to county stadium with my brother and sat in the bleachers for $1.25. It only got stressful in 1981 and every at bat/pitch since! You are spot on and a true fan, welcome aboard!
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There is nothing quite like playoff baseball. The only thing comparable is the NHL playoffs.
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Playoff baseball is good stuff
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Don't ever get into playoff hockey then
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Go to the games. Television ratchets up the tension.
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A lot of rocking back and forth.
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Packer fans call themselves Packer fans.
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welcome to the club
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As a Packer fan high stress should be nothing new to you
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It gets easier the more you learn to hate yourself
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don't forget. there's 162 games in the season. all of them matter, but none of them matter
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It’s only like that during October
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Playoff baseball is up there with playoff hockey for the most stressful 3 hours of your life 😆
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Baseball is an unexplainable love and hate relationship and you can never leave.
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Yeah I get that. Also if you’re up one TD and the other team is at their own 10, you feel pretty safe, a 90 yd play is pretty rare. Up 1 with no one on base and 2 outs, you can’t assume the next guy won’t bomb it 400 ft. Way more likely so way more stressful.
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It can be the most chill sport ever or the most stressful sport ever. It spans the entire spectrum.
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A well played game is a slow burn that you just can't get to high or low. Football? Go hit someone, run over somebody, let it out. Baseball? You gotta control emotions. It's a grind, good to see more fans come to this beautiful game. Go Crew!
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And it’s such a slow paced game which makes every pitch feel so intense.
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Regular season is easy but playoff season is torture, win or lose
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It’s 99% pain and misery but somehow makes me feel alive
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I live for it. Nothing like it
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The gap in intensity between regular season and post-season baseball is way wider than any other sport. Over 162 games any particular pitch/inning/run/play doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. In a playoff game every tiny thing matters SO MUCH.
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Playoff baseball is wanting to kill yourself for 3 hours. No lead feels safe but any deficit feels insurmountable and you just helplessly watch the innings tick away
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It's really only like this in the playoffs. There are so many regular season games that when your team loses, it just rolls off you. But October baseball is heart-attack inducing.
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There's nothing like playoff baseball!!!
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That's when drinking comes in. They are called the Brewers.
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