Nobody Talks About What Game 1 Pitchers

Nobody talks about what Game 1 pitchers actually do between innings when the broadcast cuts away. They don't check their phone. They don't replay the last pitch. They sit there, bored on purpose, because comfort during the break is what makes chaos survivable on the mound. That's the whole game with the news cycle too. You keep refreshing because stillness feels like falling behind. It's not. Checking headlines every twenty minutes isn't staying informed, it's staying anxious with extra steps. Read once. Close it. Let your brain stay bored for a while. Comfort right now is the training, not the reward.