Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

Some of you may know that I strongly prefer that my team not appear in a World Series at all than that it appear and lose. I have three teams: the Arizona Wildcats (since August 1983, when I moved to Tucson to attend graduate school); the Detroit Tigers (since 1966, when I discovered baseball as a nine-year-old in Michigan); and the Texas Rangers (since August 1989, when I moved to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex) from College Station, Texas (where I had taught for a year at Texas A&M University).

My teams have appeared in nine World Series during my fanhood. Here are their records:

• Arizona Wildcats: 2-1 (victories in 1986 and 2012; a loss in 2016)
• Detroit Tigers: 2-2 (victories in 1968 and 1984; losses in 2006 and 2012)
• Texas Rangers: 0-2 (losses in 2010 and 2011)

That's a cumulative record of 4-5. Note that all five losses have come since 2006. I was flying high for a while (at 3-0), but, with one exception (2012), I've had nothing but disappointment (0-5) for the past decade. Maybe the Rangers will reverse the trend this fall, because I don't see the Tigers going to the World Series.

Addendum: I thought I may have coined the term "fanhood," but a Google search turned up 62,000 hits. Ha!

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Remixes & Rarities: A Collection of Classic 12" Mixes & B-Sides (2014). A great version of a great song. It was released as a single in November 1983, which makes it almost 33 years old.

To the Editor:

“Closest Thing to a Wonder Drug? Try Exercise,” by Aaron E. Carroll (The Upshot, June 21), provides an excellent summary of the health-related benefits of moderate-intensity physical activity. However, Dr. Carroll’s description of the exercise recommendations as “150 minutes per week of moderate intensity physical activity” is incomplete.

The American College of Sports Medicine recommends a minimum of 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity physical activity. Completing more than the minimum leads to even greater health-related benefits, so 150 minutes per week should be used as a benchmark, not a goal.

The American College of Sports Medicine also recommends two to three days per week of resistance training (weight training). The health benefits of resistance training are now well established and include improved cardiovascular disease risk, glucose tolerance, bone density, blood pressure and body composition, as well as reduced pain and disability.

Resistance training is an integral part of a complete physical activity prescription, especially for older adults, and should be included in any discussion of the benefits of exercise.

AMERIGO ROSSI

Brooklyn

The writer is an assistant professor of health and exercise science at Long Island University, Brooklyn.

What Derb said.

Kim Basinger and Ozzy Osbourne on vocals. This song is infectious.

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