The difference is I've been able to enjoy these games with a beer or three, even the ALCS. Watching game 5, I still wasn't a freak, and after game 5 I just had a gut feeling the series was ours.
In 2004, I literally went through a 12 pack of McSorley's Ale per game, and during that ALCS I polished off almost two fifths of Beam Black along with the beers. I wasn't falling asleep until 3-4am after the games, and was such a high strung miserable bastard that my wife quickly got to the point were she just laughed at me and let me watch the games alone.