Because of the sentences immediately preceding that one.

“Okay, here’s my chance. Time to make this show happen.”

It’s nice to see that Mike Greenberg paid tribute to the show by telling a couple of boring stories that I don’t give a shit about.

idk probably for the same reason they call car chases in movies “car chases” instead of “scripted car movements designed to look like a chase”????

Oh shit, he pulled the first recorded “double Tebow”. Well, you know Ray, if you’re gonna do something serious, make sure to do it double

No, I don’t think so. It is/was nice to have service recognized and respected when I returned home. Especially as I’m mindful of how poorly our Vietnam-era forebears were treated.

No, don’t be bummed. What he did was the most diplomatic and tasteful compromise I can think of.

Risk should be #1, otherwise this is a solid list. I do understand that it can be prohibitively long, which may be part of why it’s not in the top spot, but it really is a phenomenal game.

The first season of the show had a lot of players you could get behind and support as they tried to get a second chance to play D1. The second season had zero sympathetic players, including Wright. That being said, the second season delves more into how the coach is a scumbag which I think is important to portray.

Thanks for clarifying all this! Man, I wish the author had seen fit to include this pertinent information.

Parks and Rec is the superior show.

He should go with some tried and true baseballisms, like “Hustle, Grit, Humble”. On second thought, that’s probably too long, so he should probably just abbreviate it.

If it’s not the EMU Emus, they’re making a big mistake.

It’s just Joey being Joey. He has a very weird sense of humor. He thinks it’s funny to troll the away fans wherever he goes. He’s not doing it to be mean. He’s doing it to entertain himself and make people laugh. You either like it or you don’t. I think it’s hilarious and most of the people involved usually are…

Biased as all hell, but Joey is the fucking coolest ballplayer I’ve ever watched

I just had to once I remembered the “I can’t do what 10 other people tell me to do” line. (Those 10 being the rest of the offense, but I’m guessing that came through! I’m just addicted to explaining my own jokes.)

Look like nothing’s gonna change (in Cleveland)

“More fake news from Highlights for Kids: I colored in the lines the best and am not a Goofus.”

Is that the only sentence you read? He literally contextualizes it IN THE NEXT SENTENCE!

This isn’t an article about an MMA fighter. It’s an article about a boxinng match between a professional boxer and an amateur.