When Harry Ford rolled up to Petra in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, he was smacked with a trio of challenges to complete before ever getting the opportunity to see the hallowed mug. He had to duck razor-sharp head-loppers, hopscotch his way across a pockmarked floor of death, and [spoiler alert] trust his senses despite illusion to navigate a narrow walkway crossing a perilous cavern.
All of that just to have the opportunity to maybe succeed, y’know?
We’ve likely sounded a bit hyperbolic in recent months around these parts, talking about the ‘biggest this’ and the ‘most important’ that as the Cincinnati Reds strolled through their May and June contests.