Oct. 16, 2017 was a happy day for me. It was my 28th birthday. I worked at my day job before returning home to celebrate the occasion with my close family and then play the newest version of the Madden football video game with a friend. All was right with the world.
Until 10:51 pm that same day.
Columbus Crew fans know the story by now. That’s when the infamous Grant Wahl tweet was published, announcing Anthony Precourt was looking to move the team to Austin, Texas, thus spurring the tremendous efforts of Save The Crew.