I'm baffled how this came from a "sports writer", a sports guy, a "manly" man, a guy who probably has at some point in his life done the "Tim 'The Toolman' Taylor" grunt to showcase his manliness...starts the article with "Well this is terrifying." and ends it with "...Phew, that's much better."
What a sissy! I bet this same guy is a guy who balks at soccer but praises American football cuz it's more manly. What a fake. Oh, no! Not a g-g-g-gun!!! (even though it's holstered and was only guilty of upskirting itself during a ball catch.)