Matthew Florian

Sports broadcasting nerd following the #Cubs and #PrepSports
Catholic, husband, and father. All-around interesting fellow. My views only. R/T ≠ endorsement.

[JP @newinattica]

I’ve lived in the US and in Europe. Here’s the truth:

1. Life is better with AC. It’s not up for debate.

2. Free refills are a gift. Seriously.

3. And ice in your Coke. Lots of it.

4. The food is fresher and more delicious in Europe. At least the fruits and vegetables in my part of Europe. And it isn’t close.

5. Life is better when you don’t have a waitress offering to bring you your check every 5 minutes. 2 hour dinners are a gift.

6. Americans spend too much time in their cars. I know why, but spending a huge chunk of your life looking out of a windshield stinks.

7. The churches in Europe are stunning. But they don’t seem to do much in them besides look at the architecture and adornments.

8. The drive-thru is a supremely American thing. You can do almost anything from your car window.

9. It’s true, ranch is delicious. So is Texas BBQ. And Chick-fil-A. Just trust me on this.

10. Coffee is meant to be sipped with friends, not gulped as you hustle to your next appointment.

I’m glad the world is experiencing America through the eyes of people instead of media. I hope most Americans will take the opportunity to return the favor someday.

[Matthew Florian @MattFlorian]

@MLB ❤️❤️⚾️⚾️

[MLB @MLB]

This pearly white baseball needs a new home!

Repost and reply for your chance to win!

No purchase necessary. Enter by 11:59 p.m. on 6/26/26.
Rules: https://t.co/9CI6csAobB

[Matthew Florian @MattFlorian]

@thedullguy 👀: me when I see a book I know I gotta find and read...!

[Matthew Florian @MattFlorian]

@JohnCorak There has never been an answer more clearly correct than "B".

My question is wondering what sociopath out there chose "E".

[Matthew Florian @MattFlorian]

@obvious_shirts PCAin't good.

[Matthew Florian @MattFlorian]

@ChuckFreeby Any seat in the Friendly Confines is a
G R E A T
seat for baseball!
#Cubs

[Matthew Florian @MattFlorian]

@Pelicanbaseball @ofcwrigleyfield @Cubs Favorite defensive position to play during pickup baseball games?

[Ben Volin @BenVolin]

In today’s @BostonGlobe

[Josh Chavis @JoshChavis65]

Overheard a dude in a USA jersey at KC fan fest telling a girl in an Ecuador jersey “I will take off this jersey and learn Spanish for you right now.”

[Matthew Florian @MattFlorian]

"I'll take freezing cold takes for 1000, Ken."

[11Point7 College Baseball @11point7]

MiLB baseball is a sport where winning doesn’t matter and impossible to watch. What a terrible representation of baseball.

[Brian Ross @brewmeone]

Australians watching their team go down 0-2 to Team USA…

[gwen howerton @kissphoria]

Texas Tech must never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon

[John Massingale @JohnMassingale4]

Good reminder that, Fresh off a 12-1 season, Notre Dame voluntarily suspended their starting QB Everett Golson for the entirety of the 2013 fall semester for cheating on a test.

Texas Tech is not only shamelessly allowing a player who bet on his own games to play for their team…they appear to have rigged the local courts to make sure it happened.

The opinions and moral posturing of Joey Mac and Texas Tech administration should never be taken seriously.

[Nelson Brands @nelson_brands]

And three $5 bets on Iowa Football got me BANNED???

[Scott Van Pelt @notthefakeSVP]

There really aren’t any rules. You just go to court. If it fails, go to court again until a judge says you’re all set.

Want a 7th year?

Sure

Broke rules?

Ahhhh, it’s fine.

There AREN’T any rules.

[Matthew Florian @MattFlorian]

BASEBALL IS BETTER WITH #TeamRedBill
#Cubs
#FlyTheW

[OBVIOUS SHIRTS® @obvious_shirts]

Giving away a Kerry Wood signed Red Bill to celebrate the victory! Quote tweet #TeamRedBill to enter. Winner picked tomorrow at 1:20pm central. Must be following to win.

[ᴅᴏᴏᴍᴇɴɪᴄ @dinosaur_info]

spitting fire right out the gate

[OBVIOUS SHIRTS® @obvious_shirts]

I’ll do (1) signed Kerry Wood Red Bill and (1) signed Fergie Jenkins Red Bill if they win tomorrow. Whatever it takes. #Cubs

[Fr. Harrison Ayre @FrHarrison]

“In practice, however, technology is never neutral, because it takes on the characteristics of those who devise it, finance it, regulate it and use it.”

THANK YOU POPE LEO FOR SAYING THIS.

Time for the “technology is a tool with no inherent moral position” idea to die!