Reading from Friday, November 28

Today I read from page 198 - 306. Rick and his team finish up the season and head to the superbowl against the Bergamo Lions. Meanwhile, Livvy - Rick's new girlfriend - explores Italy even though her visa has run out, but she refuses to return to her divorcing parents and the horrible lifestyle she has back home. Back to football, the final game is tough, and the Panthers aren't sure if they will make it, but in the last couple of minutes Rick throws a 76 yard pass to Fabrizio in the end zone to finish the game with the Panther's in the lead. This concludes Playing for Pizza.

Reading from Thursday, November 27

Happy Thanksgiving!! Today I read from page 131 - 197. Rick meets the girl from the opera that he adored so much, and they get along well, but after a few days she is distraught for an unknown reason and flees back to her hometown of Florence. On the team, Sly, an american, leaves for home because he just can't put up with "it" anymore, and Trey, another american, gets a compound fracture and is out for the season. Now Rick is the only American left, but an Italian - Fabrizzio - steps up and, for a fee of 800 euros a month, rejoins the team after leaving it. They have lost the previous 2 games, but they win the next one with Fabrizzio 62 to 12. Things are looking better for Rick.

Reading from Sunday, November 23 and Monday, November 24

Today I read from page 113 - 130. The Parma Panthers have their first game against the Naples Bandits. They won 48 - 28, and Rick is starting to feel good again.

Reading from Friday, November 21 and Saturday, November 22

Today I read from page 87 - 112. Rick is forced to undergo the conditioning exercises along with the rest of the team, and he is angry. In the NFL, he never had to do any. He plans on talking to Coach Russo about it, but thinks otherwise. If he gets out of the drills, he'll look like a spoiled american footballer. He still can't decide. On a happier note, he comes to terms with driving a stick shift so he can now drive around wherever he wants.

Reading from Thursday, November 20

Today I read pages 23 - 86. To sum it all up, Rick gets a taste for Italian food and meets the some of the boys from the team. They get along very well, especially him and the two other players from the U.S.

Reading from Wednesday, November 19

Today I read from pages 13 - 22. Rick's agent Arnie sets him up with a team in Parma, Italy as the quarterback because the coach is an old schoolmate of his and wants an NFL player, no matter who he is. Meanwhile, Rick is preparing and leaving Cleveland without anyone knowing he is doing so.

Reading from Tuesday, November 18

I didn't get to read much today, only from page 1 - 12. Rick Dockery just lost the AFC title game for the Cleveland Browns. They were up 17 to 0, and he lost. He threw three bad passes resulting in 3 touchdown against them. Along with that, he got brutally sandwiched and is now in the hospital not remembering a thing - a good thing some say. Rick has been to 8 teams in 6 years, and is, according to a journalist, the worst athlete in the history of athlete-dom. He has nowhere else to go, so he sits in his hospital bed waiting for the pill to make him sleep, and he cries.