Sentence 1: Joe wanted to play baseball, but instead became a salesman. 
 Sentence 3: He pretended he was stepping up to bat when he sat at the table 
 Sentence 4:  Each point in his presentation was like a home run to him 
 Sentence 5:  Instead of winning his imaginary game, he won a new client 
 Option 1: He had gotten his girlfriend pregnant right out of high school, and needed to support them. 
 Option 2: Today, he was meeting with potentially his biggest client.