Politeness could be both! It could be all good manners, but it also could be good lying. If this isn't what you are looking for, please explain more clearly.
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Paid.
Explanation:
Paid makes the most sense. Both would work, but paid fits with the most reasoning.
It shows that Perez believes it is a very important moment. Toward the end, he (assumed) uses the words "for our beloved Coyotes." Given that, one could say that Perez is a big fan of the Coyotes. He knows about baseball down to the smallest of details, and this moment was a "frozen in time" moment of importance because of the anticipation.
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what do the paragraphs say? I would like to help but rn I'm clueless as to what you're talking about :)