There's too much emphasis on the previous contentious nature of the board. I think that what's most important here is not ideology but ability to get things done.

You can't put a poor person in a house needing repairs.

When it came time for the announcers to introduce Elvis, the stadium was filled with anticipation. At the mention of Elvis' name, the modest crowd cheered and looked expectantly at the parked Cadillac.

He jumped onto one of the benches and was about to bound onto the stage, when the bench toppled over under the sudden shift of his weight,

We battled. We did the best we could, and all in all, it was a good year. A lot of our young players got experience, and we have a bright future.

I had a hit-and-run, double-steal (called). We got mixed up. We ended up getting picked off at first and thrown out at second. That was a momentum killer right there.