Field Tactician Gifts

'We're a coalition force, ref.'

Just as he was about to be annihilated, Dirk makes an amazing discovery,

Alternative fielding positions

“Sweet mother of Marmaduke... no!”

'How many times have I told you not to hit the ball with your head?'

Do you want to win the game or my business?

"Weather like this plagued my retreat from Moscow."

"Memo to self - personalise new work-station."

'He's been hiding out here for 20 years. Apparently, his buddies forgot to tell him the paintball tournament was over.'

Vinnie's Billiards: 'Heck of a break, Ron!'

"Well I didn't see the incident myself.."

'So far, sir, we've rejected plans A,B, C, D, E, F, and right now we're evaluating'G'.'

Carlo Ancelotti

'With your 4-4-2 formation I don't think you'll see the end of this match.'

Football fans discuss a deceased manager: A giant, a legend, much loved. Didn't we sack him?

Football.

'The score is tied and we've only got a 20-second timeout, so we've gotta be quick. ... I'm 'X'. Who wants to be 'O'?'

'What a control freak!'

'Doctor, did you say 5 minutes of traction, or 5 hours?'

"I hear it's because we're right and they're wrong."

"Ooops is a bit of an understatement, don't you think Cardigan?"

Human males marking territory.

'Boy, look at his personal space!'

"I carefully examine the data for March madness brackets and every year I lose to Anita, who picks by uniform colors."

"The answer isn't more troops—what you need is an antibiotic."

"Call it wishful thinking, but I don't think this peace will last. . . ."

'Thank you colonel we'll keep your strategy in mind.'

"It has come to my attention that there's a traitor in our midst."

Manager. Managing a political campaign and a baseball team are alike in many ways. A campaign is launched with a "first pitch," when a candidate gives a speech selling himself or herself. I change pitchers based on the game situation. In politics and baseball, sometimes it's best to come from the right side and sometimes it's best to come from the left side. We study our competitors' weaknesses and exploit those. In politics we call that "opposition research." And I don't worry about the

"I know I told you to fool him into thinking you've got nothing left, but now you've got me convinced."

'I went riding this morning. . . he got back before I did.'

"We're fighting them in zone A, they're our allies in zone B, and we don't know what to do in zone C."

'Sir, our sales force has just taken Atlanta.'

I've left your pin on the map, but I've loosened it.

Kamakasi pilot instructor