Game Tactician Gifts

'The MCC picks the team for Australia' via a lucky dip

"Sweetie, we're dealing with a smart mouse here. Not only did he de-bait the trap, but he got today's Wordle in two."

'And that's the latest on today's coaching changes.'

'What are you good at?' - 'I'm a good loser.'

Alternative fielding positions

Kitchen Tetris

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

"So what's this special distracting tactic you've developed?"

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

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

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

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

Carlo Ancelotti

Rest in Peace Instant Replay

Gaah! You sank my longship!

'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'?'

'Hey, that's a bad roll. Let's try that again.'

Business cartoon showing a business man headed toward 'blame'.

ISIS needle in a haystack.

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

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."

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

'Man, I can't believe we didn't think of this before.'

Golf

'The break is over, guys. It's time we got back to our 'Poker Addiction Support Group.''

Arsene Wenger

'I wonder who they'll bring on as manager for the second half.'

"Try caressing the ball with your bat."

The Waiting Game

'Cap'n, why's the enemy fire so accurate after we deployed the smoke screen?'

"Watch this bloke, lads, if there's a hole in the wall he'll find it."

Addressing The Ball

"Spoilsports"

Manuel Pellegrini