Short Cut Tactician Gifts

'I did tell you there were speed bumps in this via.'

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

Alternative fielding positions

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

I love Basketball.

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

Copywriter's blank paper compared to the gridded screen of a content provider.

"Works every time."

Carlo Ancelotti

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'?'

"So this is it...the first day of the new school year. I guess studying, tests and report cards are still the hot things around here."

Papa's Pizza delivered in under 30 minutes.

'What a control freak!'

ISIS needle in a haystack.

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

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

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

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

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

'Hurry, hurry! What's he saying?'

'Quick! Play dead!'

"Try caressing the ball with your bat."

British patent (applied for) A Trained Dog of war Drawing the Enemy's Fire.

Arsene Wenger

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

This is the shortcut!

'I don't think you are going to see the end of this match with that 4-4-2 formation.'

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

"Richard just came in - he must have had a board meeting."

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

'Is this the narrow gauge track or a standard gauge track?'

'What's this?' - 'Your sealed orders, not to be opened till 7 furlongs.'

"I like the look of this steamer in the 2.30."

Horse racing is the only sport where a 3 year old can make an adult behave like a baby!