Tactic Tactician Gifts

Football player thinks: Tic-Tac-Toe

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

'Pop up Book of Covert Warfare.'

"It should take their mind off bashing me!"

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

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

'Looks like your cash cow just got diverted to the slaughterhouse.'

“Sweet mother of Marmaduke... no!”

"Weather like this plagued my retreat from Moscow."

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

Man mourns the loss of his king after being checkmated.

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

War never felt the same after the Great Puppy Ambush.

Carlo Ancelotti

Football.

"That was a rumor day."

The Use of Cavalry

Commando crashes into wall, instead of through window.

'With your permission sir... checkmate.'

Human males marking territory.

Kosovo.

'Boy, look at his personal space!'

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

"I try to get a head start on them."

'Remember, shares can also go down...'

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

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

'Blue Fox to Swat Team: execute on my count of three and when officer O'Rourke has fastened his bootlace.'

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

"If you can't beat them, sir, perhaps you should consider colluding with them."

"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."

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

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

"Next!"

Keeper giving Lords best position for shooting