One of the true measures of a man is how he handles defeat. If he accepts it gracefully and acknowledges his opponent's victory, he is a man of honor and integrity. If, on the other hand, he whines, complains, invents excuses, and tries to pretend the he really didn't lose, he does not deserve to call himself a man.
There have been some complaints that it was "unfair" that Atomizer's mother was one of the players on our trivia team that cleaned up on Hugh Hewitt and his fabulous flops on Friday night at Keegan's Irish Pub. It's a little pathetic that a team consisting of "men" like Hugh Hewitt, Duane Paterson, James Lileks, and Dwight Rabuse would somehow not think it "fair" to have to compete against a petite grandmother from Edina. But more than that, this is a tale of management decisions that worked and those that didn't.
In 2004, George Steinbrenner watched Johnny Damon lead the Red Sox past his Yankees in the ALCS. In 2006, he went out and added Damon to his team and this year, the Yanks are leaving the Red Sox in the dust.
In 2004, Atomizer's mother anchored the team the won the First Trivia Throwdown, besting both Hugh's team and our Fraters squad. This year, I added her to the team and the rest is history.
Meanwhile, Hugh dumped Medved and the Crazy Uke from his roster while adding Duane and Dwight. This result was confusion, poor team chemistry, and another failed bid to win the title.
Good leaders put together good teams. There is nothing "unfair" about that.
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