I have mentioned before that Jack and I used to play softball together.  We had our warm up rituals.  When I played catcher we worked out a drill to practice throwing people out at home.  That was something we did a lot.  Jack would drop a relay intentionally to sucker guys into going for home.  It worked.  It was fun.  When I moved around to other positions we tailored our warm up accordingly.  We also played a lot of basketball together, and a little whiffleball.  Throughout all of this we had a lot of ongoing debates.  Perhaps the one that had no answer, but drew much attention and discourse, had to do with the concept of teambuilding.  Jack and I were cornerstone players on a team that was always trying to get better.  We had a few guys, five or six, that made up the core of the squad and we were always looking to add guys.  The trick was that some guys couldn’t be relied on, and some guys just weren’t as good as others.  Each season we would lose a guy or two, and have to fill the gap.  The problem was how.  Would we look hard for a really talented player athletically or would we try to find the guy with the best attitude and spirit?  Talent versus morale is a classic argument.