be ungovernable, or, as scotlyn put it so well many weeks ago, be a weed. now is the time for sand in the gears, sugar in the gas tank, &c.

the other day a pitcher in mlb who was given some consideration for the cy young award last season (the highest honor for a pitcher in any given year for the legions of non-baseball fans here) tried to blow a ball into foul territory. not the first time this tactic has been tried in history, and it ultimately failed. he had no help from his teammates, which may have produced a different outcome.

there are ways to operate within the system, yet askance of the rules, that just might work in the right situation.