Mitt Romney's persuasive victory in the Illinois primary Tuesday night got me thinking of Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond, who overcame a slow start last summer and finished the season with a burst of offensive power.
"To fight through that...that's what a big leaguer does," Desmond told the Washington Post, when asked about his early season slump.
Buckling down, keeping your head, making the effort, grinding it out. That is what big leaguers do - in baseball and in politics.
To anyone who thought GOP front-runner Newt Gingrich attacked Mitt Romney Saturday by joking he was only one loss to Sen. Edward Kennedy away from "career politician" status, think again.
Compared to what Gingrich could have said, that was no attack. It was practically a Cinnabon served with cold milk.