Be Careful What You Wish for. . . —Cagle

• Burton isn’t finished dealing. He’ll shake off this setback—chalking it up to a cowardly sucker punch by RRD—and then come back next spring with a new challenge in mind. And instead of Banta, he’ll be crafting overture letters to...oh, I don’t know...Cadmus, perhaps?

Most people can handle success with good grace and aplomb. But, as in sports, it is the way one responds to adversity that illustrates the true mark of a champion, be it on the gridiron, baseball diamond or in the board room.