But Manager Joe Torre, Derek Jeter, Paul O'Neill and Andy Pettitte called Mussina and talked about the merits of playing for the Yankees.
At one point, he interrupts his own disquisition on the merits of playing darts with: "Fuck it.
After a few pre-season matches, Ranieri took little time to be converted to the merits of playing Drinkwater and has been delighted with what he has seen.
David Renzer, a music publishing veteran who co-founded the entertainment industry anti-boycott group the Creative Community For Peace, says his organization works within the record industry to outline the merits of playing in Israel, and warn of its complications.
Last week, he was enamored with the Golden State Warriors and spoke as if he would join them for $2.25 million, so it is likely that the Knicks will be able to sell him on the merits of playing a key role for a conference contender.
History sheds light on the relative merits of playing offense vs. defense.
After President Obama announced Judge Merrick Garland as his nominee to the Supreme Court, commentators praised Obama for emphasizing "merit" instead of playing into identity politics.
This, surely, is carrying much too far the British tradition of playing down the merits of all things British".
It would be hard enough to quantify the relative merits of people playing the same instrument, let alone to compare the skills of, say, drummers with those of saxophonists or singers.
Preliminary auditioners, before they try out in concerts, often perform behind a screen so the committee of orchestra members listening to them can make judgments purely on the merits of their playing.
With all the witchcraft of a worldly woman and all the wondrous charm of a naturally beautiful one, she holds the eye every moment she is on the scene, so that all the merits of those playing up to her are merely comparative….
