But now Mr. Spota and the head of the insurance crimes unit, Leonard Lato, have begun shying away from the spotlight, declining to discuss why a judge dismissed 10 of those indictments last month or whether those dismissals will have any effect on the surviving indictments.
Bayliss, whose appointment in May was largely due to his success in limited-overs cricket, has made good on his promise to remain out of the spotlight having declined an invitation to join the on-field Ashes celebrations that followed the fifth Test's conclusion on Sunday.
Manager Mike Scioscia hinted Pennington could garner more playing time at Giavotella's expense this week, but declined to spotlight Giavotella's struggles above the other everyday players hitting under.200, including Albert Pujols, C.J. Cron, and Carlos Perez.
But the investigation has cast a harsh spotlight on Mr. Morris, who declined to comment for this article.
Mr. Christie is not eager to share a spotlight — during the battle for the Republican nomination, he declined invitations to campaign for Mr. Romney where he would have been on stage with others.
Although La Russa has invited McGwire to be a guest hitting instructor in spring training a few times, McGwire declined, preferring to remain out of the spotlight in Southern California.
Despite that, aides to Mr. Obama, loath to let the spotlight on their candidate drift to his wealthy donors or newfound Hollywood ties, declined to discuss the event except to say it would be closed to the news media.
Bill Clinton declined to attend, as did Judith Giuliani, who has shied away from the spotlight in recent months.
The elder Segawa, who declined to give his full name so as not to steal the spotlight from his son, said the family was returning home to Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after Koshiro pitched in a school tournament in Osaka.
One firm that has been under the spotlight for its compensation ratio is Greenhill & Company, a boutique advisory firm whose stock has declined 52 percent in the last year.
Meyer reiterated tonight that he felt that way in his gut, but declined to elaborate on his future with the program, not wanting to take the spotlight away from the players.
