At the moment of triumph, though, the negotiators were not present; they remained upstairs, locked in discussions.
He fell just short of a complete triumph, though, as he was unable to strike the final runs that would have given Hyderabad a victory.
Tubular garganelli with funghi trifolati (penne-like pasta tumbled with an abundance of shiitake, oyster and cremini mushrooms) was also a triumph, though also on the oily side.
In their moment of life-changing triumph, though, both girls were adamant they would not be where they are today without a third, hugely influential, individual.
There was tragedy mixed in with the triumph, though, with the tragic death of a fan at Rangers Ballpark when he tried to reach over a railing to catch a ball thrown into the stands by the Rangers' Josh Hamilton.
As much as those triumphs, though, what kept me obsessively watching their team (and often paying the price in sleepless nights) was the all-too-human inconsistency of each.
The Flying Man triumphs, though, in the touching symbol it suggests for all our journeys: no matter how many times Maqil takes off, how unleashed he remains from the ties that bind most of us, no matter how determined he is never to grow up, he is ultimately unable to fend off the command to grow old.
The new Somerset House venue was a triumph (though can we have some extra loos next time, please?), while the shows in general looked sophisticated but still had enough edge to retain London's reputation for pushing the boundaries and discovering new talent.
Even better news is the displays on both the iPhone 6 and G3 are triumphs, though again for completely different reasons.
Now, though, having triumphed in San Francisco, Ainslie has set his sights on bringing the cup home to the UK, where the competition began in 1851.
