The spotlight is as much or more on the celebrities and amateurs as it is on the pros those first few days. To be quite honest, that's kind of nice.

In the first half we played like amateurs. In the second half we played like champions.

[The pros still have one thing most amateurs don't: resources. Grassroots reporting fills the gaps in mainstream coverage, keeps members of the old guard on their toes, and shines when there's a premium on fast facts from the scene. But laypeople can't do much with a story like Watergate or Enron.] Big investigative projects require deep pockets, ... I'm not trying to tell anyone that we don't need paid journalists. I hope for an ecosystem where many forms of information can survive and thrive.

We won the first two innings. We're a capable team, but most of these players are amateurs.

Professionals built the Titanic, amateurs the ark

A win would turn this into a good year in a hurry,