I'm not really in the excuse business.
My entire life has been spent thinking about this game. That's pretty narrow... I don't view myself as a person who's well-versed in very many subjects. I'm not proud of that.
Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
Success is never final, but failure can be.
Usually older players, late in the season, start to get cold.
I just try to do the best job I possibly can - put the blinders on, go to work and be the best you can possibly be. Once you have done everything that you possibly can - you've put forth your greatest effort - then I can live with whatever's next.