-- Texas Gov. George Walker Bush, referring to the state budget, May 2000.
Indeed, even before the Moneyball revolution had thoroughly rooted itself in baseball and catalyzed analytics revolutions in the other major sports, the man who would become the 43rd President of the United States understood the essential importance of numbers.
In New York City FC's win on Sunday at Chicago, one number stands out, owing to its singular primacy:
3.
All 3 points.
Yes, a road win for NYCFC in Patrick Vieira's first competitive match as the head coach of a senior squad is, rightfully, what ought to be celebrated and remembered.