1.   And while he preached the importance of family, he virtually ignored his wife, son, and daughter and adopted his players as surrogates.

2.   Anything less would have been untenable for a team that preaches the importance of cohesion inside its clubhouse walls.

3.   Before Sunday, the Dodgers first baseman had preached the importance of going into the playoffs on the rise.

4.   Coaches are famous for preaching the importance of special teams.

5.   Cunningham was so excited that during his post-practice chat with the media, he sounded like a high school coach preaching the importance of school spirit.

6.   Even some big drug companies, which normally preach the importance of patents for spurring innovation, have expressed concern about the ramifications of patenting genes.

7.   Ever preaching the importance of game-situation baseball, Green was unhappy when the Mets stranded runners at third in both the sixth and seventh innings Sunday.

8.   Even Stamper has shied away from addressing his congregation directly, preferring to preach the importance of love and refraining from pointing fingers.

9.   From the moment the current front office took over, it has preached the importance of the minor-league system.

10.   He joked with potential jurors during voir dire, and he preached the importance of jury selection like a minister selling the Bible.