But the debate over the Yankees' payroll, their historical dominance and their rivalry with the Red Sox provided great fodder.
"It's great fodder for the troops' ironic use," he said.
Military snipers have been great fodder for video games and movies, and they're just as interesting in reality.
But all of them provide great fodder for argument if you're looking to inflame your next dinner party.
Within a couple of centuries, other scholars realized this was great fodder for practical jokes.
Cokie Roberts predicted safely that the story of the consultant and the prostitute would be "great fodder for the late-night comedians."
All great fodder for LP's next edition.
"This is great fodder if it's backed up with logic."