> Cogs are great, but it's idiotic to treat oil as though it were mere deadweight. Both are needed in any company.

For an example from the sports world, see the NBA's Shane Battier, described in a NY Times article [1] by Michael Lewis (of Liar's Poker and Moneyball fame) as "The No-Stats All-Star."

[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/magazine/15Battier-t.html?...