Moral Victory
In sports journalism, the phrase is used to describe a situation whereby an underdog team loses a game, but plays better than expected. Thus, the game is considered a victory of sorts, although in reality it is a loss. BUT, this has nothing to do with morals and/or ethics, does it? Then why call it a "moral victory"? Don't you mean "morale victory"? As in, "We lost, but the game really improved our morale." MORALE VICTORY... not "moral victory"!

submitted by Jeffrey Wellington Marbut

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