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Originally posted by YoungEagle
"We'll win because we have players like Joe Gordon who could care less what they are hitting". He said, "my guys just want to win".
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That's interesting. I always assumed those Yankees teams were good because they had Joe Dimaggio, King Kong Keller, Tommy Henrich, Joe Gordon, Bill Dickey, and Phil Rizzuto, all of whom were arguably the best players at their respective position at the time.
Now I know the secret to success is hiring illiterate players. Someone should get Billy Beane on the phone and let him know before he puts together another 100 win season with a tiny payroll.
In all seriousness, I do think baseball would be better if the statistical side were handled by the manager and executives instead of being followed so closely by the players, but what are you gonna do.
Jason