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Originally Posted by NoOne

highlighting more 'dumb', lol.

and, it's not about sabermetrics, from what i see -- although i'm sure similar conclusions can be drawn about that too... this is about accepting and understanding reality properly.

the owner has some emotional reaction to things that may or may not be correlated with real success and makes a stupid decision without ever truly understanding anything at all.

people that can afford a baseball team are mostly born into that kind of money. a 'mark cuban' is an exception and not the rule -- not saying mark cuban is smart or not as i have no idea, but far more likely to be smart than someone born into that class. being born into it is more likely just a typical distribution, which like talent in baseball is a pyramid-like shape. few at the top, most at bottom even if that bulk slightly skewed to middle.

the way sports teams are run, from a financial perspective, is like watching children kick a can around, giddily. the teams with discippline, restraint, and a real plan based in reality do well consistently over time. new england patriots are a great example of this. they don't overpay. they let players go or trade them if they are not part of their plans or as mentioned above will certainly want too much money out of the total pie relative to what you get in return from them on the field above and beyond the other 'best' options available.

one way or another, they understand baseline. they understand value of various levels above or below baseline. they make smart, informed decisions. money is everything... overspending it is just as bad and potenetially worse than a bust #1/1 draft pick, depending on absurdity involved.

sports radio fans are confounded by the patriots every year, lol... a lack of forethought and reasoning skills. i wish my local teams were run in similar ways.

It doesn't hurt that Bill Belichick's dad literally wrote the book on NFL scouting, or that he's one of two or three coaches across major American sports that can command enough respect to run things with a strict, disciplinarian style and not be run out by the players for creating a toxic/unfun culture to play in. Also doesn't hurt that since the league expanded they've been in a division with three of the most ineptly run franchises in the league (including my Jets). Or the fact that they just have Tom Brady in general who has been signed for an incredible value for just about his whole career. Or the fact that teams gift them highly-drafted players that they gave up on constantly. Or the fact that veteran players sign with them regularly to shore up their depth because they're the best run organization in the league.

**** the Patriots.

-A bitter Jets fan