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raysfan6 · 11-21-2025, 10:49 AM

Pierre Lemieux was used to being different. Born in Canada, Pierre found a love in baseball before it was “cool” to be a fan in Canada. Pierre was the star of his local high school team, but got little attention nationally because of living in Canada and the small baseball coverage there. Pierre knew he had to leave his native country to get into the game, and attended the University of Oakland, earning a bachelor’s and master’s degree in statistics, and a certification in data science, where he created projection models to show the future stats of baseball players. Lemieux was able to secure an internship with the Commodores, and following a successful summer and his graduation the following spring, Pierre was offered and accepted a position as a research and development analyst. Enduring long days and late nights, Pierre made sure to stay on top of his work and excel, being highly regarded among his peers for his work.

The year is 2024, and Johnny Shelby has fired his latest GM, Geoff Brown, after another dismal season. By now, the word has gotten around that Shelby is running a tight leash and demands immediate results. Ever since Shelby has taken over, no GM has lasted more than their first contract at the helm. This has turned away many quality candidates, and this rings no truer than now. Shelby and his team have spent all of October reaching out to candidates, conducting interviews, and extending offers, but to no avail. All exterior candidates have declined, and the entire existing front office has indicated that they would like to remain in their current positions. Except for one.

Pierre was surprised when he was called into Shelby’s office as he arrived at the ballpark the morning of November 5th. You see, Mr. Shelby is almost never in the office early in the morning as he typically plays a round of golf to start off his day. Pierre was even more shocked to see Evan sitting adjacent to an open chair in front of Mr. Shelby’s desk. The 26 year old had no idea that an offer of a lifetime was about to come his way…

11-21-2025, 10:49 AM	#4
raysfan6 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 33	Pierre Lemieux was used to being different. Born in Canada, Pierre found a love in baseball before it was “cool” to be a fan in Canada. Pierre was the star of his local high school team, but got little attention nationally because of living in Canada and the small baseball coverage there. Pierre knew he had to leave his native country to get into the game, and attended the University of Oakland, earning a bachelor’s and master’s degree in statistics, and a certification in data science, where he created projection models to show the future stats of baseball players. Lemieux was able to secure an internship with the Commodores, and following a successful summer and his graduation the following spring, Pierre was offered and accepted a position as a research and development analyst. Enduring long days and late nights, Pierre made sure to stay on top of his work and excel, being highly regarded among his peers for his work. The year is 2024, and Johnny Shelby has fired his latest GM, Geoff Brown, after another dismal season. By now, the word has gotten around that Shelby is running a tight leash and demands immediate results. Ever since Shelby has taken over, no GM has lasted more than their first contract at the helm. This has turned away many quality candidates, and this rings no truer than now. Shelby and his team have spent all of October reaching out to candidates, conducting interviews, and extending offers, but to no avail. All exterior candidates have declined, and the entire existing front office has indicated that they would like to remain in their current positions. Except for one. Pierre was surprised when he was called into Shelby’s office as he arrived at the ballpark the morning of November 5th. You see, Mr. Shelby is almost never in the office early in the morning as he typically plays a round of golf to start off his day. Pierre was even more shocked to see Evan sitting adjacent to an open chair in front of Mr. Shelby’s desk. The 26 year old had no idea that an offer of a lifetime was about to come his way…