10-19-2015, 12:41 PM
I wish I could find the video, but I distinctly remember an interview with Epstein a few year back. He was asked something along the lines of how he goes about building a "World Series winning team". His response was that you do not build a World Series winning team. You build a team with the idea in mind to get to the post season as many times as possible. He stated the post season is a crap shoot. The hot team usually does well and anything can quickly change your fortunes. To him it was a matter of statistics. You build your club in a manner that got you to the post season on a regular basis, because the frequency is the key to improving your odds of winning.
It was a very cool and refreshing view following a regime that built to win 1 season at a time. The interview could have even been from his time with the BoSox. I'm not sure.
It was a very cool and refreshing view following a regime that built to win 1 season at a time. The interview could have even been from his time with the BoSox. I'm not sure.
I got nothin'.
Andy
Andy