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Originally Posted by ChuckElias
Well, you're closer to things there than I am obviously, but I can tell you that it sure seems that way outside of NYC. He never says, "What a great season we had. What a fantastic effort after the All-Star break to win the division. I'm proud of the way the guys played in the face of all the injuries we suffered. We just came up a little short against a very good opponent in this series." You only ever hear, "Heads will roll".
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So some person who's sunk literally billions of dollars into his professional sports franchise should just shrug and say "Oh well...nice try fellas"?
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If that's your ONLY goal, then I agree with you. But it's also insane if that's your only goal.
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If you own an majority stake in a multi-billion dollar business your goal should be *less* than the best you can do?
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My goal is to work the NCAA tournament someday. If I don't ever do that, is my officiating career a failure? Of course not.
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With all due respect this comparison is stupid.
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A more realistic measure of success for a baseball team is to make the playoffs. As every player, coach, and announcer says, anything can happen in a short series. It's very possible for the better team to lose a best-of-5 series. Even after making the playoffs, you only have a 1-in-8 chance of winning the World Series, at best.
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Your statistics assume random outcomes of a fair game. Obviously the outcome of a professional sporting event is neither random nor fair.
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And again, if anybody thinks Lou Pinella gives the Yankees a better chance of winning a World Series than Torre does, that's insane, too.
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Opinions...everybody's got one.
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