I had to, too. I had my perceptions and presumptions, and I had my theories when I was on the outside looking in and when I started this job.

Q: You ce straight from Cleveland, right?

A: Yes. And I think once I got into this it took me a good three years to get my hands around it. The mistakes I made were mistakes based on aggressiveness & on not taking my time. My perceptions didn’t turn out the match the reality of the particular environment.

There were certain constants that I knew of. The home-road difference…I knew it was there because they’re clear from the stats, but I didn’t know the core of the reasons. And the whole offensive-minded ballpark…how it creates mindset in the players…I really had no idea how that would play out. Finding out was really a valuable learning experience.

So every year I’ve learned more things that relate to this particular (GM) job. I feel like we’re on the right path now; whether that turns out to been the case or not, we’ll find out.

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So O’Dowd and his group ce in with preconceived notions but started experimenting right away and, as importantly, observed and measured and analyzed their results. They haven’t stopped.martin 12 string guitar
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Note that you can have the best data in the world but that full data alone, while it certainly helps an analyst define problems, doesn’t help in defining questions to ask or the answers to address known challenges.

Note, too, a Third Base skill O’Dowd has — self-awareness. He knows his management actions tend towards aggressive approaches. He knows his tendencies meant he made mistakes. He doesn’t pretend its anyone else’s fault (if anything, I believe, he may been grabbing ble for shortfalls that are outside a manager’s control), and this accountability makes it possible to more easily dump past approaches and embrace new ones. Energy spent elaborating CYA strategies is not energy that’s not going into analysis or forward-looking decisions.

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Tuesday, October 16,
The O’Dowd Report: Rockies’ Relentless GM Leads Expedition to Heart of the Unknown — Part I.
Reprise From March,

A couple of readers who have been recent arrivals to MBB asked if I surprised by the Colorado Rockies’ recent Berserker Buzzsaw. Answer: I , but I’m not.