Monday, October 7, 2019

Newsletter Excerpt, October 7, 2019 -- "Welcome, Managers"

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"In riding Wainwright and walking McCann, Shildt made mistakes his predecessor would have made, viewing players as their career numbers and not as what they are today. He got away with one of them, and he didn’t get away with the other; Rafael Ortega, running for McCann, scored the game-winning run."