How Do I Measure Thee? … Let Me Count The Ways
The other day, I was listening to the General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ baseball team. He was describing the club’s philosophy as it related to player development.
This guy was mostly talking about his Minor League organization, not the “Big Club” that resides right here in Pittsburgh. “We really don’t care much about winning,” he said, “We really only care about seeing improvements at all levels of our Minor League operations.”
Up until I heard that, I was only casually listening. But when I heard the phrase, “We don’t care about winning,” my head immediately jerked in the direction of the radio. Could he really have said what I just heard?
