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May 2, 2002

6-4-3: managing.com

by Gary Huckabay

As the Month of Gory Managerial Death fades away, is there some sort of central lesson that can be learned from the various dugout purges? Were the decisions to hire Davey Lopes, Phil Garner, Tony Muser, and Buddy Bell just bad decisions from the outset, or were they good decisions that just didn't have good outcomes? Is there anything at all to be learned from this wave of firings? What will a smart organization take away from all this? One word thrown around a lot when a manager is fired is "accountability." At the end of the day, managers are accountable for what happens on the field--the wins and losses.

April 19, 2002

6-4-3: Glittering Prizes and Endless Compromises

by Gary Huckabay

Some thoughts on Ichiro Suzuki and baseball's "inevitable" return to Washington, D.C.

6-4-3: Glittering Prizes and Endless Compromises

by Gary Huckabay

April 12, 2002

6-4-3: Noises from the Feedbag, Part Two

by Gary Huckabay

As I explained last week, we asked the attendees at each Pizza Feed to predict the results of the divisional races this year, along with the World Series winner, major award winners, managerial firings, etc. This week, we'll take a look at the American League divisional races.

6-4-3: Noises from the Feedbag, Part Two

by Gary Huckabay

April 5, 2002

6-4-3: Noises from the Feedbag

by Gary Huckabay

This week, let's take a look at the divisional races in the National League. For each division, the average rank of each team is listed, along with the standard deviation for each team, which is a measure of how much variability there was for each team. The lower the deviation, the more agreement there is about that team's place in the standings.

6-4-3: Noises from the Feedbag, Part One

by Gary Huckabay

March 29, 2002

6-4-3: Road Map

by Gary Huckabay

I ran across a piece at the Baltimore Sun Web site, read through it, then spent two hours on an exercise bike and at the driving range to try to calm down. It hasn't worked, so I want to run through this piece, and begin to scratch the surface of what's wrong in Baltimore.