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In response to "But in baseball even the best teams lose 40% of the time. Because even bad teams can have a pitcher who throws a great game or hitter who gets hot. " by pmb

I just don't see it as coincidence that Bobby Cox, Joe Torre and Tony LaRussa dominated their peers.

Posted by David (aka David) Dec 11 '14, 13:42

They understand how to manage a team on the field and in the clubhouse. That matters.

Conversely, Phil Jackson couldn't help the 76ers and I could coach Cleveland to 50 wins.

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Cox was gifted 2.75 first ballot HOF pitchers and half a dozen other HOF hitters.... - Will Hunting Dec 11, 13:49 3
- Similarly, consider Phil Jackson that took a team the year after Michael Jordan's first retirement to within a bad refs call from going back to the - pmb Dec 11, 13:52 2
  - I would never use Phil in this conversation becuase I don't think he's that good. - Will Hunting Dec 11, 13:56 1
    - The Bulls were their own worst enemies until Jackson was hired. - tobor.2 Dec 11, 14:07
They weren't coaching the equivalent of the 76ers either. I think those guys are more akin to Phil Jackson than anything in that they had really good - pmb Dec 11, 13:47
this was part of my thinking, too - which sports have mgrs/coaches who really rise above others, over the course of years and not necessarily because - b. Dec 11, 13:46

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I just don't see it as coincidence that Bobby Cox, Joe Torre and Tony LaRussa dominated their peers.

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