Dave Stewart: Real Man of Baseball

[soxhop411]

 
“I think James is a throwback guy by the way he goes about his business and the innings he pitches,” Stewart said. “I think the fact that Tony (La Russa) is here and that we have more baseball people – he probably sees us as a true baseball team vs. some of the other teams out here that are geared more toward analytics and those type of things.
“Sometimes, there are concessions the player will make to be here. It’s the case that he likes what we’re doing with our organization from our end, all we can hope is that there will be concessions enough that he can be here.”

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/13/dave-stewart-calls-the-dbacks-more-of-a-true-baseball-team-because-they-dont-emphasize-analytics/

 

[MakMan44]

:bahgawd:

 

[Snodgrass'Muff]

Very soxhopian title. I'd have opted for something like "Dave Stewart: Real Man of Baseball."
 

 

[soxhop411]

Very soxhopian title. I'd have opted for something like "Dave Stewart: Real Man of Baseball."
 

Done!

 

[Corsi]

Aren't they gluten-free too?

 

[Spacemans Bong]

James Shields could sign with us for less because we think sabermetrics are lame.
 
The D-Backs don't get enough credit as the Cleveland Browns of baseball.

 

[Red(s)HawksFan]

So much for ditching "gritty" Kirk Gibson and Kevin "our pitchers better be ready to throw at guys" Towers being the start of a more mature, modern approach to running a baseball club.

 

[JohntheBaptist]

James Shields could sign with us for less because we think sabermetrics are lame.
 
The D-Backs don't get enough credit as the Cleveland Browns of baseball.

 
Yeah, it's funny--being proud of your organization's approach to shunning that stuff is one thing. Thinking a player is going to take less money to be a part of that is just really, really dopey.
 
Is this an upgrade from the Towers era? Kind of staggering to think it may not be.

 

[Monbo Jumbo]

It's Dave's "they said there would be no math" moment.

 

[Omar's Wacky Neighbor]

 
Yeah, it's funny--being proud of your organization's approach to shunning that stuff is one thing. Thinking a player is going to take less money to be a part of that is just really, really dopey.
 
 

Right up there with  "But you lose money on every unit you sell!"
 
"Yeah, but we make it back in volume......"

 

[santadevil]

What concessions have guys made to be there yet?
 
I'm a bandwagon Diamondbacks fan because I get to more of their games, but wow.
What is Dave thinking?