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Mets Make Terry Collins' Hiring Official

NEW YORK (AP) -- Terry Collins is a major league manager once again, hired by the New York Mets to help revitalize a franchise that has struggled on the field and at the gate. The Mets said Monday they will hold a Tuesday morning news conference to introduce Collins. Collins was chosen over a group of finalists that...

Reunited With Mets, Paul DePodesta and Sandy Alderson a Classic Pairing

SAN DIEGO -- Now that the mutual admiration society that is Sandy Alderson and Paul DePodesta has reconvened, West Coast Bias wonders what would happen if these two brainy men were to straighten out the Mets. One, ESPN would show the Mets on "Sunday Night Baseball" every week instead of every other week. Two, folks...

Mets Add Paul DePodesta to Front Office

The Mets have hired Paul DePodesta to work in their front office, FanHouse's Tom Krasovic has confirmed. DePodesta, a principle figure in Michael Lewis' renowned baseball book "Moneyball" and the general manager of the Dodgers from 2004-05, had been working since '06 in the Padres' front office. It is believed he'll...

Twelve Thoughts: Giants Among Elite, Sandy Alderson, Big Fall for Prospects

The San Francisco Giants now belong among the elite franchises in baseball. Maybe the Giants already were there, but the recent World Series trophy completes a franchise that had a lot else going for it -- a snazzy ballpark privately financed and integrated into a vibrant city, an avid fan base, a decent winning tradition...

Twelve Thoughts: Nolan Ryan, Giants Bargains, Mat Latos

West Coast Bias, classing the place up, gives you Dick Enberg's spirited ode to Nolan Ryan's 383-strikeout season. The American League's Cy Young award in 1973 went to Jim Palmer of the first-place Baltimore Orioles, in part, the former Angels broadcaster said, because Ryan's feats with a weak California club were muted...

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05/04/12 Rethinking America's Pastime: The Paul DePodesta Story Source: The Harvard Crimson - Harvard Univ - Cambridge MA He has been ridiculed by some who see him as a geeky introvert, lauded by others who deem him an ingenious visionary.
04/09/12 Informatica World 2012 to Showcase How Companies Can... Source: TMCnet Abbasi and DePodesta's keynotes will take placeon the first day of the conference, which will be held May 15-18,2012 at the ARIA Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
03/27/12 Why Youth Has An Advantage In Innovation & Why You... Source: The Business Insider These two scenes from Moneyball illustrate something that may be essential to modern business: the incredible value of youth and innovative thinking relative to traditional experience.