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Old 11-06-2006, 12:48 PM   #12
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Re: Ron Washington named Rangers' manager

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Originally Posted by Chip R View Post
I haven't read Moneyball for a while but I seem to recall a passage in there when he was talking with Ray Durham about the running game and they both seemed to be in agreement that the A's should run more often.
That's my favorite passage in the book. What I really like about Washington's part in it is his clearly aggressive attitude about the game. You dont try to steal a base, you go out and "get" the base. He didn't view failure as an option.

My take is that's how good/great players think.
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