Sports Managing vs. Motivating I caught this quote today on the Mets.com mailbag: "Managers are in place to manage, not motivate." – Marty Noble, reporter, MLB.com Managers are there to manage, not motivate? In the corporate world, if a manager only managed without motivating, the company’s performance would suffer and the manager wouldn’t last. What’s true for corporate teams […] Written by David Berkowitz May 26, 2008November 26, 2020
Campaigns Indiana Jones Plays Ball This was a surprise when I was checking out the Mets schedule this month: Indiana Jones is pictured on the calendar for opening day. Only after looking did I notice the ad to the left. It’s definitely an attention-grabber. He’s there for every team, though growing up in Princeton, NJ (according to Wikia), I fear […] Written by David Berkowitz May 9, 2008November 26, 2020
Sports Accountability from the Mets The Mets, as has been widely covered by now, completed what was on many counts the worst all-time September meltdown in baseball history, and one of the great all-time disappointments among all US professional sports. There are ample statistics showing how this isn’t just some kneejerk emotional heartbreak but a categorically unprecedented failure. Yesterday, the […] Written by David Berkowitz October 2, 2007November 26, 2020
