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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Have you seen Moneyball (or read the book)? Most of MLB passed over Chad Bradford because he was a submarine pitcher. He was deadly against right-handed batters, but he had a funny-looking style, and baseball GMs did not fear losing as much as they feared being laughed at.
In the movie, Jonah Hill's character says, 'Baseball thinking is mediaeval.' That's no longer true, but in hockey, some of the same attitudes still linger on. Probably the last place they'll die is in the media, because after all, media guys don't have to win games. Some of the guys reporting on the draft are almost as far behind the times as Don Cherry.
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Great movie because it relates to hockey and the stupidity of the old boys club mentality so well. Great post!