"In the end, the question is, Are you going to stand for anything?" - Mark Shapiro
In this case, the general manager of the team was faced with the attitude problems of the team's most statistically productive player. He traded Milton Bradley away. The team that lost 94 games in 2003 won 93 games in 2005 and nearly qualified for the World Series.
What do you stand for, if you had to identify one thing? Actions are a good indicator... lots of people say that community service is an ideal, but give little of it themselves. My heart bleeds while watching one of those pet rescue ads with the woefully sad music, or Feed the Children on T.V., but...
In a healthy sense, I stand for the importance of coaching. Whether it's sports, stats class or the office, the person standing at the head of the group can lift others to great heights. Or abandon them.
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