Episode 10: Steve Kettmann
Steve Kettmann - Author of ‘Baseball Maverick,’ How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets
Summary: Who was Sandy Alderson and how only looking at stats can dilute the game of baseball
Interview Timeline:
- (02:02) - Choosing to use the word 'revive' in the book title
- (07:56) - In combat, baseball, the backstory of Sandy Alderson
- (15:38) - "Don't let stats ruin baseball"
- (24:01) - Watching the game vs reading the numbers
- (38:00) - The resurgence of of older conventional wisdom