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Dangers of trying to build an überteam

By Rob Neyer
ESPN Insider

Friday, September 1, 2006

There's a telling passage in Seth Mnookin's new book about the Red Sox, "Feeding the Monster: How Money, Smarts, and Nerve Took a Team to the Top." It's about a staff meeting shortly after the Red Sox were eliminated by the White Sox this past October, and Theo Epstein tells senior staff the following: We sat here in April and talked about building an überteam. That's dangerous. That's very dangerous. We need to be aware of the potential that the bubble could burst. Yes, it's a pro that, ...

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