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Jim Molony of MLB.com profiles Dodger vice president and assistant general manager Kim Ng. An excerpt:
Even with impeccable credentials, landing a GM job is extremely difficult. Assistant GMs work their way up through the ranks, and even if their resumes pass muster, they usually have to go through at least one interview, and often two or three, before getting that first GM job offer.
"I think it was a great process," Ng said of her interview with the Dodgers three years ago. "I think it gave me an entree into a owner's thinking about things that are important to them, Frank and Jamie [McCourt]. I think [owners] think about the game and the business a little bit different than we as baseball executives may. I think the job of the GM has changed so much in the last 20 years, and I think it gave me some insight into some the ancillary things you might not necessarily think are on a GM's plate but really are." ...
Ng has learned something from each stop on her career. She has seen the old-school approach, which typically relies heavily on scouting, and the newer GMs, who rely more on statistical analysis.
"I think I'm in the middle," Ng said. "I've seen first- or second-hand the benefits of both, having worked with Ron Schueler early in my career and having worked with Paul later in my career, a big proponent of statistics. I think I've come across a lot of different people who think different ways. It's nice for me because you can pick and choose what you really believe and some of the things that don't necessarily make sense. I'm right in the middle."
She's also willing to keep an open mind, another attribute which should serve her well as GM.
"Absolutely, knowledge is huge in this game," she said. "You've seen in the last 15 years the game has changed, our thought processes have changed. You have to be open-minded. I think that's one of my strengths, being able to listen to people, hearing them out, knowing after you hear the information to synthesize the information and coming up with your own judgments as far as what makes sense and what doesn't." ...
vr, Xei
On the first six drives, there were five "3 & out" drives and an INT.
Also I wonder what the Seattle GM is in charge of that she couldn't have guessed he would be. Something kinky, I bet.
The 9 am games are dogs. I've got to get ready for the Apple Cup at noon!
Why?
Is it really true that there will be no LA area broadcast of Cal-Stanford?
Almost every Cal game has been on TV down here this season, but this is the one they bypass? It's not even on Versus?
I realize the game has no implications for anything to do with the BCS or even the Rose Bowl, but there are a lot of Californians outside of the Bay Area who went to one of those schools.
"There will also be two ponds and a fully stocked lake between the Dodgers and White Sox facilities. "
As part of having separate "facilities", does that mean that each club has its own main field for ST games, or is there just one of those? I can't imagine that both teams would ever both be playing at home at the same time, so I'd guess there'd be no need for more than one main field. Or is that too logical? Does anyone know?
The game is available on ESPN PPV only for me in SD.
From the looks of the photo galleries, it looks like there is one main stadium, and a bunch of ancillary fields, and a separate clubhouse for both teams.
You just used the word "ancillary" because Kim Ng did in her interview didn't you?
What can I say, I'm pro-management!
Scully's Law
"Many years ago I established in my mind what I modestly called 'Scully's Law,'" said the broadcast legend accepting his award.
"That is the quality of the invitation to speak at a luncheon or a dinner always depended on the success of the Dodgers the previous summer.
So to see a large crowd here today, I do not see it as a tribute to myself, it means the Dodgers won the Western division, also beat the Cubs [in the Division Series] and came this close to going to the World Series."
http://tinyurl.com/scullyslaw
I would guess there are separate locker rooms for both the Dodgers and White Sox, plus others for visiting teams (similar to Staples Center).
I would hope there are separate lockers. Right now, I have visions of a naked Ozzie Guillen talking to a naked Andruw Jones.
Btw, for T.V. viewing purposes, San Luis Obispo is part of L.A., correct?
Well, USC may not have seven punters.
http://tinyurl.com/59w382
Hypothetically speaking, if a person were inclined to gamble on sports, but really liked the futures market approach to doing so (it makes hedging much easier), are there other site that use the same model? For entertainment purposes.
The Huskies draw first blood in the Apple Cup!
I'm really hoping that Syracuse can beat Notre Dame today. That would be a great way for the Irish's home season to end.
Next Saturday is the day I root for USC to score and score often.
If not today, it will probably be a while.
But that person won't be Bob.
And I hate Jimmy Clausen more than D4P hates Tom Brady.
That's a lot of suns' heat worth of hatred.
You'll mature in ways you never thought possible.
I would still be shocked if Barkley de-commits. I just do not see it happening.
I can do that? I just use my computer as a charger for my BlackBerry.
I'm guessing that there has been some drinking before the game.
Since he already de-committed from UCLA, I do not like him very much. He would be another Shaq Evans. Marlon Pollard is also on my list.
I'm surprised Shaq didn't end up at ucla. I know we were after him, but I think he always knew Jefferson was SC's number 1 in state WR target, although apparently he'll never qualify. ND seems to do really well against UCLA for players, although if they blow this game and lose by 50 next week, I'm not sure Weis makes it to next year.
While both programs stink, Notre Dame is still Notre Dame, so it is not surprising they keep beating UCLA in recruiting.
I read about in the Bible.
It's toward the back.
I would have been fine with hating him at USC.
Garrett Green is probably better than Clausen.
But think of the fun you would have watching him get angry just sitting on the bench.
Yes, there's a lack of competitive balance in the Pac-10. I think there should be talent-sharing. Perhaps there should be a draft to pick the best talent. The loser of the Apple Cup game gets the first pick!
If a player transfers to another school, your school gets a sandwich pick.
UCLA would probably draft Ken Norton Jr.
It is not as fun to use logic and reason. A lot funner to blame our problems on Pete Carroll.
I'd sort of like Washington to go 0-12. Washington at Cal on December 6 will be a thriller!
Too bad running back is one position UCLA does not need.
I guess depends on if he thinks next year's RB class will be weaker.
Couldn't the defensive linemen just line up in between the offensive linemen, and thus have no one in between them and the backfield...?
Oh oh, Bob may have spoken too soon.
TD Cal Poly! But another missed XP, so only up 8.
Oh, I certainly do.
Look, without a playoff, its all guess work but if you end up with a 1 loss Alabama, Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Florida, I think USC is just a shade behind them.
Disclaimer, I do have a t-shirt riding on whether or not USC makes the title game. I have the not side.
Miss it!
I'm smelling 0-12 for the Huskies.
I performed a sophisticated analysis of their games this season, and found 2 pervasive patterns that I contend help explain their record.
1. They give up a lot of points
2. They don't score a lot of points
Sounds like they could use help with their schemata...
Plus, alot of kids do flip, and the ones that do generally are kids who commit to a school far away, only to change their mind to a school closer to home at the last minute.
But I've also seen a lot of high school games.
I predict that the Stoops brothers will go undefeated tonight.
Are you going to tell 50,000 drunken U of A fans not to?
Really? Why? Eric Stephen does not agree.
And I think he speaks for all USC fans.
Plaschke doesn't really understand the rules though, it would be very unlikely SC goes to New Orleans, with the order of picks it will be the Fiesta, v. likely a Big 12 team. The Fiesta would have to take a BCS Buster with their pick over SC (not gonna happen), or work a deal with the Sugar giving them SC for future considerations in order for SC to play in New Orleans.
I still think it is an honor. But then look who we root for.
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