Paul
DePodesta was hired away from the Mets’ front office this week by the…Cleveland
Browns. Yes, that’s right. A former baseball GM (with the Dodgers) known
for analytics will be switching sports.
DePodesta
wants the world to know how much he loves football, how he would’ve taken a job
in the NFL had the Indians not hired him first.
Right. Well, better late than
never and never a better opportunity than with a franchise that screams
dysfunction (hello, Johnny Manziel).
Tell me one thing, though: How is De Podesta going to get those square
pegs into round holes?
Baseball and football
would seem to have little intersection save for the latter sport’s borrowing
terms like “home run” and “centerfield.”
What makes a great offensive lineman doesn’t readily translate to middle
infielders, but DePodesta and the Browns no doubt will be hailed for, get
ready, “thinking outside the box.” Only they’re not. These days, anyone who looks good with a laptop
can get hired by a front office.
DePodesta, who assisted Billy Beane in the creation of Moneyball, proves
that. Now, let’s see if he can hit a
home run with the Cleveland backfield.
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