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In 1930, he led the league in wins and saves (though it would be decades before the save became an official statistic).
Joe Posnanski • The Baseball 100
B. J. Ryan (in 2003, with the Baltimore Orioles) and Alan Embree (in 2009, with the Colorado Rockies) were each credited with a victory in a game in which they threw zero pitches. Both relievers picked a runner off a base to end an inning before their offense plated the winning run.
Anthony Castrovince • A Fan's Guide to Baseball Analytics: Why WAR, WHIP, wOBA, and Other Advanced Sabermetrics Are Essential to Understanding Modern Baseball
As the company expanded, Larry continued to kick off each quarter with
John Doerr • Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
sui generis.
Michael Bamberger • The Second Life of Tiger Woods
Future Value: The Battle for Baseball's Soul and How Teams Will Find the Next Superstar
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“Barry, here’s the thing. I’m not just buying a can of soup for twenty-nine cents and selling it for forty-nine cents,” I explained. “I have ten different services that are growing all the time. Think of us like the local sewer system.” Well, that got his attention. “We’re a utility. Nothing can get rid of us—nothing. Two of the biggest businesses
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