Owners keep hiring young white guys with Ivy League/East Coast backgrounds to run their baseball teams, trying to sell hope to the fans and win the first press conference with the idea of the next Theo Epstein.
That implicit suggestion reduces a future Hall of Famer to a few bullet points in the media guide, underestimating Epstein’s creativity, open-minded nature, relentless approach and ruthless streak. It overlooks the unique, complex working conditions at Fenway Park and Wrigley Field. It underestimates how much the game – and his life – has changed since he became the Boston Red Sox general manager in November 2002.