I mean if this doesn’t prove that the Brewers organization and their success is more than one or two guys, it’s the scouts, the coaches, the assistants, the employees behind the scenes, everyone from the top down doing their job correctly, nothing will. That’s culture. That’s not a young genius with a magic wand who can turn anything he touches into gold,
I think the fact that Stearns and Counsell were largely seen as spearheading our pre-2024 success and now are wanted out the door by many of the fans of the organizations that purged them from us, really speaks to that.
The narrative for Stearns in New York was seen as a man who could do wonders with no money — now just imagine what he can do with money.
Obviously, it’s not that simple.