Marc Weaver

True, but the Red Sox were a team that was consistently winning, just not able to finish. The Cubs were a re-build.

Read the linked article recently and thought there were several similarities to Theo Epstein's approach to building a champion to what is happening "right here, right now" with Brandon Beane. It's a bit of a heavy read, but very interesting. Let's discuss. http://www.scmr.com/article/how_to_build_a_supply_chain_champion