As most of you probably know, Tom Tango now exclusively consults with the Cubs. This is incredible news: Tom Tango, also knows as tangotiger, is one of the greatest baseball minds in the game today. Many of the foundational statistics that we have today come from The Book, the spiritual successor to The Hidden Game of Baseball. Mr. Tango has graciously agreed to answer some questions that I (and Berselius and dmick) had for him.
Note: I can't ask about the Cubs, specifically (there are NDAs about that sort of thing).
Obstructed View: Where do you want to be 10 years from now? Do you aspire to be a GM?
Tom: More of the same, I think. I have no desire to be a GM.
Obstructed View: How did you end up meeting MGL?
Tom: We both posted at an old baseball forum called BaseballBoards.com, which later became Fanhome. Voros, Patriot, David Smyth were also some of the posters there. (Note: How incredible would it have been to be in that environment?)
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