(*)ROTISSERIE: Winning with Mayberry - one man's method
Feb 24 2012
by Jon Enriquez
As explained by Ron Shandler in his 2010 essay here, one of the Mayberry Method’s tenets is to embrace imprecision. It seems an odd claim from someone who’s made a career on his projections. But after being in my home league since 1993 (NL-only, 4x4 keeper) and never finishing higher than second place, I was willing to give something new a try during the 2010 season.
And it worked, as I took home first place in 2011. In my league, as in many competitive keeper leagues, successful players have come to employ a two-year cycle of rebuild and contend. This essay will be a reflection on using the Mayberry Method in both phases on team management: the rebuild year (Year 1) and contend year (Year 2).
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