In his first year at the helm of the organization, Buster Posey has been something of a walking contradiction. If that sounds like a criticism, I don’t particularly mean it as such. All great athletes must be contradictions, and it follows that those constructing great athletic clubs may need to do the same.

Every great quarterback knows that you should never throw across your body, yet every great quarterback’s highlight reel of greatest plays features countless such throws. Every great golfer knows the whole point of the sport is to minimize risk, yet every great golfer is remembered for the rewards reaped when choosing risk.

It’s the elite athlete paradox. So many of sports’ worst plays occur when an athlete doesn’t realize that they shouldn’t do something; and so many of its best pla

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