When most casual baseball fans are asked to name an MLB general manager, most of them will say Billy Beane, the Oakland Athletics GM who was made famous by the movie "Moneyball. " While Beane is a household name, hardcore baseball followers will immediately name former Boston Red Sox GM, and current Chicago Cubs President, Theo Epstein. ... Starting with the San Diego Padres public relations department, Epstein was eventually promoted to Director of Baseball Operations, while also working towards his law degree at the same time. ... In the MLB, most general managers go completely unseen unless...

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Younger baseball players who admire Dustin Pedroia see that he wears the bracelets and see that he is incredibly gifted on the field and they go out and purchase a bracelet also. Dustin is a four time all star and one of the best players to step foot on a baseball infield as of recent so it would make sense that his younger fans want to be like him. However, he is not the only player that has been wearing and endorsing these bracelets as of recent. ... At first it was predominantly baseball players who bought into the scheme but soon it caught on to the basketball culture as well and Shaq was ...

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