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Was Bustos being a "team" player when she jacked that pitch out of the park to make the score 2-1 in the gold medal game? Was she being a "team" player when she popped up? Struck out? Walked? What the heck does "team" have to do (other than getting a bunt down from time to time) with whether or not the players can hit top-level pitching? You can be the greatest teammate in the world, but if you can't hit, you're pretty much worthless when it comes to helping your team to score runs. Choosing a bunch of players who know each other and are friendly with each other does not constitute creating a great team.
Here's how you do it:
1. Advertise a tryout.
2. Hold a tryout.
3. Choose the most talented players to stay for a second tryout.
4. Narrow the field to 12 players plus 4 alternates based on talent.
5. Explain to the players that if they can't get along, they'll be replaced.
6. Go play some exhibition games.
7. Go to the olympics and win the gold medal.
8. Go home.
Here's how NOT to do it:
1. Hold a tryout only for players invited by the coach.
2. Choose players based on popularity with the fans.
3. Choose players based on whether you were their college coach or whether they
played well when you coached against them.
4. Choose players you have the hots for.
5. Refuse to recognize any player from east of the Mississippi.
Was Bustos being a "team" player when she jacked that pitch out of the park to make the score 2-1 in the gold medal game? Was she being a "team" player when she popped up? Struck out? Walked? What the heck does "team" have to do (other than getting a bunt down from time to time) with whether or not the players can hit top-level pitching? You can be the greatest teammate in the world, but if you can't hit, you're pretty much worthless when it comes to helping your team to score runs. Choosing a bunch of players who know each other and are friendly with each other does not constitute creating a great team.
Here's how you do it:
1. Advertise a tryout.
2. Hold a tryout.
3. Choose the most talented players to stay for a second tryout.
4. Narrow the field to 12 players plus 4 alternates based on talent.
5. Explain to the players that if they can't get along, they'll be replaced.
6. Go play some exhibition games.
7. Go to the olympics and win the gold medal.
8. Go home.
Here's how NOT to do it:
1. Hold a tryout only for players invited by the coach.
2. Choose players based on popularity with the fans.
3. Choose players based on whether you were their college coach or whether they
played well when you coached against them.
4. Choose players you have the hots for.
5. Refuse to recognize any player from east of the Mississippi.