Major League Baseball ‘Nostradamus’ Makes the Call Two Years in a Row

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Philadelphia, PA, December 3, 2009 — There is a growing baseball undercurrent surrounding a man who may be forcing the next great changes to developing winning MLB organizations. Some supporters call it a “Nostradamus-like” intangible prophetic intuition and detractors call it just luck, but after two recent books that correctly called out the winning formula for winning teams and also-rans in 2008 (The Official Book on the Business of Baseball General Management) and 2009 (Street Smart Sports Management), eyebrows are raised in the world of baseball.

Just a few of many eerily correct Paul Martino observations detailed in his books and blogs:

Before the 2008 season Martino specifically called out one team ownership and management to raise payroll by $10 million, add an ace relief pitcher, and reinforce the bench and relief in order to go from 2 players short to World Champions; the team he called out was the Phillies.

Before the 2009 season Martino observed that:

• While the Phillies’ conservative fiscal approach to the game had become a strength in the worst economic crisis since the Depression, the Phillies still needed to find midseason starting pitching if they were to return to the World Series.

• Detailed how the Rangers issue is and always has been pitching, not payroll.

• Defended the Yankees’ spending but pointed out how weak the outfield and bench were; Martino accurately pinpointed the Yankees’ success was not in their spending spree but limited injuries and the OF improvements during the year. Without the Yankees outfield changes the Phillies would be two-time World Champions.

• Asked why the Red Sox had been relatively clean throughout “Steroid Era.” Martino published his observations before Ramirez and Ortiz became spotlight center-stage.

• Provided the state of the games in terms of victory-maximizers vs. profit-maximizers that proved to be prophetic in terms of winners and losers in this economic climate.

Not since Bill James and Moneyball has the game been so close to being radically improved. As the man Paul Martino describes it, “Respectfully, I raise the bar to include street smarts balanced with a disciplined business model, economics, finance, strategy, sabermetrics and baseball subject matter experts. Your opponents grow strong from the crumbs you leave behind; I scope down into all sides of the game including ones too hot to touch, like performance enhancements.”

When pointed out that his assertions may be challenged by baseball insiders, Martino knowingly nodded and acknowledged the naysayer, “My abbreviated response is that I understand veterans of the game’s concerns. That said, I’ve played and been a student of the game all my life; like Bill James, current MLB GMs and many others, I have proven leadership skills that build winning organizations. Baseball is a critical culture where even some Hall of Fame players are criticized. At the end of the day my long-term multi-million-dollar wins, and success at getting it right in my two books, is the proof I stand on … and I’m just warming up.”

About Paul Martino

Paul Martino is baseball’s future all-star in regards to his theories on sports team management. Martino has spent 26 years as a leader working with Global 500 corporations around the world and leading multi-million-dollar, multi-national corporate negotiations, mergers, and acquisitions. Martino’s in-depth knowledge comes from his MBA and spending his nights as a game-day statistician and reporter for ESPN Sports Ticker for 16 years covering the Yankees, Mets and Texas Rangers. Martino was also recognized as the “Raider of the Lost Parks” by USA Today for the summer he watched a game in every MLB stadium.

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