re: Team sport where the head coach does the least

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Dick Williams once claimed managers make the difference in baseball perhaps only 10% of the time

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The biggest difference a manager can make occurs after the ninth inning and before the first inning. It's mostly about managing personalities and egos and keeping players emotions in check when a team's in a slump and not doing so well. That's why Dusty Baker's actually a great manager because he's good at all those things even though he's a terrible gameday tactician.