The Designated Hitter and Poor Root Cause Analysis TAGS: american league | anniversary | baseball | bob gibson | designated hitter | five whys | free agency | lean blitz consulting | luis tiant | national league | reserve clause | rob neyer | ron blomberg | root cause analysis | sb nation | sports Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of the first use of a Designated Hitter in a Major League Baseball game. Ron Blomberg of the New York Yankees made history as he …Continue reading →

Process Breakdown Means Ryan Braun Isn’t Suspended TAGS: arbitration | arizona | associated press | baseball | blitz | braun | brewers | cdt | comprehensive drug testing | controle | cornwell | das | david | detroit free press | diamondbacks | dopage | downstairs | drug agreement | espn | espn.com | federal express | fedex | fox sports | jeff passan | laboratoire | laboratory | lean | major league baseball | mark fainaru-wada | miller park | milwaukee | mlb | montreal | most valuable player | mvp | national league | operations | outfielder | panel | playoffs | process | refrigerator | ryan | shyam | specimen | sports | suspension | synthetic | t.j.quinn | testosterone | usa today | wada | wisconsin | world anti-doping agency | world series | yahoo Fresh off his National League MVP campaign in which he led the Milwaukee Brewers to the playoffs, outfielder Ryan Braun tested positive for synthetic testosterone, which is a banned substance …Continue reading →