Theo Epstein
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 17 Jul
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And we went through our ups and downs in that clubhouse with our chemistry and the way everyone felt about each other.
And Joe was just the finishing piece because we knew we were going to have a really good team.
We're going to have a really good young team.
And I think one of Joe's superpowers is his ability to take young players in the big leagues and what's normally like a three-year adjustment period, he can turn it into like a six-week adjustment period because he's just so disarming.
He makes guys feel comfortable.
All they have to do is be themselves.
If you think you look hot, wear it.
It's like, yes, that's kind of like a funny little dress code thing, but it's a big deal.
Because now all of a sudden guys come up from minor leagues instead of like –
trying to be seen but not heard, just trying to fit in, like, oh, I'm supposed to put a suit on, I'm gonna do it, I don't know what to do, a veteran might yell at me, whatever.
Joe, with your guys' help, created this culture where, like, no, the way you fit in is by, like, play hard, play your ass off, but be yourself and have fun and just fucking let it all hang out.
We ended up, we had the youngest group of position players ever to win a World Series.
Like, think about what we had.
guys in the early, early 20s.
Yeah, they're all under 26.
We had a rookie catcher playing a lot, rookie shortstop, rookie second base, all around the field.
And I give Joe a ton of credit for that, especially his first couple years.
It's such a culture shock, the change, that he becomes almost this cult leader figure where everything that he says, everyone buys into.
And it completely changes the dynamic.
The first few years, it was like guys run through a wall for Joe and do anything.
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