Word: approached
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...events that take place within The Well are surprisingly banal. With writer's block, infidelity, regret, self-discovery, even a little touch of Dr. Freud, the text fails to offer any insight into our collective behavior, instead settling into the track established by the semi-omniscient narrator/bartender. This approach creates an atmosphere that makes IBOC seem like a lost episode of The Twilight Zone...
...Billy continued to use his approach, and it shows in the way things work here," DePodesta observes. "We have an incredibly cohesive scouting and player development system. Part of what I do is oversee a lot of the farm system, but ours is outstanding to the point where it takes care of itself. Everyone is thinking the same...
With that unified effort comes a unified approach to building a team. Oakland's hitters share more than just a tendency to be burly, fun-loving, truck driver types. Even those players who hit for a low average tend to draw a large number of walks. DePodesta maintains that the A's abundance of players who know how to get to first is no coincidence...
...Doak, another joint JD/MBA candidate, reiterates the benefits of this multi-disciplinary approach...
...more and more students and faculty across the University recognize the importance of the multi-disciplinary approach, numbers will probably increase. It's now just a matter of creating greater unity and consistency between the schools and perhaps designing more joint degree programs...