GM's OFFICE: Taking the MP3 plan into LABR
Feb 19 2016
There's something I need to get off my chest. I have been keeping this under wraps for a few years now, and the burden has gotten overwhelming. Now that our old boss has moved on, I think it's finally safe to say this publicly:
I have never really been a fan of the Mayberry Method.
Phew. It feels good to get that off my chest. Thanks for letting me do that.
To be fair, it's not that I find anything about Mayberry to be objectionable. The concepts behind it are all sound. The construct of embracing the imprecision of our projections systems and instead relying on broad-brush assessments of player skills—that's all fine with me. Our subscribers have found it helpful, and that's really all that matters. (The full history and evolution of...
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