According to his personal Web site, ESPN.com's inimitable baseball scribe Rob Neyer will be team-teaching an online seminar called Baseball General Manager and Scouting Course.
Question of the Day: Forget about the actual course (decription follows); if you were to design a class in this area (online or otherwise), what would be your ideal list of guest speakers, and on what topics?
Be creative -- remember, you're trying to get people to sign up for this -- but also be practical, in that "Britney Spears: Lingerie Modeling" probably doesn't get to the heart of the subject matter, while "Scott Boras: Dealing with the Devil" just might.
Brief Course Description:
The Baseball General Manager and Scouting course will provide an introduction into methods and skills necessary to run a team in the highly competitive industry of professional baseball. The course involves live interactive audio with classmates around the globe, and may be taken online from anywhere in the world At the conclusion of the course, students will have a well-rounded understanding of the methods used by baseball scouts and general managers that have put winning teams on the field. Details ...
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