Mike Matheny, Year Two: Beyond Trial & Error

The questionnaires were distributed discreetly late last season and returned with no names attached. A third party collected them from the clubhouse and turned them over to a proctor known only to a few. In an era of instant, often in-your-face feedback, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny offered his players secrecy and even the right to abstain from the process he conceived.

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