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The opposite could be true with the Dodgers. Players did not win the
World Series but some may have accomplished their personal goals.

Second, "Did the plan work?" Of course the plan worked if we
accomplished the goal, right? Maybe not.

Is it possible that the goal was accomplished but luck was more of the
reason for winning instead of the plan itself. This is important for us to
look at from an open and honest view. Without being honest with
ourselves it will be hard to answer the next question.

Third, "Did we work our plan?" There are times when we work our plan and follow it to

perfection only to come up short and not accomplish the goal we set out to achieve.

This isn't a bad thing, instead it helps us look at the things we need to consider moving
forward. It's much better to fail at reaching your goal and knowing what to do moving
forward compared to not reaching your goal and having no idea what to do moving
forward.

The last question is "What do we change?" For the Astros, the answer will probably be
little to no change. The formula worked, why mess with it?

For the Dodgers they will make some changes but not much. The title of the yahoo
article suggest that the pitching cost them game seven. If that is true, the Dodgers have a
big advantage moving into next year. Their pitching position is deep and they have young
talent from their miner league teams all the way to their starting roster in the World
Series.

I look forward to watching these two teams be in contention next season. Who knows,
we might just see both of them in the 2018 World Series.
TROY BASSHAM

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