People have been trying to pigeonhole Paul DePodesta for 30 years. Number-crunching nerd, dumb jock, “that Moneyball guy, “that Harvard guy” and “that baseball guy.”
When he was the general manager of the Dodgers from 2004 to 2005, Los Angeles Times columnist T.J. Simers nicknamed the 31-year-old DePodesta “Google Boy.” It wasn’t a compliment.
DePodesta, now 52, has learned to take it all in stride, even with a sense of humor.
“I think my labels are probably always a step behind where I am in my life,” the 1995 Harvard graduate said with a chuckle.