Saw this discussion rear its head in the DePodesta thread and thought it would make for a good off-season thread topic.
Team chemistry: Do you believe it matters?
Obviously, there are nuances to that answer. It probably starts with how do you define team chemistry? I certainly don't believe it's a good-guy, bad-guy thing. I believe chemistry exists when guys share certain basic qualities that allow them to relate to each other in a manner beyond how they interact on the field. They're not necessarily friends, but they definitely get along with each other, and this cohesion is what's leads to the term "chemistry..." IMO.