Well, not quite. Paul DePodesta, formerly the assistant GM of the Oakland A's and general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and now special assistant to the general manager in San Diego, wrote a blog post elucidating the difference between judging performance based upon process and outcomes. It's a simple essay, but it's incredibly effective and important and transferable across all sports and walks of life, which is why DePodesta uses the analogy of a man hitting in blackjack on 17.
You'll never guess which team was analyzed under a similar lens in PFP 2008.