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Spring Training 2012 in its infancy, a surprising story is developing. The Oakland A’s are actually a team to pay attention to. After Billy Beane and company cleaned house by shipping out Gio Gonzalez, Trevor Cahill and Andrew Bailey for two fistfuls of...
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Ariz. But the Cubs' new president of baseball operations hasn't seen "Moneyball" and isn't interested in getting it on Netflix. In fact, Theo Epstein still seemed peeved that inside information was released in the book, which provided an inside look at...
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FILE - This May 9, 2011, file photo shows Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren during a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, in Arlington, Texas. The Athletics have fired Geren in the midst of a nine-game losing streak that has sent them tumbling to... View Photo »
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From a short-term or immediate need, [Smith] addressed an outfield spot that was wide open for us, and from a long-term standpoint he's a guy who's still in the prime of his career, who we have under contract for a minimum of three years, and he brings much-needed power to a group that has very little
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“Moneyball,” the book, and now particularly the movie, fits nicely into each category. Classic because the book, written by Michael Lewis about Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane, was a runaway bestseller. And the movie is nominated for six...
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Oakland took him in the second. By 2009, he made the A's starting rotation out of spring training. Even after his numbers dropped in 2011, he didn't anticipate he would be trade bait. He had heard teammates mentioned but not him. What Cahill didn't know...
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FILE - This March 4, 2011, file photo shows Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren gesturing in the dugout as his team plays the Texas Rangers during a spring training baseball game, in Phoenix. The Athletics have fired manager Bob Geren in the midst of a... View Photo »
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He's always hit right-handers very, very well. He'll also get an opportunity to play against left-handers more here, probably, than he did in Colorado. Hopefully, with more playing time, we'll see some improvement against left-handers
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Your friend is praising Brad Pitt’s nuanced turn as tobacco-chewing baseball manager Billy Beane in Moneyball , while all you’re thinking is: of course his character feels like a loser. Not only has his ex-wife — played by the lovely Robin Wright —...
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Discussions between the Blue Jays and Ramirez reportedly did not get far.That leaves the Athletics.General manager Billy Beane said last week that he wants to add a veteran D.H. to help bolster the middle of the lineup. Athletics co-owner Lew Wolff has...
About Billy Beane
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William Lamar "Billy" Beane (born March 29, 1962, in Orlando, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball player and the current general manager and minority owner of the Oakland Athletics. Full Article
