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In this Sept. 10, 2011 photo, actor Brad Pitt poses for a portrait to promote his film "Moneyball" during the 36th Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. Two-time Oscar nominee Brad Pitt came to Toronto with his baseball tale... View Photo »
Fans sit beside signs regarding the recent firing of Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren, with reference to General Manager Billy Beane and A's co-owners Lew Wolff and John Fisher during the baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Wednesday, June 15,... View Photo »
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 »
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 »
Hideki Matsui's father Masao Matsui, left, meets Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane, right, at the team's spring training baseball facility in Phoenix, Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. View Photo »
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
Fans sit beside signs regarding the recent firing of Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren, with reference to General Manager Billy Beane and A's co-owners Lew Wolff and John Fisher during the baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Wednesday, June 15, 2011, in Oakland, Calif.
View Photo »In this Sept. 10, 2011 photo, actor Brad Pitt poses for a portrait to promote his film "Moneyball" during the 36th Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. Two-time Oscar nominee Brad Pitt came to Toronto with his baseball tale "Moneyball," putting in a flamboyant...
View Photo »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 the bottom of the AL West standings.
View Photo »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 nine-game losing streak that has...
View Photo »Fans sit beside signs regarding the recent firing of Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren, with reference to General Manager Billy Beane and A's co-owners Lew Wolff and John Fisher during the baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Wednesday, June 15, 2011, in Oakland, Calif.
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Billy Beane’s team had a $40million payroll and they were trying to compete with teams with $240million payrolls. It forced these guys to back up and say: ‘We can’t fight how the other guys fight. We have to search for new baseball knowledge. We have to re-examine the sport and where we place value’.
Certainly that's always a concern; there will be an adjustment ... Most of the players who come in here, even if they haven't played in Colorado, it takes a little bit of time. But we have time to give, and I think Seth will be fine.
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
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
We are pursuing some veteran free agents to help out the young guys we’ve traded for ... And we’ve got a few other things going on.
The Winter Meetings are a great thing ... The focus on baseball during that week is fun for the fans. But from a club's perspective, it can be a little bit distracting because, when you go down there, you end up finding yourself being tugged in so many ways from a media standpoint. That being said, I un...
It's now impacting our baseball planning ... so I feel a need to get involved with this.
