The film version of “Moneyball” depicts many establishment baseball types as ignorant of where wins in baseball come from and clueless about how to properly value talent. Take, for example, the scene when John Henry — the billionaire owner of the Boston Red Sox — tries to recruit the Oakland Athletics’ general manager Billy Beane. […]
The film version of “Moneyball” depicts many establishment baseball types as ignorant of where wins in baseball come from and clueless about how to properly value talent. Take, for example, the scene when John Henry — the billionaire owner of the Boston Red Sox — tries to recruit the Oakland Athletics’ general manager Billy Beane. Henry […]
The Oakland Athletics faced the Texas Rangers in a nationally televised game Monday night, and most baseball fans were already well acquainted with the Rangers’ starting pitcher, Yu Darvish. Darvish was a prized signing from Japan several off-seasons ago; he very nearly pitched a perfect game last year; and he has made the All-Star team in both of his major-league seasons (finishing […]
The Oakland Athletics faced the Texas Rangers in a nationally televised game Monday night, and most baseball fans were already well acquainted with the Rangers’ starting pitcher, Yu Darvish. Darvish was a prized signing from Japan several off-seasons ago; he very nearly pitched a perfect game last year; and he has made the All-Star team in both of his major-league seasons (finishing […]
“Moneyball” told the story of a plucky Oakland A’s team that exploited market inefficiencies, overcame the loss of several excellent players and went on to have one of the best seven-year runs in franchise history. Today’s A’s have won two straight AL West titles and are in the hunt for a third. They also have […]
