User Mike Gwizdala reminisces about A's great Rickey Henderson, a Moneyball player if there ever was one.Mets GM Omar Minaya was portrayed as somewhat of a dupe in "Moneyball." These days, SportsNation seems to have agreed with that assessment.
Is some of the luster off of Beane's genius? Or have his once-revolutionary practices become, as is so often the case, commonplace? When teams like the Red Sox are playing Moneyball with more money than you have, it's no wonder that losing seems to be the new market inefficiency. This is the third losing season in a row for Oakland.
Click to view notes and other information. Player's ranking based on stat filter selected. Projection data provided by Yahoo Sports. With The Notorious B.I.G., Riddick Bowe, Sean Diddy Combs. Week 13 stats may change if stat corrections are applied by Thursday, Dec 9. Last in the AL West, Oakland's offense features barely anyone who can get on base or hit for power, key tenets of the so-called Moneyball ethos. Puff Daddy & Mase: Mo Money Mo Problems: Directed by Hype Williams. Still, the book's premise falters a bit when one looks at the current state of the A's. It's safe to say the book was revolutionary many teams now utilize at least some of Beane's techniques, and the Red Sox have even hired Bill James as a consultant. We're not talking about "The Da Vinci Code"? This is a sports Web site? I guess that explains all those ex-athletes walking around the building.Īnyways, except for the bit about the Pope (a longstanding proponent of the value of OBP), all the previous statements could have just as easily been made about "Moneyball." Written by best-selling author Michael Lewis, the book examined Billy Beane and how he was able to keep the Oakland A's competitive despite a disadvantage in money and resources. Long-held beliefs were called into question. We break down Castles once all-time favorite jam circa 97 as we tap into P-Diddys Bad Boy masterpiece w/ Biggie and Mase - 'Mo Money Mo Problems'. Six years ago, the world was rocked by a book that challenged the fundamental assumptions of many of the power elite.