All posts tagged "Billy Beane"
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5.0K75Barry ZitoBilly Beane needs to get over himself and let Barry Zito start against Tim Hudson
This shouldn’t be all that difficult, but this is Billy Beane we’re talking about. It’s always got to be about him. It...
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3.3K1Billy BeaneBob Melvin extension: good news in a bad season
Yesterday morning I received an e-mail from the A’s which announced that a press conference would be taking place at 3:30 pm...
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4.5K1Coco CrispA lost season for Coco Crisp
Almost all of us would have to say we had a pretty good year of employment if we earned $11 million. But...
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3.6K3Billy BeaneLast place A’s: Mike Gallego first to walk the plank
I remember reading an article on SFGate last summer concerning the shared complexities, triumphs and failures of Mike Gallego and Tim Flannery,...
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3.1K1Billy BeaneBullpen implosion caught A’s off guard
In professional sports, players sign contracts based on one of two factors: how they have performed in the past or the perceived...
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2.4K17Billy BeaneStruggling A’s relentlessly searching for new depths
Yesterday the A’s were abused in ways heretofore unseen in their Oakland history. They surrendered 26 hits to the Baltimore Orioles in...
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3.6K4Billy BeaneThe Mark Canha experiment was a bust
When you’re a baseball team with a low payroll, you need to find talent any way you possibly can. It’s not always...
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3.1KBilly BeaneA perfect weekend in Oakland
There are two full months of regular season baseball remaining. Most teams have realistic or possible designs on procuring a postseason spot....
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3.2K11Billy BeaneScott Kazmir dealt within division – What is Billy Beane thinking?
Leave it up to Billy Beane to fire the first big shot (and display a large white flag with the words “2015...
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2.8K2Billy BeaneThree A’s must go soon
It’s time to quit screwing around. This is simply not the A’s year. They find new ways to lose just about every...
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3.4K10Billy BeaneFirst to worst in one year
Life in general is short but life in professional sports is even shorter. It’s a precarious venture and very temporary in every...
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2.6K1Billy BeaneOakland A’s draft highlights: two shortstops, four pitchers and a CF with a great name
I love sports drafts. It’s a time when excitement builds over adding young, fresh talent to your team. In every sport except...
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3.6K5Billy BeaneWill the Oakland A’s be buyers or sellers?
Two weeks ago it seemed like the A’s were a runaway train heading directly to the golf course in October. Everything was...
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2.8K3295.7 FM The GameWhen is the A’s fire sale?
You can’t help but be a little bit jaded if you’ve been an A’s fan during the tenures of the last two...
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3.5K4Billy BeaneBilly Beane: Please do not trade Matt Olson
Billy, throw us a bone here. Let us have one minor league stud to follow and drool over his talent. Allow A’s...
