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An Interview with Oakland GM Billy Beane

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:47:47 +0000

More photos » by Eric Risberg - AP In this Feb. 16, 2009 file photo, Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff, left, and general manager Billy Beane, center, talk with pitcher Brad Ziegler, right, during spring ...

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A's unlikely to swim in free agent pool

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:39:18 +0000

In his most definitive comments to date about his offseason plans, A's GM Billy Beane on Tuesday -- two days before the free-agency frenzy kicks off in earnest -- suggested that whatever money is available to upgrade the team's talent might...

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Exceptional Instructors Honored By Minor League Baseball

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:16:10 +0000

Oakland Athletics Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman, and Durham Bulls Manager Charlie Montoyo have been named the recipients of the second annual Sheldon “Chief” Bender, and Mike Coolbaugh Awards. According to MILB.com, they will be honored along with the other award winners at ...

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Beane looking to go young in offseason

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:49:01 +0000

By Mychael Urban / MLB.com 11/19/09 3:00 AM EST OAKLAND -- The 15-day window in which teams hold exclusive negotiating rights with their own free agents closes at 9 p.m. PT on Thursday, at which point the A's will be free to start their holiday shopping. But based on general manager Billy ...

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Best GMs In Baseball

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:20:28 +0000

The Man On The Left Is a Big Reason That The Man On The Right Ranked So Highly With the annual MLB GM meetings taking place this week, we here at Foul Pole decided to compile our own list of the top 10 GMs in Major League Baseball. Each of us had our own opinions on who deserved those 10 ...

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Valuing OBP

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:35:05 +0000

Pizza Cutter at the Hardball Times shows that teams started to value OBP compared to home runs and RBI after the publication of Moneyball . Hat tip, Sabernomics, who points to other studies confirming this trend . I wonder how much of it was GMs reading Moneyball: The Art of Winning an ...

StatsGuru posted 11 days ago from baseballmusings.com

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