I've Had It With People Who've Had It With "Moneyball"

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Drunk Jays Fans found this 4/14/2008 on www.firejoemorgan.com [flag]
Jim Lang is super smart : The more I watch the Jays the more I despise the whole concept of Moneyball . Yes. It's definitely the book Moneyball that screwed up the Blue Jays. Not B.J. Ryan or A.J. Burnett or Vernon Wells's 2007 or a lack of a bullpen. It's...a book. What moron ever came up with the idea that it was bad thing to move a guy over with a sacrifice bunt or to steal a base? A ... [link]

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First Place!
Published 4/14/2008 by Stoeten at Drunk Jays Fans
... Well, they found us out. Just a week after taking a well-deserved dump on Richard Griffin, the guys at Fire Joe Morgan found another slice of Toronto baseball-media magic, and bear-blasted a Sportsnet piece by Jim Lang. ...

The Battle for AL East Supremacy Begins
Published 4/14/2008 by Tao of Stieb at The Tao of Stieb
... Fire Joe Morgan, who took time out of their busy day to give Lang the bidness, must be wondering about the crappy state of baseball commentary in Canada. This marks the second time in as many weeks that they've had to take a Toronto sports media goon to the shed, after last week's ...

Daily Roundup 4/15/08
Published 4/15/2008 by R.J. Anderson at Beyond the Box Score: Front Page Posts
... Links of the Day: - Looking at Corey Patterson's early season success. Somewhat interestingly the other former Cub outfielder acquired by the Reds, Jerry Hairston Jr. is also mashing, but in the minors. - Last link about Schafer, I swear, but it appears that he was told on by a teammate. - Do writers who bash Moneyball like this even understand what the book is really about? Pic of the Day: Remembering Jackie Robinson     Best Pitching Matchup: Jair Jurrjens v. ...

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