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Prospects or Draft Picks for Holliday?
mlb.fanhouse.com - 6/18/2009
Prospects or Draft Picks for Holliday?
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by Jeff Fletcher Billy Beane 's public position has always been that the A's were happy to keep Matt Holliday until the end of the season, even if they weren't contending, because he could get the draft picks as compensation if Holliday signed elsewhere. Don't believe that. Beane has to make ...
itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com - 6/18/2009
One Year Later
— itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com — As many of you know, I prefer to focus on process as opposed to outcomes since outcomes... can often be misleading. Nevertheless, outcomes make the news (and determine who gets to play in the World Series), so we can't ignore them completely. With that in mind, following is a glance at the players ... (more) One Year Later

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statspeak.net - 6/22/2009
A Call to Arms
— statspeak.net — If you've been reading StatSpeak for a while now like the rest of the world, you've probably... noticed some turnover in the past year or so. A blog that was at one point written only by Pizza Cutter expanded to include some of the bigger names in sabermetrics, such as Eric Seidman, Colin Wyers, ... (more) A Call to Arms

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The A's are sellers. But who do they have to sell?
mlbnotebook.com - 6/25/2009
The A's are sellers. But who do they have to sell?
— mlbnotebook.com — Going into Wednesday's game against San Francisco, the Oakland Athletics are 31-39. That record puts them in... last place in the AL West. They're 6.5 games out in the division and only 7 games out of the AL Wild Card. We all know Billy Beane is their general manager, so look for trades if they ... (more) The A's are sellers. But who do they have to sell?

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Kawakami:  Morning 1, 2, 3: Did Raiders draft the next Rashaun Woods?

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Morning 1, 2, 3: Did Raiders draft the next Rashaun Woods?
Kawakami — ... gets a little lucky with the weather over the course of the first two days and who guts through everything else, avoiding the 80, 81, 82 rounds that are lurking out there, waiting to destroy U.S. Open chances. It could be Tiger. But you just never know. * Looks like play has just been suspended .“We have a few swampy areas,” the USGA’s David Fay just said on ESPN. No kidding. 3) ESPN’s Buster Olney’s the first one I saw who made this point, and Fanhouse’s Jeff Fletcher amplifies it: The A’s will probably trade Matt Holliday before July 31 instead of keeping him for the season ...

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“Moneyball” Movie in Trouble
soyoked.com 6/22/2009 — Three days before production was scheduled to begin, Sony Pictures has dropped plans for the $50+ million Steven Soderbergh-directed Brad Pitt-starrer film “Moneyball” reports Variety. As many might know, this was to be based on the bestselling Michael Lewis book about Billy Beane (Pitt), the forme
So much for “Moneyball” — Angels blog
Apparently, the studio decided to pull the plug on the “Moneyball” picture that was to star Brad Pitt as Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane. Wonder if the A’s being stuck in last place had anything to do with it. Post from: Angels blog
Jeter, Swisher, and Fundamentals — The Yankee Universe
Nick Swisher has come to be defined as a classic Moneyball player. One of Billy Beane’s picks in the draft that the book chronicles, Swisher is a power hitting outfielder that sees a ton of pitches and draws an obscene number of walks. He is a decent defender but not particularly fleet of ...
Moneyball (The Movie) might not happen — The Crawfish Boxes
Moneyball (The Movie) might not happen I guess Billy Beane isn't a total genius if he can't get financing for his movie.
Columbia Pictures Cans Moneyball At 11th Hour — MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog
So, the filming of Moneyball was all set to go in a few days here, but Columbia Pictures’ Amy Pascal decided she wasn’t liking the final draft of the script, and it’s been placed into “limited turnaround.” Basically, another studio can pick up the film — ...
Moneyball movie might be scrapped due to funding — FanIQ Blog
The Moneyball movie, based on Michael Lewis' book by the same name, has been put on the back burner by Sony until they get some more funding. Is that like when Billy Beane trades away his best players for young talent, and starts the perpetual cycle of rebuilding? Sounds like Sony's not the ...
Has Orlando Cabrera Lost a Step? — FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball
When the Athletics signed Orlando Cabrera to a one-year, $4-million-dollar deal late in the offseason, Dave Cameron was not alone i n lauding Billy Beane for another veteran steal . The logic seemed unassailable. Cabrera has been a real plus on defense over the course of his career. Last ...
Either Your Building Something Special Or Your Not — The 3rd String Safety
Billy Beane once said “either your building something special or your not” simply meaning, either you aer a title contender or a pretender.. In pro sports too often teams fall into the “grey area” good enough where you believe you have a chance but realistically ...
'Moneyball' movie benched by studio — Major League Baseball News
"Moneyball," the Steven Soderbergh film based on Michael Lewis' book on Oakland general manager Billy Beane, has been benched by Columbia Pictures.
A's Fading Away in the West — Bleacher Report - MLB
Remember when Billy Beane traded for Matt Holliday? Or when he signed Jason Giambi, Nomar Garciaparra and Orlando Cabrera in an attempt to boost an anemic offense? Remember when the A's were said to be the darkhorse team in the American League?  ...
Jay Bruce and Billy Beane: Sittin' in a Tree? — Bleacher Report - MLB
  Since Michael Lewis' 2003 bestseller, everyday there are new web sites, blogs, and bar room napkins dedicated to the discussion of "win shares" or "similarity score".  Rather than being one of these people, I would prefer to take ...