NEW SCHOOL VS. OLD SCHOOL BASEBALL
“We want you to play first base for the Oakland A’s.” “OK, well, I’ve only ever played catcher.” “It’s not that hard, Scott. Tell him Wash.” “It’s incredibly hard.” With these lines from the movie “Moneyball,” Billy Beane, Scott Hatteberg and Ron Washington epitomized the coming revolution of sabermetric baseball and fueled the clash between […]
Oakland Still Sitting In Last Place
Although they were originally looked at as the number one contender to knock off the two time reigning American League West champions, the Oakland Athletics find themselves ten games under .500 and in last place in the division. General Manager Billy Beane deviated from his usual plan this past offseason by adding aging veterans and […]
Recent Trades May Change Your Holliday Outlook
The Colorado Rockies, for some strange reason, have traded All-Star LF Matt Holliday to the Oakland A’s for SP Greg Smith, closer Huston Street and OF Carlos Gonzalez. You can see more details of this trade on ESPN. For reactions of this move, please visit Athletics Nation posts entitled New Holliday Thread and The Matt […]
