Comments on: Moneyball Star Jeremy Brown Retiring

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:17:00 +0000

Billy Beane is still a genius, fielding a competitive team year after year, despite one of the more frugal budgets in the game. His loyalty to the organization should be lauded roundly, and it appears that he’s a piece or two away from building another playoff-bound team. The young pitching staff they have today is coveted by all and surpasses potential-wise the gold standard of Hudson-Mulder-Zito. Some of his recent gambles—trading Andre Ethier for Milton Bradley tops them all; choosing to sign Eric Chavez to a big contract over Giambi or Tejada—have set the A’s back, but you have to gamble a little in the small-market situation he’s in.
I “trust in the Beane” and would remind fans the A’s are STILL the third winningest franchise in baseball history (Philadelphia-Kansas City-Oakland), and we can count on being relevant every decade. You have to feel good rooting for a team like this, because when we take the front-runners down, it’s even bigger.
Glad also to see Sandy Alderson back in a baseball front office. Look for the Mets to rise quickly.

By: Moneyball Star Jeremy Brown Retiring — IRA 401k

Moneyball Star Jeremy Brown Retiring — IRA 401k — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:12:14 +0000

[...] Bbeanster wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe A’s announced Brown’s decision as a retirement, but general manager Billy Beane said it could be viewed more as a sabbatical, based on the fact that the A’s told Brown he would be welcomed back if he decided to change his mind. … [...]

By: Moneyballaddict

Moneyballaddict — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:06:03 +0000

If you are real Moneyball fans, you would realize how unimportant a .300 batting average is.