Moneyball II

[tigermud]

A's said to be the front runner now after their trade with the cubs

http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/stor...eff-samardzija-jason-hammel-oakland-athletics

 

[Mitchrapp]

Hey guys - some of you are missing the original point (I think). Oakland plays money ball because it is forced to. Their owner is cheap, they play in an absolute shithole of a ballpark, they've tried to move to a proposed complex in San Jose but MLB won't let them (fuck you Selig and Sabean), and thus they've been forced to exist on a budget.

What they have done with that budget, from a competitive standpoint, is nothing short of amazing. Yes, the ultimate goal (as Beane himself says in the movie) is to win the last game played, and they haven't done that yet. They may never in our lifetime. But they put a scary good, fun to watch product on the field year in and year out when just about everyone says they can't or won't. A big part of the reason they do this is the scouting approach they take (as one of the posters earlier had said), wherein they don't take risks on the marquee prospects, but rather draft players to fit a high OBP style of play.

I admire what they've been able to do with what little they have each year.

Fair. But it's not like they do this every year. 5 season stretch from 2007-11..they didn't finish above .500. The rays had done much better .. I get sick of Oakland getting praise.

 

[gotime909]

Seems like that package should've been able to get Price.

 

[Thumb]

Fair. But it's not like they do this every year. 5 season stretch from 2007-11..they didn't finish above .500. The rays had done much better .. I get sick of Oakland getting praise.

The Rays drafted well was the secret to their success. Suck long enough to get loaded draft picks, the Rays way.

They don't deserve any credit for building that team any more than Houston will in 5-7 years.

 

[Mitchrapp]

The Rays drafted well was the secret to their success. Suck long enough to get loaded drafyeaht picks, the Rays way.

They don't deserve any credit for building that team any more than Houston will in 5-7 years.

Okay. But they did draft Delmon. So the Rays way is not always good.

 

[motownwebguy]

A's said to be the front runner now after their trade with the cubs

http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/stor...eff-samardzija-jason-hammel-oakland-athletics

I picked the A's to win the World Series in February.
I picked the Tigers to get bounced early in the ALDS (this time-around).

Sure wish I had opposite thoughts.