Billy Beane

One Baseball Team, Cradle to Grave

Justin Cox | Posted 05.20.2012

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I'm of the opinion that a fan should pick one team and ride that train from birth until death. One team per league is fine, but there should be one team that trumps all, without question.

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How Jeremy Lin Proves Everything We Know About Investing Is Wrong

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 02.16.2012

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NBA teams overlooked Jeremy Lin for the same reason so-called experts first ignore stocks, business pioneers and anything else that defies expectation...

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Rangers Manager Praises 'Moneyball'

AP | By DAVE SKRETTA | Posted 12.27.2011

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ST. LOUIS -- Ron Washington was on the coaching staff in Oakland when general manager Billy Beane was pioneering the Moneyball concept of building a m...

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Oakland A's Consider Making A Big Move

AP | Posted 11.30.2011

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By Janie McCauley, Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)--Athletics general manager Billy Beane says he expects to hear “very soon” from Commis...

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PHOTOS: 'Moneyball' Cast Visits Oakland For World Premiere

Posted 11.20.2011

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By Janie McCauley, Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)--Billy Beane considers “Moneyball” a success for the simple fact Brad Pitt plays Oakla...

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Movie Review: Moneyball

Marshall Fine | Posted 11.19.2011

Michael Lewis' book, Moneyball, was a sports thriller disguised as a nonfiction volume about statistics wonks. And Bennett Miller's film of Thomas' bo...

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The Decision That Could Win Brad Pitt An Oscar

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Zakarin | Posted 11.12.2011

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Bennett Miller was not much of a baseball fan; outside of a brief flash of interest at the Yankees' revival in the mid-90s, the 44-year old New York n...

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The Real Billy Beane Speaks Out On Brad Pitt, 'Moneyball'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Zakarin | Posted 11.10.2011

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With a line bursting with stargazers snaking all the way around a massive public square, the Toronto International Film Fest premiere of "Moneyball" w...

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Brad Pitt's Obsession: How It Happened

Posted 10.22.2011

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There are legions of films that are stopped mid-stream production each year in Hollywood, some offered the chance retool and some sentenced to have th...

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Brad Pitt's New Drama

Posted 09.18.2011

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One might call Billy Beane the Brad Pitt of the baseball world. Think about it: he's a tall, solid, handsome man who has aged incredibly well; his ...

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What I Did on My SABR Vacation

Jeff Polman | Posted 09.10.2011

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I do hope that SABR will be able to reach out to more average intelligent baseball fans, though, because these members-to-be truly don't know what they're missing.

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Brad Pitt Becoming A Legend In Real Life Story

Posted 08.16.2011

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The mantra is get on base. The first look screams homerun. Billy Beane was a first round burnout, a baseball player who never fully realized his p...

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Apple & The Oakland A's: They're Both Playing Moneyball

Chip Conley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Big league managers know more about 21st century leadership than many CEOs. We're living in a new era. Why are they using old metrics?

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Innovating in the World of Sports Media

Jeff Ma | Posted 05.25.2011

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After reading Moneyball, I saw parallels between what the A's were doing in baseball and what we had done in the casinos -- this was my big chance to work in sports.

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