When the book Moneyball came out in 2003, the Oakland A’s and their General Manager Billy Beane became poster children for winning more with less in the stratified landscape of a baseball league with no salary cap. But the A’s futility since their 2006 ALCS appearance (307-310 in four seasons) can largely be [...]
Read More →A “save” in baseball is a statistic almost as useless as an “assist” in basketball. The number of saves accumulated over a season or career does not provide insight into the effectiveness or quality of the pitcher in question, just as an “assist” doesn’t give insight as to how good a passer the [...]
Read More →A Rough start offensively to the 2011 season leads to questions of how much impact their newly acquired hitters will have this season
Entering spring training in 2011, the Oakland A’s were a trendy pick to win the AL West due to some mid-major additions to their lineup and bullpen that many [...]
