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re: is this Moneyball part 2?
Posted on 7/26/12 at 3:16 pm to jameison125
Posted on 7/26/12 at 3:16 pm to jameison125
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Moneyball was based on finding guys with a high OBP to score runs.
And having Barry Zito, Tim Hudson, and Mark Mulder.
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Posted on 7/26/12 at 3:24 pm to hehateme2285
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They've had the best pitching in baseball for a couple years.
Posted on 7/26/12 at 3:37 pm to krehn11
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And having Barry Zito, Tim Hudson, and Mark Mulder.
Well, yeah. The A's went after college pitchers who were nearly ready for the Majors instead of the high risk/reward of high school pitchers. Teams used to draft a lot more high school pitchers and sign them to pretty big money. The A's chose a risk-averse method of guys nearly ready for the Majors who weren't quite as sought after (and wouldn't need quite as much cash).
Sure, there was good fortune. Every good team has had good fortune, but it was also a direct result of a plan that few other teams were executing at the time.
Posted on 7/26/12 at 3:51 pm to Baloo
For those who simply saw the movie and didn't know anything about the 2002 Oakland A's, this was misleading. Those guys don't even get mentioned. Zito won the Cy Young. Their pitching was ridiculous.
Posted on 7/26/12 at 3:57 pm to krehn11
trust me bro, i saw the movie and scott hatteberg should have won MVP that year along with gold glove at first.
Posted on 7/26/12 at 3:58 pm to The Egg
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trust me bro, i saw the movie and scott hatteberg should have won MVP that year along with gold glove at first.
Posted on 7/26/12 at 4:15 pm to Lester Earl
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They've had the best pitching in baseball for a couple years.
Go look up stats before reacting. The guys that are good now came from the trades of the prior staff
Posted on 7/26/12 at 4:35 pm to krehn11
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Zito won the Cy Young.
Didn't Tejada win the MVP that year? I can't remember, think he was mentioned once in that movie hah.
Posted on 7/26/12 at 4:37 pm to hehateme2285
why dont you show me the stats that made them the best bitching staff in baseball the last couple of years?
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