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Beane feeling nostalgic as A's tenure in Oakland comes to a close
Billy Beane found ways to avoid thinking what the Athletics’ final days in Oakland would be like throughout the 2024 MLB ...
‘One of one’: How Billy Bean’s death left a massive void in MLB’s LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts
Bean, who died in August from acute myeloid leukemia, was an out former major-leaguer who served as a special assistant to ...
'Moneyball' author makes stunning admission about analytics use in baseball
"Moneyball" author Michael Lewis detailed the Oakland Athletics' use of analytics to win baseball games but said it had a ...
The Boston Globe8d
The season’s winding down, so who should win baseball’s major awards?
Billy Beane, the groundbreaking general manager of the Athletics, agreed to meet me before a game to do an interview. Beane ...
Beane defends ‘brilliant' Zaidi's job performance for Giants
Former Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane recently defended Farhan Zaidi as the Giants president of baseball ...
7 best Brad Pitt movies, ranked
Now that he's back on the big screen in Wolfs, it's time to take a look back at the seven best Brad Pitt movies.
How the Oakland A's shaped modern baseball: 56-year run defined by Rickey Henderson, 'Moneyball' and much more
Generations of Oakland residents have grown up attending games and rooting for the Athletics. Countless ballpark workers ...
The New York Times25d
Has the impact of analytics on modern football been overstated?
Michael Lewis’s Moneyball, an account of Oakland Athletics’ use of sabermetrics ... while general manager Billy Beane was the main protagonist. In football, things are more confused, because ...
Could Giants hire Billy Owens as GM under Buster Posey? A’s say ‘we’re lucky to have him’
If the San Francisco Giants contact the no-longer Oakland Athletics about interviewing Billy Owens, the A’s are prepared to ...