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Originally Posted by seattleflamer
Brad Pitt was too clever by half especially the Cespedes move. #Chokeland
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I guess if you want to sum up a guy who has got a small market, cash starved team, in a run down building, quite often with lowest payroll to the playoffs what 8 times since 2000?
MLB has no cap, and teams like the Royals are prime examples of how every dollar counts, and drafting counts, and every trade counts. Tampa Bay where are they? Colorado?
Billy Beane is a great exec. Even the trade you mention got them the starter they needed. As a fan of the team watching them take on a Verlander in an elimination game, they needed to match arms. Lester was that guy.
So ya slam Oakland on choking, they deserve it, but I will take Billy Beane any day of the week over quite a few other execs. He still quite good at what he does.
I've been an A's fan back to the 80's and I love that despite everything going against them they find a way to make themselves a winning team. Go A's Go.