Is Billy Beane the Goat?

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If it wasn't for Beane they would be the Pirates of the AL. Just because he hasn't won it all doesn't mean he and the A's haven't been successful.

what's success? making a profit? then yes they are

being competitive for a title? then no, 2 playoff appearances in 10 years, and those 2 times they were just happy to make it
 

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what's success? making a profit? then yes they are

being competitive for a title? then no, 2 playoff appearances in 10 years, and those 2 times they were just happy to make it

Two playoff appearances, turning a profit, and half the payroll that my Mets have....I'll take it :ld:
 
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Dude's a hustler.


Some teams are trying to copycat his tactics.



The AZ Diamondbacks are on his dikk something serious.



They might as well be called the Arizona A'z
 

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I look at the A's Lineup every season thinking this is a Last Place Team in the Al West as far as Talent Goes

Yet.. They are always near the top of the Al West Every Damn Year

Seriously they make the Angels Loook pretty Pathetic at this point fielding a much more competitive team with maybe a third of the Offensive Fire Power

Obviously the Success of the A's is due to their excellent pitching and Scouting.. But Damn, Beane manages to do it every single year.. Which is Field a Competitive Team with Damn near no Super Star Player at All

And once someone reaches that All Star Level with the A's..YOu can Guarantee Beane will most likely trade the Player for more talent and still field a competitive team year in and year out

I Can Only :salute: Billy Beane at this Point..


I Cant think of any Team that Does More with Less :salute:
 

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Dude has never won shyt.. and threw this season away with his horrendous trades.

fukk that fakkit
 

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He made me cringe with his decision making during the mid 2000s but it's paying off now. I knew Oakland would be back because their AAA team here is killing it every year.

I want to go to a Parade in Downtown Oakland in October when this season is all said and done :banderas:
 

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fuked up their future with trades they didnt need

trading cesp has come back to haunt them
 

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Dude is a good GM, but he fukked his team up by trading Cespedes. Cespedes is not a great player, but he added so much value to that team with his presence in the lineup, his swagger, etc. Look at their record with and without him it speaks volumes. It sucks because I really wanted to see another bay area world series. Oh well at least the Giants are hot :manny:
 

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Dude has never won shyt.. and threw this season away with his horrendous trades.

fukk that fakkit


That Addison Russell trade looks horrible. Probably worse than trading Cespedes. Like seriously you traded Russell for a journeyman and a at best number 3(Shark is not an ace right?) :mindblown:
 

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looked like cy young in the nl

and cubs flipped him for a top tier prospect

:youngsabo:

shyt was highway robbery I thought Beane was smarter than that :russ:

On another note I forgot who it was, but the after the cespedes trade I remember telling some breh on here that the A's offense had been horrible since july. Breh was like not its a small sample size. A month later and the offense is still trash :heh:
 

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I was about to make a thread about Billy Beane fukking up the team's chemistry and if the media will give him any shyt over it.

Had the best record in baseball at the time and now it's possible they could miss the playoffs.
 
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