Sportscenter Book Club - Moneyball as recommended by WBK

Keyser Soze · 08-04-2003, 07:49 PM

Moneyball, which is based on Billy Beane, GM of the Oakland Athletics who have consistanly been one of the top teams in baseball over his tenure despite having one of the lowest payrolls in baseball is an extraordinary book. I suggest, as WBK has, you all read it and comment on it in this thread. I'm already 30 pages in and I love it. I'll be following up with my comments.

HedCold · 08-04-2003, 08:36 PM

this book is so last month

Keyser Soze · 08-04-2003, 08:38 PM

hedcold is too cool for school

HedCold · 08-04-2003, 08:53 PM

its nice when he talks about essentially trading art howe to the mets

HedCold · 08-04-2003, 08:56 PM

oh yea - oakland loses to minnesota in the playoffs

Keyser Soze · 08-04-2003, 09:03 PM

what did he get from the Mets for Howe?

HedCold · 08-04-2003, 09:41 PM

he called them up and told them something about his contract and how he was available, i forget
i guess it wasn't as much a trade as it was shoving him off on them

Keyser Soze · 08-04-2003, 10:45 PM

and then he tried to trade himself.