moneyball
Ex-Yankee disputes his portrayal in 'Moneyball' movie
The movie, based on the Michael Lewis book about former A's general manager Billy Beane, portrayed Justice as a me-first egotist.
Ex-Mets manager battling coronavirus released from hospital
HOUSTON — Former major league manager and infielder Art Howe was released from a Houston hospital Sunday after a stay in intensive care because of the coronavirus. “Relief, back in...
Next generation of sports nerds are ready to take over baseball
Neanderthals, take heed, and nerds (writing as one myself), rejoice: We are one step closer to the day when a professional sports team’s general manager -- or president, even --...
Don’t let advanced stats take the fun out of fantasy baseball
In real baseball, the debate between the old guard relying on the eye test and the sabermetric folks who crunch the numbers may persist forever. But for fantasy baseball, it...
How to strike it rich in baseball without ever playing
First it was a strategy. Then a book. Then a movie. Now "Moneyball," Michael Lewis' tale of how the payroll-challenged Oakland A's used data to take on the big-spending Yankees,...
NFL literally laughing right in nerdy Browns exec's face
Paul DePodesta is a new face in NFL circles, apparently still unfamiliar to some. The former Mets exec, who was hired as the chief strategy officer for the Browns this...
Ron Washington's 'Moneyball' scene is coming to real life
Fixing the bumbling Oakland A's defense: "It's incredibly hard." Ron Washington is joining the A's -- make that re-joining -- as a coach for their struggling fielders, according to CBS...
Beane's Moneyball tactics worth $1.4 billion to A's: study
Billy Beane might not just be the best general manager in baseball. He might be worth more than the greatest baseball player of all-time. According to an in-depth statistical analysis...
Why the Moneyball A's just landed two top-line starters
In early December, after a spree in which the Athletics uncharacteristically invested nearly $40 million to obtain Scott Kazmir via free agency and Jim Johnson and Luke Gregerson in trades,...
Alderson's Moneyball plan yet to work as well as Beane's
Sandy’s Mets were supposed to be Billy’s A’s. They were supposed to become low-budget wonders of the baseball world. The A’s, under Billy Beane, are just that, again, posting the...
Stats say Joe DiMaggio's record tougher to reach now
Colorado’s Nolan Arenado got halfway to Joe DiMaggio, and that made me wonder this: In an age when it might be harder to get a hit than ever, would there...
Braves' system an unsung model for success
When the subject of model franchises arises, we gravitate to the Cardinal Way or the Moneyball A’s or whatever statistical jujitsu the Rays are doing to remain high-level contenders despite...
Howe never blamed 'Moneyball' portrayal on Hoffman
You need only to feel the widespread and emotional reaction to Philip Seymour Hoffman’s tragic death Sunday to know how beloved a performer he was. How his characters connected with...