May 13, 200322 yr Was reading a bit of Moneyball, a book about Beane with the A's, and man does this guy think that every player he gets is the next coming. First off, he goes on how he took KW to the cleaners for Olivo. We all know how awful Oakland's catching situation is, majors and minors (except for Jeremy Brown, who I'm skeptical about). Then, Beane goes on how he got Durham for Adkins, which was basically two Type A picks for Adkins. Not once does the author, or Beane for that matter, mention that the new CBA was being hammered out. In the CBA, there was serious discussion about eliminating draft compensation, which I am for. At the time of the trade, KW could have A) Let Durham stay with the Sox and risk getting 2 A picks or getting nothing, or B) Trade him. At this time, Beane has all the leverage in the world, and KW is f***ed, in my mind. Yes, Adkins for Durham was atrocious, but think of the response if KW would keep Durham and get no compensation. Beane then goes on how he believed he got the better of the Foulke-Koch trade, and I agree with him except for Neal Cotts. He could make Beane look like a complete fool very soon. Beane also went on about when KW took Ring over Joe Blanton, who the Sox originally wanted. Beane s*** a brick, and criticized KW for taking a reliever over a starter. Amazing, because being the sabermetrics guy that Beane is, you'd think he'd want these stats: 16 2/3 IP 13 H 1 ER 6 BB 24 SO 0.54 ERA Those are Ring's stats, in AA. Blanton is stuck down in Low-A, putting up solid numbers, but not the type that Ring is doing. Just some things I thought were bulls***.
May 14, 200322 yr looks more like kw has a case of dumbassitis..................not billys fault he can out smart him time and time again.............
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