Billy Beane Admits ‘Moneyball’ Was All Phillies’ Idea

Justin Klugh — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:00:29 +0000

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If you had a sneaking, baseless suspicion that Billy Beane’s antics in Moneyball, and his corresponding actions in real life were all inspired by something the Phillies did, then you, apparently were right. Congratualtions. I’m sure you have an evening of vindictive, profane phone calls to make to friends and family. Finally, finally after years of accusations and humiliation at your class reunion, one of your Phillies theories was proven right. Whose ‘possibly insane’ now, Principal Fredrickson?!

Billy Beane has been highly touted or critically debunked a lot in the past few years, but, like with anything, there wasn’t any real reason to pay attention to him until he involved the Phillies. Which he did, when he showed up at Villanova this week.

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Moneyballs Deep: The Last Baseball Blogger to Learn Sabermetrics, Pt.3

Justin Klugh — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:29:50 +0000

So I’m assuming reading “Moneyball” by Michael Lewis will open my eyes to Sabermetrics and also give me more to do when someone mentions the book other than laugh when everybody else does. Check out part one and part two. Hopefully I’ll be caught up with every other baseball blogger in no time.

Chapters 3-4 (The Enlightenment, Field of Enlightenment)

Here are my notes on chapter three:

Lenny Dykstra – idiot
These must be the beginning of Beane’s thoughts. (Make “Beane-ginnings” pun somewhere? No.)
Getting laid as a ballplayer–if it is as easy as Billy Beane describes, I now have less than zero sympathy for these people. (more…)

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Billy Beane Admits ‘Moneyball’ Was All Phillies’ Idea

Moneyballs Deep: The Last Baseball Blogger to Learn Sabermetrics, Pt.3