tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post230505955462154634..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: Bleacher Report Thinks Billy Beane Should Be On the Hot Seat, Even Though I'm Not Entirely Sure What the Hell That's Supposed to MeanBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-29176105182674426652014-10-21T14:26:47.414-04:002014-10-21T14:26:47.414-04:00I tend to agree. Obviously he wants to win a World...I tend to agree. Obviously he wants to win a World Series, but the fact he makes the A's competitive every year is a tribute to his ability as a GM. Every move doesn't work out. It's easy to look at him and say, "Well he should have won a World Series by now" but he's an easy target because of "Moneyball." Plenty of teams have big trades at the trade deadline not work out for them. Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-35523998455021280492014-10-21T13:20:00.435-04:002014-10-21T13:20:00.435-04:00How does an editor not insist that his author end ...How does an editor not insist that his author end the column after this third sentence?<br /><br />Nearly two decades later, he owns a sterling resume: 11 winning seasons and eight playoff appearances, all while working with a perennially undersized payroll.<br /><br />That's the conclusion, right? The dude is an absolutely fantastic GM, seemingly pulling off the impossible almost every season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-44765177004758565082014-10-20T18:23:50.282-04:002014-10-20T18:23:50.282-04:00Chris, one thing I have learned as a Braves fan (n...Chris, one thing I have learned as a Braves fan (not that it's limited to the Braves, but that's my perspective) is you can never have enough pitching. In March, there was talk of trading pitching b/c of the logjam with Medlen, Beachy, Minor, Wood, Hale and others. By the end of the year the rotation is Wood, Aaron Harang, Erwin Santana, and Mike Minor. Too much pitching is not a possible thing. <br /><br />HH, I would not have touched him, just asked him politely "What's in the box?" <br /><br />Chris, I have a feeling he will eat those words even more soon. The Red Sox won't be down for long. Of course, I'm sure Dan will turn it around and say maybe it's a good thing the Red Sox are the Royals of the Charles. Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-44424388215442894122014-10-20T18:23:50.023-04:002014-10-20T18:23:50.023-04:00Chris, one thing I have learned as a Braves fan (n...Chris, one thing I have learned as a Braves fan (not that it's limited to the Braves, but that's my perspective) is you can never have enough pitching. In March, there was talk of trading pitching b/c of the logjam with Medlen, Beachy, Minor, Wood, Hale and others. By the end of the year the rotation is Wood, Aaron Harang, Erwin Santana, and Mike Minor. Too much pitching is not a possible thing. <br /><br />HH, I would not have touched him, just asked him politely "What's in the box?" <br /><br />Chris, I have a feeling he will eat those words even more soon. The Red Sox won't be down for long. Of course, I'm sure Dan will turn it around and say maybe it's a good thing the Red Sox are the Royals of the Charles. Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-57150501189548770772014-10-20T17:01:43.289-04:002014-10-20T17:01:43.289-04:00It's also very funny how according to the spor...It's also very funny how according to the sportswriters neither the Red Sox nor the A's won in this trade. You have Bleacher Report doing this article which blames this trade solely for the A's struggles, and of course master troll Dan Shaughnessy criticizing basically every move the Red Sox made including this one. I know it won't happen but I would love to see Shaughnessy have to eat his words when he sarcastically referred to the Sox as Kansas City on the Charles, considering how well the Royals have done.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-26375040864613086112014-10-20T15:20:51.133-04:002014-10-20T15:20:51.133-04:00Has Brad Pitt become, well, something close to unt...<i>Has Brad Pitt become, well, something close to untouchable?</i><br /><br />I touched him once. He got really mad. HHhttp://www.kingharis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-73689006980548454332014-10-20T13:29:47.336-04:002014-10-20T13:29:47.336-04:00The idea that the A's shouldn't have trade...The idea that the A's shouldn't have traded for Lester simply because they supposedly "didn't need" starting pitching is laughable. That would be like saying the Tigers don't need Max Scherzer because they already have Justin Verlander. I thought it was a gamble but it was one worth taking. And at the time I thought it was partially a financial move. With the way Cespedes had been playing wasn't their a possibility that he would be paid a ton by some other team and Oakland wouldn't have been able to afford him?Chrisnoreply@blogger.com