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Originally Posted by Dark Horse
The way i heard it; Howe wasn't a big proponent of Moneyball.
And they didn't want to risk losing Macha who i think was starting to get inquiries from other teams.
And Beane wanted more of the credit for the team doing well. (But i suspect that was thrown out by the anti-Moneyballers.
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Bolded is what I perceived to be the main reason.
And I hope they're doing the same thing here with Ron Washington, who was scheduled to be interviewed by the Texas Rangers today. Everyone hearts Wash.