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Old 06-18-2012, 12:18 AM   #4
Skyflame21
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Indiana
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Originally Posted by The Game View Post
While Billy Bean used sabremetrics to go after cheap talent, no one mentions the fact that he had at least 2 players on steroids and 3 dominating pitchers.
Also, I find it very amusing that they never won anything. They had 3 solid pitchers (Zito, Hudson and Mulder) and the biggest foul territory ball park in badeball. It's funny how none of the 3 pitchers have done muh in career since leaving.

Sabermetrics is a nice added nuance to evaluations but nothing beats the eye test. Oakland has missed just as much on prospects as any other team.
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