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March 19th, 2008

Vive Le Moneyball

Eric Seidman at Statistically Speaking is liveblogging his re-reading of Moneyball. Yeah, that’s pretty much what it sounds like:
I am going to spend today re-reading Moneyball and live-blogging what does and does not happen, chapter by chapter. I could wait until the end and just post a progressive review, but I feel it will […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

September 15th, 2007

Angus Interviews Alderson

Jeff Angus at Management by Baseball has written a couple of informative articles on San Diego Padres CEO Sandy Alderson. The discussion centers around Alderson’s management techniques and includes interviews with the man himself.
I love this riff on Michael Lewis’ Moneyball (aff link):
The revelations in Moneyball actually helped the A’s competitiveness. That’s because when other […]

By Geoff Young -- 4 comments

May 19th, 2007

Twins Pitchers: Out of Control?

One of the chapters in my book, the Ducksnorts 2007 Baseball Annual, examines strategies teams like the A’s and Twins have employed to remain successful over the past several years. The A’s are fairly well chronicled in Michael Lewis’ Moneyball, but what about the Twins?
One thing I discovered about the Twins is that their pitching […]

By Geoff Young -- 2 comments