Billy Beane RF
Player Card | Career Stats| CAREER BATTING STATS | |||||||
| G | H | R | HR | RBI | BA | SLG | |
| 148 | 66 | 30 | 3 | 29 | .219 | .296 | |
A's going young in 2010
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIt looks like a fairly boring winter for the A's, at least if you believe Billy Beane ... In other words, he's staying the course that he set a couple of winters ago...
Blog | November 19, 2009Ynoa making progress
Jorge Arangure Jr....batter, 25-pitch simulated batting practice session last week in front of A's general manager Billy Beane and assistant GM David Forst in the Dominican. "He looked great and pitched free and easy...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
Much gray area in defensive analysis
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comWhen it comes to defensive analysis, should we believe our eyes or the numbers? Perhaps a little of both.
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009Coghlan, Bailey voted top rookies
Associated PressFlorida Marlins left fielder Chris Coghlan won the National League Rookie of the Year award in a close vote Monday, and Oakland Athletics closer Andrew Bailey took the AL honor.
Story | Conversation | November 16, 2009Postseason had many defining moments
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comWhile the Yankees returned to glory by winning the World Series, the inevitability of full-scale instant replay in baseball stood out as perhaps the most important aspect of the 2009 postseason.
Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009Rockies' O'Dowd gets new deal
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...2007. O'Dowd is the fourth-longest tenured general manager in baseball, behind only Brian Sabean, Billy Beane and Brian Cashman.Is this the greatest comeback in general managerial history? In O'Dowd's...
Blog | October 21, 2009Phillies' comeback all about people, J-Roll
Peter GammonsPHILADELPHIA -- The boys in the bullpen started rising when Jonathan Broxton went 2-0 on Matt Stairs. "If he pitches around Stairs," someone yelled, "...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009
Francona managing by the numbers?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...at the moment of decision, on the phone with Bill James or Theo Epstein or even Billy Beane, the guy who wrote "Moneyball." If he had called Bill or Theo (or Billy...
Blog | October 13, 2009Who runs this town? (Part 2)
Cameron Martin, Special to Page 2Page 2 goes region by region to determine which sports figures have the most juice in each city.
Story | Conversation | October 13, 2009A's Forst not a Padres GM candidate
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...39;s said in a statement e-mailed to The Associated Press on Wednesday that Forst, Billy Beane's longtime right-hand man, has not interviewed for the job, nor has anyone asked...
Blog | October 08, 2009Zack Hample: King of the ballhawks
Patrick Hruby, Page 2Patrick Hruby spends a day with Zack Hample, the undisputed king of getting baseballs from major league parks.
Story | Conversation | October 01, 2009Wednesday Wangdoodles
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...series of tubes), here's the last word on the 2009 Mets. • Boy, when Billy Beane talks to Athletics Nation, he talks ... and talks and talks. So much that you can'...
Blog | October 07, 2009Insider Intel: Cardinals vs. Dodgers
Keith Law, ESPN InsiderKeith Law previews the Cardinals and Dodgers, offering three things to watch when each team is at bat, three keys for each squad, and ultimately a prediction on the series. Plus: Notes from Baseball Prospectus, Inside Edge and ESPN Stats & Info.
Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009
Players who've thrived for losing teams
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comPlaying for teams far out of playoff contention hasn't prevented several players from having noteworthy performances in '09.
Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Oakland Athletics
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the Oakland Athletics. On the plus side, Aaron Sorkin is rewriting the script for a "Moneyball" movie, which might star Brad Pitt as Billy Beane.
Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009
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