Tuesday, June 01, 2004
Could Zito be pitching poorly to purposefully lower his value and remain affordable enough to stay in Oakland forever?!?
So the A's are all great and really impressive and everything, and the science and thinking behind their success is really interesting and all that, but can we hold off on the beautification of Billy Beane until they actually make it past the ALDS for once? At least the Braves were kind enough to not choke until the World Series, for the most part. Up until 2000, that is. Since then they just choke whenever it's convenient for them.
It's something of a shame that the A's model, designed to help cash-poor small-market teams compete with the rich ones, is going to lead to its greatest success with the team with the second highest payroll in the game. Of course that team could teach the A's a thing or two thousand about choking.
So the A's are all great and really impressive and everything, and the science and thinking behind their success is really interesting and all that, but can we hold off on the beautification of Billy Beane until they actually make it past the ALDS for once? At least the Braves were kind enough to not choke until the World Series, for the most part. Up until 2000, that is. Since then they just choke whenever it's convenient for them.
It's something of a shame that the A's model, designed to help cash-poor small-market teams compete with the rich ones, is going to lead to its greatest success with the team with the second highest payroll in the game. Of course that team could teach the A's a thing or two thousand about choking.
