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Oakland GM Beane his own man
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This is a time of year Oakland A's General Manager Billy Beane
loves, and no wonder. There are deals to be made, and nobody does
that better. Beane is a very different general manager and, no, not
because of the "Moneyball" theories.
There are other baseball executives who rely heavily on
statistical information, but probably no one has the total knowledge
Beane has, of his own organization and others around baseball.
He also trusts his own judgment, so he can make decisions wit...
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Beane still seeking right bat
Oakland Tribune
; ... available include Rondell White, Danny Bautista, Juan Encarnacion, Kevin Millar, Ruben Sierra and Preston Wilson. In other A's news: - Pitcher Rich Harden is ahead of schedule in his rehab from surgery on his non-throwing shoulder. Beane said the rehab would ...
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Beane ball wouldn't have worked.(Sports)
The Boston Herald
; Byline: HOWIE CARR The Boston Red Sox did not make the playoffs last season, but a funny thing happened to them a couple of weeks after the 2002 World Series had ended. They got lucky. They thought in November that they had hired the maniacal Mr. Beane to run their franchise and change their
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Beane looks ahead A's and Padres finally complete Kotsay deal
Oakland Tribune
; OAKLAND -- Now that Mark Kotsay is finally the official new Oakland Athletics center fielder and probable leadoff man, general manager Billy Beane's attention turns to the back end of his bullpen and a new catcher. The previous catcher, Ramon Hernandez, and disgruntled outfielder Terrence Long were
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 "Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)")
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A's praise Tigers, look toward 2007: Free agent Zito might be too expensive; Beane hopeful of bringing back Thomas and Payton.
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)
; ... that the season's over. Copyright (c) 2006, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write ...
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A's Beane is looking for action.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ... considerable interest from several clubs, including a reported offer from the Boston Red Sox. The A's have received some good news about ailing players. Left-handed pitcher Mark Mulder said the herniated disc in his back is healed and he should be 100 percent ...
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