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Old 12-06-2012, 12:18 AM   #700
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Originally Posted by Triple Naitch View Post
So you're saying that you hate Kenny Williams because he makes unconventional moves that pay off in his team having a winning record? Do you hate Billy Beane too?
No and yes.

Kennys moves are not unconventional, they are extremely short sighted and pay off in very moderate ways. see Youk, liriano trades, and he gets credit here for doing the unthinkable when in this this case...no one wanted those guys.

Bean is different. He made a huge discovery and he used it to gain an advantage over other teams. Now that other teams have added his philosophyto their repetouir, he is once again limited by his budget. His model used in its purest form gets you the Seattle Mariners. What has he won as a gm if he is so great? He's had lots of opportunity to gm in a city with a larger budget but he is content where he is. Which menas he isn't a winner.
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