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In response to "the A’s won more rings in the 80s than Billy Beane ever sniffed -- nm" by hollywood big shot

Did anything, perchance, happen to spending habits in baseball during Billy Beane's time?

Posted by Reagen Aug 2 '23, 12:18

the point of Moneyball was not "This is how you make the best team ever at baseball" it was "given limited resources, how can I maximize this fact to the most wins I can?"

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"I've run the numbers and clearly the way to actually win a World Series is . . . get a fuckton lot more payroll" -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 12:25 3
- Signed, the LA Dodgers? -- nm - David Aug 2, 12:29 1
  - Hold our beers. -- nm - NY Teams Aug 2, 12:33
- Well, yes. But Oakland didn't have that. -- nm - Reagen Aug 2, 12:28

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Did anything, perchance, happen to spending habits in baseball during Billy Beane's time?

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