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In response to "This is like looking at Babe Ruth and saying, "He sucks, he made outs *more than half* the time he went to the plate." (nm)" by musubi

he had a run but when he got rid of all the non-Moneyball personnel, his team didn't do as well

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Nov 14 '08, 15:28

maybe his theories need a little fine tuning

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Well, the 2 main 'stars' from the MoneyBall draft were the guys everyone wanted (Swisher and Blanton) - Will Hunting Nov 14, 15:30 3
- Just because it was the subject of the book, doesn't mean that's what the org was all about. - musubi Nov 14, 15:33 2
  - It's the draft that convinced everyone he's special. I think it's useful to look at what those chosen guys did. - Will Hunting Nov 14, 15:44
  - Miniball! -- nm - pretty awesome pigby Nov 14, 15:44

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