The elder Crosby says there's no chance his son will re-sign with Oakland, and that he hopes he winds up at a place that will give him an opportunity to play full-time at shortstop.
"I know I'm Bobby's father, and I'm biased when it comes to him," concedes Ed Crosby. "But I also know he hasn't been treated properly by Billy Beane. They're supposed to be making a movie about Billy Beane with Brad Pitt starring. What's it going to be, a comedy?"...
To put it mildly, Ed Crosby isn't a passionate advocate of Billyball, which is the A's trademark take-a-pitch, work-the-count approach that has been a hallmark of the organization under Billy Beane.
"The A's take the bats out of their players' hands from the time they're in the minor leagues," he says. "Bobby was taught always to take the first pitch. They take all the aggressiveness out of their players. Look how much better guys like Eric Burns and Nick Swisher and Marco Scutaro have become once they got out of Oakland. ...