2008 Random Rumblings

[Providence A's]

compared to Willis over the long haul, yes.

[Porter]

I'm going to get have to get 2 SPs so the repeat of the LDS won't happen again.

[Krazyredsfanguy]

im reading moneyball finally spaz, great book so far, makes you wonder why so many other GM's are that stupid (see Krivsky)

[Slyder]

im reading moneyball finally spaz, great book so far, makes you wonder why so many other GM's are that stupid (see Krivsky)

And how much has money ball won in post season?

[Providence A's]

more than Reds ball...and if you actually read moneyball, you'd realize the idea is finding value is what others don't, finding other ways to be successful, etc...the A's as an organization have been a lot more successful than the Reds have been...more than many teams. Year in and year out they are in contention. The book is not saying the only way to do it is to get OBP type guys as many would lead you to believe...that is what was undervalued at the time and so on...if you read the book and missed that, then I don't know what to tell you other than you truly missed the big picture that the book was trying to explain. It really is about business more than it is about baseball.

[Hammer]

upcoming draft order

home wins in parenthesis assuming thats the tiebreaker
1. nya 59
2. was 64
3. tb 65
4. min 66 (30)
5. sf 66 (34)
6. nyn 67
7. pit 69 (35)
8. det 69 (38)
9. cle 70
10. cin 73 (38)
11. tex 73 (41)
12. hou 74
13. ari 76
14. sd 81
15. phi 83
16. atl 84 (41)
17. tor 84 (43)
18/19. oak 89 (44)
18/19. ana 89 (44)
20. stl 89 (47)
21. sea 90 (40)
22. col 90 (48)
23. chc 91
24. kc 92 -- to baltimore
25. bal 93
26. bos 94
27. mil 95
28. fla 97 (51)
29. la 97 (52)
30. cws 101

[Krazyredsfanguy]

how does the draft work?

[browntown653]

Sweet...third pick!!

[Dry1313]

Sweet...1st pick.

[Porter]

Sweet.....27 M more to spend on that FA class. oh yeah 21st pick (yeah i still have this pick. Should be a very good class.

[browntown653]

3rd pick in a filthy draft class...yeah boy.