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How the Oakland Athletics Made 'Moneyball' a Term in Baseball

HOW THE OAKLAND ATHLETIC'S MADE MONEYBALL' A TERM IN BASEBALL THE 2002 SEASON: WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGED Oakland A's Top Players Became Free Agents And Signed With Other Teams TR JASON GIAMBI JOHNNY DAMON SIGNED SIGNED WITH NEW YORK YANKEES WITH BOSTON RED SOX JASON ISRINGHAUSEN SIGNED WITH ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AVERAGE PAYROLLS 40 OAKLAND A'S MILLION 0890 N.Y. YANKEES MILLION 125TON 28 OTHER TEAMS MILLION 00009 70 With odds not in their favor, the Oakland A's turned to statisti- cal analysis to select their team for the 2002 season. Their theory was that there were players that were undervalued based on traditional scouting characteristics. Statistics even them to field a winning team with the budgetary constraints the team faced. SEASON STANDINGS 103 639 59 WINS LOSES PERCENTAGE Set an American League record of winning 20 consecutive games Finished 1st in the American League West SABERMETRICS Sabermetrics is the specialized analysis of baseball through objective evidence, espe- cially baseball statistics that measure in- game activity. The term is derived from the acronym SABR, which stands for the Society For American Baseball Research. Coined by 8ILL JAMES STATISTICAL ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATED THAT ON-BASE PERCENTAGE AND SLUGGING PERCENTAGE ARE BETTER INDICATORS OF OFFENSIVE SUCCESS TRADITIONALLY, SPEED AND CONTACT WERE USED AS INDICATORS BILLY BEANE BORN MARCH 29, 1962 PLAYED BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, AND BASKETBALL IN HIGH SCHOOL AT MT. CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA STANFORD OFFERED HIM FULL SCHOLARSHIP BASEBALL-FOOTBALL AS THE QUARTERBACK PLAYED MLB AS AN OUTFIELDER BETWEEN 1984 AND 1989 WITH: 1984 1986 1988 1989 New York Mets Minnesota Twins 1985 1987 Detroit Tigers Oakland Athletics 1990 1997 His decision to sign with the Mets over going to Stanford was "only decision he would ever make in his life about Jointed the Oakland A's as a scout in Named General Manager after the 1997 season money "It's all about evaluating skills and putting a price on them. Thirty years ago, stockbrokers used to buy stock strictly by feel. Let's put it this way: Anyone in the game with a 401(k) has a choice. They can choose a fund manager who manages their retirement by gut instinct, or one who chooses by research and analysis. I know which way l'd choose." BILLY BEANE SOURCES mushroom http://www.forkerbaseball.com/teamsalaries/2002salaries/ http://wikipedia.com NETWORKS http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/09/26/a-sports- economist%E2%80%99s-thoughts-on-moneyball-a-guest-post-by-j-c-bradbury/ wwW.MUSHROOMNETWORKS.COM

How the Oakland Athletics Made 'Moneyball' a Term in Baseball

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