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	Billy Beane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Lamar "Billy" Beane (born March 29, 1962 in Orlando, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball player and the current general manager of the Oakland Athletics.
		Beane, who grew up in the San Diego area, was a first-round choice by the New York Mets in the 1980 MLB amateur draft, and played parts of six seasons as a reserve outfielder in the major leagues, with the Mets, the Minnesota Twins, the Detroit Tigers and the A's, from 1984 to 1989.
		In 2003, Beane, his team and his approach to running the organization were the subject of the book Moneyball by Michael Lewis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Billy_Beane (258 words)

	Billy Bean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Daro "Billy" Bean (born May 11, 1964 in Santa Ana, California) is a former Major League Baseball player who made news in 1999 when he made his homosexuality public.
		Bean was a marginal outfielder who had only 487 at bats with a.226 batting average in a career that lasted from 1987 through 1995: Detroit Tigers 1987-89, Los Angeles Dodgers 1989, San Diego Padres 1993-95.
		Bean is the second former major league player to admit his homosexuality; former Dodger Glenn Burke, who died of AIDS in 1995, is the only other ex-player to have acknowledged his homosexuality.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Billy_Bean (193 words)

	Billy Beane Speaker Profile at The Lavin Agency
		Billy Beane is the general manager of Major League Baseball's small-market Oakland A's.
		Beane has figured out how to succeed with a limited ($40 million) payroll, and his methods are driving a lot of old baseball hardheads crazy.
		More than any one person, Billy Beane has been the driving force behind this change, and in his dynamic lectures he explains his approach to running a Major League Baseball franchise, and how quantitative analysis and a heavy reliance on statistics have allowed his Oakland A's to compete against much wealthier rivals.
	www.thelavinagency.com /college/billybeane.html (341 words)

	How To Play Beane Ball
		William Lamar Beane -- Billy Beane -- the 41-year-old general manager of the Oakland Athletics baseball club, perches his sandaled feet on the desk before him.
		Billy Beane is a guy who knows how to do more with less.
		Beane rises from his desk and saunters through the locker room: He wants to watch his pitchers throw before practice winds down for the day.
	www.fastcompany.com /magazine/70/beane.html (2943 words)

	ESPN.com: MLB - Beane agonized before deciding to stay with A's
		Beane said he decided to stay for several reasons, including his love for the organization he has built into a perennial playoff team, and staying close to his teenage daughter who lives in Southern California.
		Beane is given much of the credit for building a team whose 103 wins tied for best in the major leagues this season, and for assembling the solid young pitching staff.
		Beane was identified as one of the top candidates for the Red Sox job ever since Dan Duquette was fired in spring training and replaced by interim GM Mike Port.
	espn.go.com /mlb/news/2002/1111/1459289.html (1330 words)

	The CHUD.COM Message Boards - Billy Beane
		People take shots at Billy Beane constantly (even sports columnists I get a kick out of), people thumb their noses at his use of "sabermetrics," and go out of their way to distort and exaggerate his positions on a number of issues...
		On top of this, Billy Beane's outlook on things like speed and defense is that they were overpriced, and thus a luxury he could not afford.
		I think a lot of the backlash isn't against Beane and the A's so much as it's against the people who are trying to follow him and they're not generating the same success.
	www.chud.com /forums/printthread.php?t=67620 (733 words)

	SI.com - Sports Illustrated -- The Magazine - Scorecard: The Unbearable Brightness of Beane - Wednesday June 25, 2003 ...
		Beane wasn't available for comment on this subject, but there is at least one reason for other G.M.'s to keep trading with him: To get what he wants, Beane surrenders a lot of real talent.
		In December 2001, Beane sent third baseman Eric Hinske, last season's Rookie of the Year, to Toronto for closer Billy Koch; to obtain lefthander Ted Lilly in a three-way deal last July, Beane gave the Tigers righthander Jeremy Bonderman, first baseman Carlos Peña and righthander Franklyn German, all Detroit regulars.
		The roster of players Beane has added via July trades -- including outfielder Terrence Long and pitchers Kevin Appier and Jason Isringhausen in '99, outfielder Dye in '01 and second baseman Ray Durham in '02 -- is staggering, and goes a long way toward bolstering Lewis's representation of Beane as a shark swimming with guppies.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /si_online/news/2003/06/24/sc (762 words)

	SportsFilter \| Who's going to return Billy Beane's phone calls now?
		Beane's reputation has to be hurting him with some of the other GMs, in the same way that Jimmy Johnson's brilliant trade with the Minnesota Vikings scared NFL execs for years afterwards.
		Beane is hardly the only guy in the league who uhhhhh, doesn't fully disclose his intentions to other GMs.
		As far as worrying about being robbed by Beane, the players that would be offered to them would be so enticing (through their value systems) that they still would be unable to avoid making the trade.
	www.sportsfilter.com /comments.cfm/1788 (861 words)

	Oakland A's: Executive Profiles
		Under Beane's watch, the A's have compiled 732-563 (.565) record over the last eight seasons, which is the third-best record in the American League and fifth best in all of baseball during that time frame, won three American League West titles (2000; 2002-03) and secured one AL Wild Card spot (2001).
		Beane has always been one of the most active general managers around the trading deadline, making key acquisitions to strengthen the club for late season title drives.
		Beane's executive talents and the organization's baseball philosophy were the subject of Michael Lewis' best-selling book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game," which opened the eyes of many of the top sports executives and business CEOs in the nation.
	oakland.athletics.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/oak/team/exec_bios/beane_billy.jsp (804 words)

	Major League Baseball - CBS SportsLine.com
		Billy Beane, former major-league outfielder and current Oakland Athletics general manager, is the subject of Michael Lewis' riveting new book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game.
		Billy Bean, former major-league outfielder-turned-author, wrote his own memoirs in Going the Other Way, a memoir detailing his struggle to balance his sexuality with his career.
		So far, Beane, mostly reluctant to talk about the great buzz generated by Lewis' book, is purposely keeping a low profile and doing his best to avoid the limelight.
	www.sportsline.com /mlb/story/6376777 (958 words)

	GM Beane stayed for love of the A's
		As Billy Beane was pacing in his pajamas in his Danville home this weekend, he said, he realized that he didn't feel right about his decision to become the Red Sox's general manager.
		Beane said his daughter and his wife, Tara, were supportive when it appeared he would go to Boston, but, he said, "When I evaluated what was most important to me, it was the people here, and my family, my daughter, and how special it is here in the Bay Area.
		Beane is signed through 2008, and Boston is one of the few big-league jobs that might have tempted him to leave early.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2002/11/12/SP64638.DTL (867 words)

	ESPN.com: MLB - Is Hall in Beane's future? Might be
		It's pretty clear that Billy Beane is the most successful general manager in the game today, based purely on what his teams have accomplished relative to their financial resources.
		I don't have any idea if Billy Beane would have traded for Durham without the promise of excellent compensation next June, but I do know that he had those draft picks on his mind when he made the deal.
		And so if Billy Beane wants to wind up in the Hall of Fame, it looks like he'll have to get there without anybody else's help.
	espn.go.com /mlb/columns/neyer_rob/1427057.html (785 words)

	Billy Beane: Sore Loser - NetShrine Discussion Forum
		GM Billy Beane didn't have a lot of patience for those who second-guessed his organization, including the decision to use a three-man rotation with Tim Hudson getting Games 1 and 4.
		As for Beane, I would be inclined to let the comments slide for the reasons cited by others here in the thread, unless it becomes a repeated theme for him.
		I understand Beane's frustrations and his vent, but he has to keep in mind that the reason he is so highly lauded is because he does so much with so little.
	www.netshrine.com /vbulletin2/showthread.php?t=6788 (1363 words)

	SI.com - Writers - Verducci: Beane should trade for -- and keep -- Beltran - Tuesday June 22, 2004 12:58PM
		Billy Beane has made a July trade in each of his six previous seasons as general manager of the Athletics.
		Beane also could promote prospect Joe Blanton into the rotation and move Rich Harden to the back end of the bullpen, but Harden's present -- and future -- is as a starter.
		Beane, the source said, wants to keep The Big Three together for one more run, then he could move Zito after the season to free up money to extend the contracts of Tim Hudson, who can leave as a free agent after next season, and Mulder, who, like Zito, has a 2006 club option.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/writers/tom_verducci/06/22/beltran.oakland (981 words)

	Baseball Prospectus \| Events \| Chat with Billy Beane
		Billy Beane: The advantage you would have in a large market is you would be able to retain the players that you had drafted and developed under your philosophy.
		Billy Beane: Yes, but as bright as Paul is he's going to be choosey as to where he goes.
		Billy Beane: My favorite day of the year is the draft and the days leading up to it.
	www.baseballprospectus.com /chat/chat.php?chatId=8 (1394 words)

	Mariners Musings
		The following conversation between Will Carroll, Baseball Prospectus author, and Billy Beane, General Manager of the Oakland Athletics, was first broadcast on Baseball Prospectus Radio May 21st, and is transcribed and posted with permission from Baseball Prospectus.
		Billy, most of the book seemed to focus on the draft and how the draft was beginning to change things for you.
		Billy, one of my favorite players on your team is Eric Chavez, and you’ve been quoted a couple of times that if he increased his walk totals just a little bit, he’d be Barry Bonds.
	marinermusings.blogspot.com /2003_06_22_marinermusings_archive.html (10940 words)

	Billy Beane Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
		Billy Beane was born on Thursday, March 29, 1962, in Orlando, Florida.
		Beane was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1984, with the New York Mets.
		His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Billy Beane baseball stats page.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=beanebi01 (307 words)

	USATODAY.com - Athletics' Beane counters his critics again (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It was late May, the Oakland Athletics were 17-32 and Beane was facing a four-month procession of last-laughing curmudgeons hiding behind the curtain of anonymity, of course, while telling him in print what he could do with his on-base percentages.
		Beane had already sent away Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder to National League contenders, a sure sign of low-budget surrender to the casual fan ready to shut that window of October opportunity on the little engine that couldn't.
		Beane took more heat for allegedly claiming to have invented baseball than Al Gore did for allegedly claiming to have invented the Internet.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/columnist/oconnor/2005-07-26-oconnor-athletics_x.htm (847 words)

	North Jersey Media Group providing local news, sports & classifieds for Northern New Jersey!
		In it, Beane is portrayed not just as a sharp talent evaluator, but as a ruthless, pitiless shark who discards ineffective pitchers and old-school scouts like your computer's cache file.
		Beane has done it by revolutionizing the way he evaluates talent - like, placing a higher premium on on-base percentage than batting average, which allows him to make trades other GMs wouldn't and drafting kids other franchises ignore.
		Beane says that, unlike a 162-game season where talent almost always determines a champion, the outcome of a best-of-five or best-of-seven series is all about luck.
	www.northjersey.com /page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxMTQmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTYzODMzODQmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2 (712 words)

	CNN.com - Playing the numbers game - Sep 22, 2004
		But for Beane, a journeyman pro of modest talents during a five-year MLB career, success begins not on the pitch but at the computer screen.
		Beane uses the formula to monitor his existing players but also in recruiting new players from college teams, with impressive results.
		Beane is already being tipped as a future member of baseball's Hall of Fame, but it is unlikely the 42-year-old is ready just yet to allow any sentimentality for the sport to influence his judgment.
	edition.cnn.com /2004/BUSINESS/09/22/billy.beane (810 words)

	Billy Beane Speaker Profile at The Lavin Agency
		Beane's story is covered in the bestselling book Moneyball, and is an important and fascinating tale for managers and executives from any industry or profession.
		Combining a down-to-earth style, humorous anecdotes, and concrete lessons for business success, Billy Beane is a celebrity speaker with a difference—real content that will help members of your audience to become more effective managers and leaders.
		It is an inspiring tale of brains over brawn, and one that helps listeners from any profession to achieve greater success in both their personal and professional lives.
	www.thelavinagency.com /usa/billybeane.html (422 words)

	Amazon.com: Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game: Books: Michael Lewis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		But Beane and his staff, buoyed by massive amounts of carefully interpreted statistical data, believed that wins could be had by more affordable methods such as hitters with high on-base percentage and pitchers who get lots of ground outs.
		Beane knows which players are likely to be traded by other teams, and he manages to involve himself even when the trade is unconnected to the A's.
		Billy Beane comes off as some 21st Century tortured prince, except he's not Hamlet trying to avenge his father's death, he's every jerk high school jock you ever met who, as an adult, hates himself.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0393057658?v=glance (2331 words)

	THE BASEBALL SAVANT
		Beane didn't say that Chavez was going to be the next Bonds or anywhere close, but Beane did say that the numbers were very comparable with regards to what Chavez has put up through age 26 to what Bonds put up through age 26.
		New York lucked into beating Oakland, but Beane stayed the course with Giambi and that is something to be admired in a GM who knew that he was going to have to let Giambi go with only supplemental draft picks as his compensation.
		Beane has to work within a budget and that budget dictates building around 2 or at the most 3 players.
	baseballsavant.blogspot.com /2004/12/billy-beane-losing-his-mind-lets-not.html (3268 words)

	Baseline: Billy Beane: What MBAs Can Learn From MLB
		Since Beane became GM of the A's in 1997, he has taken a methodical and analytical approach to finding and managing baseball talent.
		He looks for blue-plate specials—players who have been passed over by other teams because they have some kind of wart, such as a slow fastball or poor running speed, but who have proved statistically that they have the knack for striking players out or getting on base.
		There's a business lesson in Beane's approach: It's possible to build an all-star team without a bunch of all-stars (or a bunch of M.B.A.s) and their accompanying salaries.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_zdbln/is_200405/ai_ziff127985 (437 words)

	Event Archive: The A's & What Makes a Winning Baseball Team - Commonwealth Club
		Billy Beane: We were, in a sense, mathematically creating a baseball team.
		Beane was the person who wrote this book; I wasn't even a ghost-writer.
		Beane: In a pretty large publication, I was named a finalist as one of the top investors in the country.
	www.commonwealthclub.org /archive/03/03-09baseball-speech.html (3463 words)

	Baseball Prospectus \| Events \| Chat with Billy Beane
		Billy Beane: As most of you probably know by know, Daric was recently moved up to Midland in the Texas League (AA).
		Billy Beane: When we acquired Juan, we felt his long-term future was probably as a starter.
		Billy Beane: We've had to evolve to try and find gaps in the marketplace, and determine where the best values were.
	www.baseballprospectus.com /chat/chat.php?chatId=140 (2076 words)

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