Comments on: Angus Interviews Alderson

By: Friday Links (21 Sep 07)

Friday Links (21 Sep 07) — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:04:17 +0000

[...] Exemplary Innovator Works in Baseball — Sandy Alderson Part 2 (Management by Baseball, via Knuckle Curve). Jeff Angus profiles the Padres CEO. Excellent [...]

By: MB

MB — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:32:41 +0000

Wow, that’s a great quote right there, Geoff. There were times when I though to myself … “why are the A’s giving away their secrets.” But, of course, teams thought the walks were the secret when in reality it was the whole philosophy. Brilliant. I wonder if Beane thought of that when writing, er, talking to Michael Lewis about the content of the book.

By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:27:37 +0000

Schuerholz isn’t alone in misunderstanding Moneyball. It’s obvious that many people who talk about the book haven’t read it and are basing their opinions on what others have told them about it. Makes ‘em look like idiots, but oh well…

By: Rain Delay

Rain Delay — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:41:50 +0000

Obviously someone hasn’t read it, or got the meaning completely wrong. In John Schuerholz’s book “Built To Win” – devotes an entire chapter to beating the wrong things into the ground. JS found a way to completely bash the book, and I don’t think he read it or maybe someone just gave him second hand book review.