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Sports Illustrated
July 13, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Crunch time Future of A's organization will be determined now...   |
Sports Illustrated
January 16, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
One-Shot Deal In Johnny Damon, the A's got what they needed -- for a year, at least... |
Sports Illustrated
May 8, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
An F for the A's Touted as a contender, awful Oakland is in danger of falling out of the playoff picture... |
Fast Company
November 2003
Keith H. Hammonds |
Beane's Magic Back in May, in "How to Play Beane Ball," we wrote glowingly of general manager Billy Beane and his Oakland A's baseball team which, we predicted, "almost certainly will win a lot more games than it will lose this season." We're exhaling now: At press time, the A's were 90-60. |
Sports Illustrated
June 25, 2003
Daniel G. Habib |
The Unbearable Brightness of Beane A best-seller made A's G.M. Billy Beane look like a genius. Will it also make him a pariah? |
Sports Illustrated
October 9, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Pick an MVP, Any MVP The American League is chock-full of candidates this season... |
Sports Illustrated
April 19, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Number one's priority Scoring, not stealing, is what makes a great leadoff hitter... |
Sports Central
April 22, 2004
Mike Round |
Billy Beane: Messiah or Phony? Billy Beane had taken over a team in disarray, with only slightly more fans than the Expos, and transformed them into a perennial contender in the tough AL West. |
Salon.com
July 3, 2001
King Kaufman |
Why I don't like Ichiro I know he's gotten 3,373,035 All Star votes, but I don't like his Punch-and-Judy style of batting, and he's not on base enough for a leadoff hitter... |
Reason
December 2003
Matt Welch |
Balls The joy of watching ideas win -- a review of Michael Lewis's Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game |
Sports Illustrated
May 23, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Change of plans Jason Giambi has added more power than patience to the Yankees... |
Sports Central
July 14, 2008
Kyle Jahner |
Diamonds in the Rough Who are the no-names shaping first-half pennant races? |
Sports Central
May 7, 2004
Eric Poole |
Beane's Fault Lies Not in Himself, But in His Stars The notion that Beane's teams are equipped to win during the regular season but not in the playoffs has some merit only in the fact that the A's general manager acquires the players he does out of necessity. |
Sports Illustrated
July 25, 2000
Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball As the trade deadline nears, contenders are looking for reinforcements |
Sports Illustrated
March 27, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Who's Up First? For the Royals, it will be one Carlos (Beltran) or the other (Febles)... |
Sports Illustrated
February 28, 2002
Jeff Pealrman |
It's nothing personal Don't expect loyalty in baseball... |
Sports Illustrated
July 11, 2001
Tom Verducci |
All-Star leftovers The Mariners appear to be intensifying their search for a hitter who can bat second in their lineup, behind Ichiro Suzuki... Phillies general manager Ed Wade knows about the little black book in which manager Larry Bowa is making notations about his players' work habits... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
October 17, 2001
Tom Verducci |
The sounds of October A's learn the hard way about importance of fundamentals... |
Sports Illustrated
July 2, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
All the Answers In the game of prognostication you use every available tool. We've gazed into our Magic 8 Ball to see how the remainder of the baseball season will play out |
Sports Central
July 23, 2012
Ross Lancaster |
The Hottest Team in Baseball One of the teams that may trade for players to help for the stretch run and stands to benefit from the extra wild card is the Oakland Athletics, who are currently baseball's hottest team, posting a 14-2 record in July to go from having the AL's fourth-worst record to its fourth-best. |
Salon.com
July 3, 2001
King Kaufman |
Why I don't like Ichiro I know he's gotten 3,373,035 All Star votes, but I don't like his Punch-and-Judy style of batting, and he's not on base enough for a leadoff hitter. |
Sports Central
July 14, 2005
Derek Daggett |
MLB Second-Half Predictions Armed with 80+ games of knowledge, here is how the remainder of the 2005 Major League Baseball season should break down, division by glorious division. |
Sports Illustrated
September 12, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Investigating leads Ichiro is among the most exciting players in the game, but I don't think he's even the MVP of his own team... Who will be the major players in the offseason? Also, do you see any rookies or sleepers who could make good leadoff hitters for next season?... |
Sports Central
March 5, 2009
Mike Round |
Forget Steroids and Recession: Play Ball! Here's a look around MLB's American and National Leagues and predictions for the upcoming season. |
Salon.com
October 9, 2001
King Kaufman |
Playoff predictions Our writer bravely looks at the baseball games ahead and calls 'em as he sees 'em (while crossing his fingers)... |
Sports Illustrated
June 26, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Omitting Omar was a mistake The Indians' defensive wizard is clearly All-Star material. |
Sports Central
July 29, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Giambi Concerns Loom Over Yankees It's been a long season for New York Yankee slugger Jason Giambi. First, he was mentioned in the steroid scandal and then his strength was sapped by an intestinal parasite. Can the Yankees survive without their cleanup hitter? |
Sports Illustrated
August 6, 2003
Albert Chen |
Trading Day Amid a flurry of deals, New York and Boston prepared for a pennant race. |
Sports Central
August 13, 2005
William Geoghegan |
A's Aren't Pretty, But They're Good This year's Oakland A's are defined by their white shows: ugly, plain, but good quality. |
Sports Illustrated
October 19, 2001
E.M. Swift |
Baseball like it oughta be It's no wonder the Yankees keeping winning... |
Sports Central
June 13, 2005
Bob Ekstrom |
Where Have You Gone, Billy Beane? Now, manager Billy Beane only steps into the limelight in June and July for the amateur draft and trading deadlines. |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
5 New York Yankee Flops The New York Yankees have made disappointing trades recently. |
Sports Illustrated
May 16, 2000
Tom Verducci |
Phillies not standing pat on Burrell Phillies raised some eyebrows around baseball when they did not call up phenom Pat Burrell to play first base... What is wrong with Mike Mussina?... White Sox righthander James Baldwin suddenly is unbeatable... Rangers finally are convinced that Royce Clayton is simply not cut out to be a leadoff hitter... etc. |
Sports Central
December 20, 2004
Dave Golokhov |
Funny-Moneyball Oakland Athletics management has, once again, shipped off two of their prime possessions for aspirations down the road. Well, that is the Moneyball approach, isn't it? Buy low, sell high? But when does tomorrow become today? |
Sports Illustrated
March 19, 2002
Tom Verducci |
The Blended Hitter Examining the rare breed who combine power and contact... |
Sports Central
July 28, 2006
Mike Round |
Time For Billy Beane to Move On As a baseball analyst, Joe Morgan stinks. |
Sports Illustrated
March 26, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Brave new world It's been a while, but Atlanta's pitching is now questionable... |
Sports Illustrated
October 4, 2000 |
My postseason awards ballot I am hereby submitting my vote, even if it has absolutely no bearing on the outcome... |
Sports Central
August 23, 2005
Bob Ekstrom |
AL Pennant: Yanks' For the Taking? Well Beantowners, start your guest lists if you must, but don't set that date for this year's Yankee Elimination Party quite yet. It might not come. The Yanks will be hitting the playoffs in peak form. |
Sports Central
June 27, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: Follow the Leader Leadoff hitters play a more important role than most people think. |
Salon.com
October 8, 2002
Allen Barra |
What do you say now, Bud Selig? The victories of the Angels, Twins and Cards show how empty the owners' and commissioners' arguments were. |
Sports Illustrated
October 9, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Rotation proclamation This MLB postseason proves that depth is vital to a winning staff |
Sports Illustrated
June 12, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Interleague improvement New MLB scheduling adds a fun twist to the games. |
Salon.com
October 4, 2002
King Kaufman |
Why isn't Barry Bonds productive? Because of a colossal managerial blunder that has him hitting cleanup instead of leadoff. |
Sports Illustrated
July 2, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Half-season awards In this trying year for baseball, let's recognize the positives. |
Sports Illustrated
March 12, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Little doubt The Boston Red Sox realized their new manager was the perfect fit... |
Sports Illustrated
July 9, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Fehring the worst Baseball's union head has many issues to solve -- starting with steroids. |
Sports Illustrated
November 5, 2001
Jeff Pearlman |
It's never too soon to forecast Yanks and D-Backs will be very busy this offseason... |
Sports Illustrated
November 7, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Contraction and speculation Where are baseball's top players headed? |
Sports Central
June 13, 2007
Bob Ekstrom |
Can Pitching Really Win the AL Pennant? If the old baseball adage holds, these two teams should be locking horns in the ALCS come October, right? Maybe not. |
