Billy Beane
Billy Beane
William Lamar "Billy" Beane IIIis an American former professional baseball player and current front office executive. He is the Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and minority owner of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. Prior to his front office career, he played in MLB as an outfielder between 1984 and 1989 for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, and Oakland Athletics. He joined the Athletics front office as a scout in 1990. He was named general...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth29 March 1962
CityOrlando, FL
CountryUnited States of America
Certainly, you're not going to able to go and pull a Mark Mulder out of your hat somewhere.
I hate losing more than I want to win.
No matter how successful you are, change is always good.
You know, I'd actually say Lionel Messi. He's so remarkable, watching him play he's probably still undervalued. When you're scoring five goals in one Champions League match, there's no value that's too high.
When your enemy's making mistakes, don't interrupt him.
I made one decision in my life based on money and I swore I would never do it again.
The idea that I [should] trust my eyes more than the stats, I don't buy that because I've seen magicians pull rabbits out of hats and I know that the rabbit's not in there.
How can you not be romantic about baseball?
Obviously we're pleased, we're very excited about having someone with his talent. We look forward to seeing him in Oakland very soon.
It was an emotional time for the family, a life decision for them. The fact that we didn't agree right away wasn't unusual, given the magnitude of the decision.
Essentially this has been a business that's been around for over a hundred years and it really hasn't changed much so any time someone's doing something differently, its probably going to create some friction.
Even at this time his career, people stop to watch him come to the plate. I know I have.
It would be malpractice not to do research. Of course, it would also be malpractice to make a foolish trade.
This guy's skill level and ability is undeniable. Frank Thomas is a presence.