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
We've made a proposal to Kenny. We talked to him for the last couple weeks. We've expressed a desire to have Kenny back. Given his status as an up-and-coming manager, he has options and we are respectful of that. We'll see how it goes. I wouldn't expect it would be a long process. It would be one that should come to some sort of resolution relatively quickly.
Ken has options and we're respectful of that. I wouldn't expect a long process. We'll come to a resolution soon.
Yeah, six weeks I think is unrealistic to expect that he'll be in pitching shape.
We're fine with Joe as the only lefty down there. He was a very good reliever for us before Rich got hurt, and I expect him to be a very good reliever for us again. He has all the tools for success.
If you would expect that in one year that it's a panacea, ... Well, that's unrealistic.
I think it took a lot for him to pick up the phone.
I think it will have a major impact.
Kenny called me a couple days ago in Phoenix, ... He gave me a call.It took a lot for him to pick up the phone.
Ken did a great job for us. We've always said that. He was a good enough manager for us to want him back before, and he's still a good enough manager to come back.
It all started with that call. I think it took a lot for him to pick up that phone. It was probably not an easy call for him to make.
Who knows how the rest of baseball views you? ... I can go home and sleep and know that we used tremendous character to get through this season.
We were unable to reach an agreement with Ken regarding a contract extension that was satisfactory for both parties,
We were never going to bridge the gap.
When it comes to working, Matt can be a little nutty. We wanted to make sure he realized work is secondary. Obviously, he's here because he's a very good employee, but our interest in him is as a person, first. There are far more important things in life than your job.