Tuesday, February 07, 2006

What I learned from the New York Times today

or
Chasshole Watch, Part XV

(1) Barring players from taking amphetamines will make baseball boring.
(2) Since the A's haven't made the playoffs in a couple years, Moneyball doesn't work.

2 comments:

  1. That money ball article is pretty funny. Ny favorites:

    "To a large degree," Howe said, discussing the playoff success of wild-card teams, "I think they have less pressure on them when they get into the postseason because no one expects them to go far, and they have a chip on their shoulder so they play harder."

    Aside from the obvious lunacy of that statement its funny coming from Howe - who coached a WC team in OAK but I guess they couldn't turn it up.

    and then at the end, when Chass adds (On the Jays who just got a bit more scary by adding Molina):

    "As for cheaper, the Blue Jays' payroll last season was $46 million, down from $65 million the year before Ricciardi took over. But this year, Ricciardi is operating on a budget $25 million higher, which means the Blue Jays won't be cheaper than they were when he interviewed with Godfrey."

    Well okay, I guess on the surface their payroll is $6MM higher than 4 years ago - but what about compared to league average? Or even in relation to the revenues which are sky rocketing (Satellite, increased TV money, not to mention the CAD $$ has strengthened in that time).

    Oh wait, I should not be expecting any kind of real journalism from Murray.

    This post could have been titled Chasshole Watch, Part XV.

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  2. Good call. Correction has been made.

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