Comments on: Billy Beane wants to move to San Jose, not Chicago

By: purnellmeagrejr

purnellmeagrejr — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:01:41 +0000

Look at the toothy grin, the dopey kind of look and tell me it isn’t Tom Cruise (who probably would have played him not for Jerry Maguire.)

By: crankyfrankie

crankyfrankie — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:55:06 +0000

Why is there a picture of Billy Bob Thorton at the top of this article?

By: jxegh

jxegh — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:10:00 +0000

Yikes! Pitt should have played Howe and Hoffman should have played Beane in the movie

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:45:06 +0000

Hey! That guy looks a lot like Brad Pitt…..

By: dailyrev

dailyrev — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:47:29 +0000

It would be nice to see that team rebound. That kid Gonzalez has Cy potential, especially if he pitches for a team with some offensive punch. After all the madness last night, I watched him dazzle the M’s (just needed to take a few breaths and calm down by watching the very last innings of the season). Best breaking ball I’ve seen from a starter all season, in the AL anyway.

By: APBA Guy

APBA Guy — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:05:20 +0000

Greg is probably closer predicting the future than Billy “Rosy Scenario” Beane. Just 5 days ago A’s MGP Lew Wolff was on the game broadcast and sounding not the least optimistic on timeframes for some stadium insight from MLB.

By: natstowngreg

natstowngreg — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:44:17 +0000

Does Bud know the way to San Jose?

From all of MLB’s delays on the issue, doubt it. For Bud, “very soon” could be a decade, if he doesn’t want to make a decision.

By: Matthew Pouliot

Matthew Pouliot — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:40:48 +0000

Thanks. I wanted to link to the article Slusser wrote the other day, but I was struggling to find it.

By: danbeachler

danbeachler — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:34:20 +0000

Actually…

” Beane also confirmed what I reported Sunday, that the A’s spending will be tied to the stadium decision, and, as I wrote then, that if the club gets the OK to build a stadium in San Jose, they will look to build a young contending team for that stadium – i.e., concentrating on player development in the interim. A rebuild.

That means no Josh Willingham, likely no Coco Crisp or any high priced free agents coming in from outside the organization, either, just as Willingham and Crisp’s agents were hearing.”
http://blog.sfgate.com/athletics/2011/09/29/beane-says-hes-staying-put-says-as-told-stadium-decision-soon/