Brad Pitt aims for home run with "Moneyball"

2011-09-10T09:00:08Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - Brad Pitt has turned to the insular world of baseball economics for his latest movie and yet the Hollywood heavyweight is a relative rookie in terms of obsessing over one of America's great pastimes.

The A-list actor is one of the top draws this week at the

A's dump manager after nine-game skid

2011-06-09T16:30:33Z

Bob Geren was fired as manager of the Oakland A's on Thursday after the Major League Baseball club's losing streak extended to nine games with a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Baltimore.

Bob Melvin, a former manager for the

Athletics fail to reach deal with Japan's Hisashi Iwakuma

2010-12-07T07:00:21Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hisashi Iwakuma will remain with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles after the Japanese pitcher was unable to reach a contract agreement with t...

MLB: What it's like to be a Oakland Athletics fan

2010-11-29T15:42:02Z

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2010-11-30T13:30:15Z

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2010-11-30T13:46:58Z

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MLB previews: Oakland A's 2010 season

2010-11-29T15:52:52Z

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If I ran the Oakland Athletics

2010-11-29T15:41:58Z

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Chicago Cubs acquire Rich Harden

2010-11-29T15:42:00Z

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Your Own Kind of Moneyball: The Metrics that Measure You

2010-11-29T14:42:18Z

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Reflections: The Phillies' historical player moves

2010-11-04T14:02:28Z

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Can John W Henry repeat his success with the Boston Red Sox at Liverpool?

2010-10-11T15:52:25Z

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With Innovation, You Don't Get Points for Difficulty

2010-09-11T16:03:15Z

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Sheets delivers first win since joining A's

2010-04-19T17:00:32Z

Ben Sheets wins for first time since September 2008 to lead A's past Orioles 6-2

Ben Sheets pounded the strike zone like his old aggressive self and finally commanded his fastball, winning for the first time since September 2008 in the Oakland Athletics' 6-2 victory over the Baltimore Or...

A's sign pitcher Ben Sheets to a 1-year deal

2010-06-12T02:05:44Z

Athletics bring in oft-injured pitcher Ben Sheets with $10 million, 1-year deal

Once Billy Beane received positive word on Ben Sheets' throwing session last week, the Oakland general manager pounced. The pitcher's agent had an impressive offer in hand from the Athletics practically by the time S...

Oakland prospect gives up game for priesthood

2010-06-12T02:05:53Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A top prospect with the Oakland Athletics is retiring from baseball to become a priest, the major league team said in a statement on Friday.

The Athletics said 23-year-old Grant Desme, an outfielder it selected in the 2007 draft and the most valuable player in the 2009

Oakland A's nearing 1-year deal with Duchscherer

2010-06-12T02:00:12Z

Duchscherer set to stay with Athletics on 1-year contract after missing 2009 campaign

Right-hander Justin Duchscherer has reached a preliminary agreement on a one-year contract that would keep him with the Oakland Athletics, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told Billy Beane: Bailey's success shows A's have the right formula with youth

Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane sees Andrew Bailey's rookie of the year award as reinforcement that a youth movement is the way to go.

Beane says the A's would remain "discip...

Building a Stock Portfolio: The Moneyball Approach

2010-10-22T07:29:37Z

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The True 'Moneyball' GM

2010-10-22T07:47:08Z

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BASEBALL INSIDE DISH

2010-10-22T11:30:15Z

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Twins beat deadline, acquire SS Cabrera from A's

2010-04-16T11:03:36Z

Twins strike deal with A's for shortstop Orlando Cabrera, boosting middle infield

The Minnesota Twins made a rare move at the trade deadline, upgrading their middle infield by acquiring shortstop Orlando Cabrera from the Oakland Athletics for the stretch run in the crowded

Holliday in St. Louie: Star goes to Cardinals

2010-06-16T12:00:18Z

St. Louis Cardinals acquire star outfielder Matt Holliday from Athletics for 3 prospects

Matt Holliday wanted to join his new team quickly, so he hopped on a train with his wife and two sons and got to the ballpark in plenty of time.

Holliday was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals from the Gallagher has rough outing, A's snap 10-game skid on Denorfia's two-run homer in 9th

It was another rough day for an Oakland Athletics starting pitcher.

Sean Gallagher gave up six runs and nine hits in five innings Sunday, and then was summoned into a meeting with general manager Billy...

Athletics set for Holliday

2010-06-16T12:10:24Z

The Oakland Athletics completed the first major trade of baseball's offseason on Wednesday, acquiring two-time All-Star Matt Holliday from the Colorado Rockies for a trio of young players.

Holliday, entering the final year of his contract, is scheduled to make 13.5 million-dollars next season.

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Turning failures into heroes

2010-04-16T14:51:10Z

Turning failures into heroes MONEYBALL by Michael Lewis W. W. Norton,

Baseball is a minority sport in Britain, and a tiny minority at that. It is played in parts of South Wales and, by American expatriates, in Hyde Park. But it is for the most part regarded as an alie...

What the Tampa Bay Rays Can Teach Us About Health Care

2010-10-23T19:12:45Z

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A's give GM Beane a 7-year extension

2010-09-09T02:03:40Z

Oakland A's Reward General Manager Billy Beane With a 7-Year Contract Extension

Athletics general manager Billy Beane, the architect behind Oakland's four division titles since 2000, was rewarded with a seven-year contract extension Wednesday.

Team president Michael Crowley also ...

GM Meetings Baseball

2010-11-16T17:32:37Z

Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane, center, talks to reporters during a media availability session during baseball's general managers meeting in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Athletics Baileys Next Step Baseball

2010-03-29T22:50:25Z

Oakland Athletics' Andrew Bailey, right, smiles beside A's general manager Billy Beane during a baseball news conference on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. Bailey was selected as the American League Rookie of the Year on Monday, Nov. 16. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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