Oakland A's Baseball Team

Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane is a genius, not that he needed me to say that. I needed me to say that! All he's done is lead his A's to the post season time after time after time, year after year, while maintaining a low payroll. Credit was given to former manager Art Howe, so the NY Mets sought him out. Billy Beane allowed this. Why? Because he knew that the real "force" in the clubhouse and on the field was bench coach Ken Macha. The Mets signed Howe to a HUGE contract, and continued to lose, while all Beane did was turn the team over to Macha, and continued to win. Then credit was given to "stat master" Paul DePodesta. The Dodgers wanted DePodesta and got him, and are a losing team this year. Billy Beane, meanwhile continues to win. Everything, or rather everyone he touches turns to gold. Yes Billy Beane is a genius; I was a fan of him as a NY Met ballplayer, but that didn't work out as expected. I am now a fan of him as general manager, and thing are working out quite nicely.