Moneyball

While the movie “Moneyball” has become canon for the analytics movement in baseball — or more accurately those…

Back in 2017, the American League’s top Most Valuable Player candidates were New York’s Aaron Judge and Houston’s…

Originally published on Baseball Prospectus.

The first and obvious thing about Earl Weaver, for me, was that he was terrifying. I lived about seven blocks from…

Earl Weaver, who managed the Orioles for 15 seasons from 1968-1982 (and another two from 1985-1986) passed away on…

"The Oakland A's have shocked the Rangers and the baseball world!" That's one way to put it mildly. As Dan Brooks of…

Earlier this month, Sean Doolittle made his major-league debut for the Oakland Athletics. It wasn't an obviously…

Republished from V Magazine.

Jason Gay of the Wall Street Journal took Mr. and Mrs. Yogi Berra to see Moneyball. Yogi liked the movie, although…

We've heard from many of the figures on the periphery of Moneyball since the movie hit theaters two weeks ago, but…

Until today, I'd seen no evidence that Tony La Russa had ever in his life been intentionally funny. I believe the…

Michael Lewis isn't just a disturbingly prolific journalist who elevated Billy Beane to mythic status. He's also a…

Although advanced baseball analysis had been around for years, Michael Lewis's 2003 book Moneyball, about the…

Moneyball popped into theaters on Friday, and it did well, among critics and audiences alike. The movie's…

Ever wonder if the men who run our professional basketball teams are as clueless as the men who were running our…

The much-delayed Moneyball film finally pops into your area cinemaplex today, marking one of nerds' few victories in…

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the…

It's like Sabermetric Christmas: "Yes, he was driven nuts early and often, and he raged back with a sort of funny,…

Moneyball the movie is in theaters on Friday. Eric Walker doesn't appear in the film, and he's mentioned only…

A year ago, Levante earned a draw against Real Madrid, the best, wealthiest, handomest team in all of La Liga. It…