02-06-2009, 11:59 AM
<!--quoteo(post=16404:date=Feb 6 2009, 09:11 AM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Feb 6 2009, 09:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=16388:date=Feb 6 2009, 07:42 AM:name=Dirk)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dirk @ Feb 6 2009, 07:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->At what point do we acknowledge that Beane, in all his brilliance, has never put together a team that's made it past the first round of the playoffs while teams with similar and smaller payrolls have gone to and won World Championships?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
And what does it say about Hendry, who has at least triple the budget that Beane has to work with?
Playoffs are a crapshoot. The A's, like the Cubs, ran into hot teams, bad luck, or simply didn't play well in the postseason.
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no one's making a movie about hendry.
And what does it say about Hendry, who has at least triple the budget that Beane has to work with?
Playoffs are a crapshoot. The A's, like the Cubs, ran into hot teams, bad luck, or simply didn't play well in the postseason.
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no one's making a movie about hendry.
Wang.