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Cubs Lose! Cubs Lose!
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Welcome Back, Carlos
Miss Congeniality with power — you can come home again.
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Anthony| 4.9.12 @ 11:54AM
Talk to me in September about your Ray's, not April.
They're a good team, no question, but the first series of the season does not a season make.
squalis| 4.9.12 @ 6:01PM
You sound like a Yankee or Red Sox fan.
astorian| 4.9.12 @ 12:17PM
Interesting thing about Carlos Penas. Check out this clip from Brad Pitt's movie "Moneyball."
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com.....pena-right
I'm not sure if this clip shows exactly what REALLY happened in oakland, but what is important is this: alleged genius Billy Beane scoffs at tradtional scouting and insists o nfollowing stats. His manager Art Howe insists on starting Carlos Pena at first base. Billy Beane smugly trades Pena, insisting that the numbers make Scott Hattieburg a better choice.
The movie uses this scene to establish how bold and brilliant Beane was. But the record roives conclusively that
1) Howe was 100% right
2) Beane was 100% wrong
3) Carlos Pena has been a much, MUCH better player!
casque by dr dre | 4.10.12 @ 6:31AM
I'm not sure if this clip shows exactly what REALLY happened in oakland, but what is important is this: alleged genius Billy Beane scoffs at tradtional scouting and insists o nfollowing stats. His manager Art Howe insists on starting Carlos Pena at first base. Billy Beane smugly trades Pena, insisting that the numbers make Scott Hattieburg a better choice.