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Two teams on opposite ends of the payroll spectrum meet this week, for a series that sets records and focuses eyes on MLB's ...
Brian Costa was formerly a senior editor on The Wall Street Journal's digital platforms team in New York. He joined the paper in 2010 and was previously a sports reporter.
If people are wondering how a famously glamorous actress like Elizabeth Hurley could possibly be interested in Billy Ray Cyrus, a messy, past-his-prime country star, they could consider a new ...
This summary is reviewed by TRD Staff. Three Steps Properties acquired a 24-story, 206-unit apartment tower in downtown Oakland for $78 million, which is less than its assessed value. The seller ...
Oakland Athletics executive vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane has become one of the most respected and forward-thinking executives in all of baseball and has always put his team in a ...
while retaining the aging stadium. Bobbitt’s partners include Loop Capital, sports agent Bill Duffy, real estate developer Alan Dones and former Oakland City Manager Robert Bobb.
That’s not the profile of a title challenger. As Moneyball’s Billy Beane famously said, “If you lose the last game of the season, nobody gives a s–t.” If the Waratahs finished where they ...
But skippers in deep leagues who wait don’t usually win, and everyone who occasionally imagines themselves as Billy Beane plays in a league deep enough for ill-informed April moves to count for a lot.
first under Sandy Alderson and then under Billy Beane in 1997. Ricciardi’s reputation grew during his successful stint with Oakland, and it led to him being named general manager of the Toro ...
Released in 2011, and based on the true story of the Oakland Athletics and their maverick General Manager Billy Beane, Moneyball has all of the ingredients you need for a great baseball movie.