Remember that time Billy Beane...

[RallyMo]

traded Grant Green to the Angels for Alberto Callaspo?

BRILLIANT!

[ten ocho recon scout]

Green, beane and alberto

Something about grean beans and other beans....

[Kenny]

Green, beane and alberto

Something about grean beans and other beans....

Sounds like a jazz band.

Or a morning talk radio show.

Edited May 18, 2014 by Kenny

[DW711]

I'm glad he's getting a chance to play.

[tdawg87]

Green, beane and alberto

Something about grean beans and other beans....

 

Racist.

[RallyMo]

I'm glad he's getting a chance to play.

You're clearly not talking about Callaspo.

[Blarg]

I remember Ethier for Bradley.

[Chuck]

They once had Carlos Gonzalez but Beane gave up on him too soon.

[Inside Pitch]

They once had Carlos Gonzalez but Beane gave up on him too soon.

 

In his defense, he knew the Oakland Coliseum isn't Coors Field.    Cargo is a .765 hitter away from CO.

[Lou]

Also traded away Tim Hudson and Nelson Cruz

[Mark68]

In his defense, he knew the Oakland Coliseum isn't Coors Field.    Cargo is a .765 hitter away from CO.

Also in his defense, he got Matt Holliday in that trade, only to flip him to the Cards.

[Butcher'd]

He also has his team in 1st place for the 3rd straight year with a minuscule payroll.

 

But yeah, we won this trade...Go Dipoto!

[ScottT]

Hilarious. The Beane mockery on this board stopped suddenly when they won 94 games and their first of back to back AL West titles, but it returns because he made one questionable trade?   His club has the best record in MLB, but HAHAHAHAHA... he doesn't have Grant Green anymore.  Grant Green, the guy that has had a good 13 games.    

[Inside Pitch]

Also traded away Tim Hudson and Nelson Cruz

 

That Hudson trade really was a stinker.

[Lou]

Lol @ one questionable trade

[tdawg87]

Hilarious. The Beane mockery on this board stopped suddenly when they won 94 games and their first of back to back AL West titles, but it returns because he made one questionable trade?   His club has the best record in MLB, but HAHAHAHAHA... he doesn't have Grant Green anymore.  Grant Green, the guy that has had a good 13 games.    

 

Something about parties and being a blast at them.

[DW711]

You're clearly not talking about Callaspo.

 

He hasn't been that bad.

[Docwaukee]

Troll post:

 

The A's are good now because of Bob Melvin. 

[Troll Daddy]

Callaspo is still more important to the A's right now. I doubt anything has changed in their mind.

[DW711]

Troll post:

 

The A's are good now because of Bob Melvin. 

 

Yeah, if we're going to do a compare/contrast post about every trade/move Beane has made...you'll see at least 2/3 of them went right.

 

Maybe someone already made an article about this (and every other gms trades). I'll check later.

Edited May 18, 2014 by DW711

[Lou]

Something about parties and being a blast at them.

Pure gold

[NrM]

They once had Carlos Gonzalez but Beane gave up on him too soon.

 

Cargo is a borderline bench player outside of Coors.

Edited May 18, 2014 by Poozy

[HaloCory22]

Fortunately for Beane, he and his scouts have drafted a shit load of talent throughout the years to make up for a few bad trades. Pretty sure he's won out on a lot of them too. Dumb thread regardless.

[Ohtaniland]

Remember when he said to start Scott Hatteberg? What a dumbass!

[Blarg]

Remember when he said to start Scott Hatteberg? What a dumbass!

 

Wasn't that in 2002?