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Adam Dunn's quote is my favorite part by far. They made a big stink about him finally making the playoffs, the problem is, he didn't get a single AB.

 

A nice jab at BB:

 

"I guess the computer got me," Dunn said, referring to the A's "Moneyball" tactics.

 

http://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2014/story/_/id/11621383/adam-dunn-oakland-athletics-retiring-14-big-league-seasons

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i disagree. 

 

of moneyball are you referring to? 

what part

 

Moneyball had emphasized putting less value on batting average and strikeouts, while putting more value on walks and obp. I'm not saying he wouldn't have been valued without that, but I remember when people used to get far more on his case about his BA and K's, and then it became increasingly less of an issue people had (until he couldn't really maintain it with the White Sox, of course.)  It was over the middle of his career when these attitudes about these basic stats were changing, I think he benefited from that.

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Moneyball had emphasized putting less value on batting average and strikeouts, while putting more value on walks and obp. I'm not saying he wouldn't have been valued without that, but I remember when people used to get far more on his case about his BA and K's, and then it became increasingly less of an issue people had (until he couldn't really maintain it with the White Sox, of course.)  It was over the middle of his career when these attitudes about these basic stats were changing, I think he benefited from that.

 

By getting the best seat on the bench to watch the game.

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