What is it about the A'th?

[Angel Oracle]

That takes either decent prospects or slumping in 2014 vets like Billy Butler, and makes them into a really good team?

Is it more on Bob Melvin? The other coaches?

Players renewed getting a new start with a new org?

Billy Butler looked to be in a vast decline in 2014.

All I know is, this has been going on for 3+ years now.

Edited April 23, 2015 by Angel Oracle

[shellback]

its gone on alot longer than 3 yrs...

the management puts a santeria like voodoo curse on the players with the help of thier wierdo fans. but seriously,  look at coco crisp- that guy was on his way out of baseball prior to coming there. once there he plays like the second coming of ricky henderson. its disgusting.

[Mark68]

its gone on alot longer than 3 yrs...

the management puts a santeria like voodoo curse on the players with the help of thier wierdo fans. but seriously,  look at coco crisp- that guy was on his way out of baseball prior to coming there. once there he plays like the second coming of ricky henderson. its disgusting.

When he actually is on the field, which is very rare.

 

I think the A's have really good scouting, they are able to see where players are struggling, and if they think that those problems can be fixed, they target those players.

 

Butler is the kind of player Beane has always liked...he gets on base a lot.

[Angel Oracle]

Good point SB, although the early-mid 2000s A'th had a better collection of talent with Giambi, Tejada, Chavez, Mulder, Hudson, Zito, etc.

Those teams did have the ultimate unexpected contributor in Scott Hatteberg.

They fell back after 2006, not to be seen again until 2012.

Edited April 23, 2015 by Angel Oracle

[Mark68]

Good point SB, although the early-mid 2000s A'th had a better collection of talent with Giambi, Tejada, Chavez, Mulder, Hudson, Zito, etc.

Those teams did have the ultimate unexpected contributor in Scott Hatteberg.

They fell back after 2006, not to be seen again until 2012.

Yeah, but if you recall Moneyball, Hatteberg was actually Giambi's replacement at first because Giambi, Tejada, etc were free agents after 2001.

[Blarg]

Yeah, what is with the A's? They looked like this last season and then choked the last three months.

Oh and they got trashed the night before last but I guess that was too long ago for you guys to remember.

[Blarg]

Yeah, but if you recall Moneyball, Hatteberg was actually Giambi's replacement at first because Giambi, Tejada, etc were free agents after 2001.

except that Tejada was with the A's through 2003.

[shellback]

the a's have always been able to dredge up pitching from the mud of the sacramento river cats. from way back. it truly drives me nuts.

[Mark68]

except that Tejada was with the A's through 2003.

I just remembered that they had to replace a lot of their position players after '01, wasn't sure if Tejada was one of them.

[Mark68]

the a's have always been able to dredge up pitching from the mud of the sacramento river cats. from way back. it truly drives me nuts.

Yeah, but will they still be able to do that from the mud of the Nashville Sounds?

[Blarg]

They replaced Jason Giambi and Johnny Damon. Conseco and McGuire were long gone before 2001.

Edited April 23, 2015 by notti