Most Recent Joe Morganism

[Boris]

Sorry. the other thread is locked.

From his ESPN column. He is talking about how the A's are the best team in baseball and that he is jumping on the A's bandwagon.

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When I look at the A's offense, I don't understand how it's generating all those numbers with the personnel available. The only proven RBI guy is Eric Chavez (17 HRs, 60 RBI), but the A's are scoring runs. It's a perfect example of the whole being better than the parts.

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Hey Joe, it's called OBP. 4th in the AL as a team. You might understand if you read Moneyball. lol.

BTW - I still love Joe Morgan.

[nolanfan34]

That's off the charts of the unintentional comedy ratings. But what do I know, I never played MLB.

[ThaSaltCracka]

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It's a perfect example of the whole being better than the parts.

[/ QUOTE ] this is most certainly true though.

[sublime]

i have backed off my stance that he is a moron. i have come to self realization in the past few days that i need to grow up a little. trying to force feed people with what you (I) perceive as the truth is an exercise in futility and doesnt neccasarily mean said person is stupid. it just means they prefer to not learn new things. so now i just consider him an ignorant oaf.

he has other things to say about the A's recently: this is lifted from the great blog, firejoemorgan.com and is part of Joe's LIVECHAT-

Brendan (Cleveland, OH): Joe, Does it bother you that the A's are playing so well? It seems the Billy Beane detractors were waiting for a poor season with 2/3 of the Big 3 gone. Alas, it isn't going to happen. Haren has been a steal. Harden looks like an ace. It's only going to get better from here. Billy Beane truly looks like a maestro. What are your thoughts?

Joe answer:

Joe Morgan: (1:41 PM ET ) I think Harden can be an ace, he is excellent, and they stole Thomas from Atlanta by giving up Hudson. The A's are playing great right now, the young pitching is their key, but, I would think that if Mulder, Hudson and Zito were still there, they'd be doing the same thing. For the record, I don't know why you would call me a Billy Beane detractor ... I just disagree with his philosophy. Are you a Joe Morgan detractor because you disagree with my philosophy? I don't think so.

I love how he points out that if they had the pitchers they traded for younger cheaper pitchers they would be doing well also. Yeah Joe, and if they signed Jason Giambi, Johhny Damnon, Keithe Foulke and Miggy Tejada they MIGHT be a good team also.

He just does NOT get it.

[ThaSaltCracka]

Btw, "proven RBI guy", wtf?

[sublime]

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Btw, "proven RBI guy", wtf?

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Exactly. The man thinks runs scored and RBI's are the way to measure a players worth. Imagine him in a front office?

[MCS]

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Hey Joe, it's called OBP. 4th in the AL as a team. You might understand if you read Moneyball. lol.


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I remember when Joe was complaining about Billy Beane and Moneyball, despite:

(1) not having read the book, and
(2) not realizing that Billy Beane didn't write it.

[sublime]

this is cool also

I just disagree with his philosophy. Are you a Joe Morgan detractor because you disagree with my philosophy?

ummmmmmm???

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For the record I still like Joe Morgan a lot, even if he is wrong about some stuff.