Billy Beane
American baseball player and former executive vice president of the Oakland AthleticsWikipedia
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Sep 11, 2026
Jason Wilde on Kraft's Contract, Bo Melton Frustration, & Josh Jacobs Commentary
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8:42Jason WildeGUEST
Last year after he got hurt in that otherwise meaningless Minnesota game, did you notice that their coverage units weren't nearly as good in the playoff game against the Bears? So my point is that you wonder why guys feel like it's not a family or that you don't care about them.
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9:02Jason WildeGUEST
You wonder why Rodgers, who, again, I don't agree with on a lot of things, But, like, one of his points was this is like, you know, Brad Pitt as Billy Bean in Moneyball saying he can't get close to players because he's going to have to cut them.
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9:17Jason WildeGUEST
And that was his complaint about Goody.
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9:19Jason WildeGUEST
Do they really need to do this to make sure that they weren't on the hook for all of Bo's contract for this year? And then do they really need – I understand they're worried about all this, you know, private equity and all the other stuff, but, like, I hate it when people preach one thing, but then their behavior is different.
BK & Ferrario (9-11-26) - Hour 3
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24:48Brandon KileyHOST
There's no Damon Wilson.
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24:50Brandon KileyHOST
But as a group, you're doing the old Billy Bean money ball method where you're replacing everybody in the aggregate, right? Maybe this year you have six guys that are able to replace the production last year that you got out of two or three.
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25:01Brandon KileyHOST
We'll see.
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25:02Brandon KileyHOST
Didn't see it week one.
Jason Wilde on Kraft's Contract, Bo Melton Frustration, & Josh Jacobs Commentary
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8:42Jason WildeyGUEST
Last year after he got hurt in that otherwise meaningless Minnesota game, did you notice that their coverage units weren't nearly as good in the playoff game against the Bears? So my point is that you wonder why guys feel like it's not a family or that you don't care about them.
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9:02Jason WildeyGUEST
You wonder why Rodgers, who, again, I don't agree with on a lot of things, But, like, one of his points was this is like, you know, Brad Pitt as Billy Bean in Moneyball saying he can't get close to players because he's going to have to cut them.
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9:17Jason WildeyGUEST
And that was his complaint about Goody.
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9:19Jason WildeyGUEST
Do they really need to do this to make sure that they weren't on the hook for all of Bo's contract for this year? And then do they really need – I understand they're worried about all this, you know, private equity and all the other stuff, but, like, I hate it when people preach one thing, but then their behavior is different.
4PM: Packers Season Opener on Sunday!
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34:58Jason WildeyGUEST
Last year after he got hurt in that otherwise meaningless Minnesota game, did you notice that their coverage units weren't nearly as good in the playoff game against the Bears? So my point is that you wonder why guys feel like it's not a family or that you don't care about them.
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35:18Jason WildeyGUEST
You wonder why Rodgers, who, again, I don't agree with on a lot of things, But, like, one of his points was this is like, you know, Brad Pitt as Billy Bean in Moneyball saying he can't get close to players because he's going to have to cut them.
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35:33Jason WildeyGUEST
And that was his complaint about Goody.
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35:35Jason WildeyGUEST
Do they really need to do this to make sure that they weren't on the hook for all of Bo's contract for this year? And then do they really need – I understand they're worried about all this, you know, private equity and all the other stuff, but, like, I hate it when people preach one thing, but then their behavior is different.
Money Bags Minten
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18:57Brett HowardHOST
Adapt or die.
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18:58Brett HowardHOST
Billy Bean.
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18:59Brett HowardHOST
Adapt or die.
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19:00Brett HowardHOST
This is the way the NHL is going.
John Shea digs deep into the complex world of the SF Giants ownership group as fans ask, "Who is responsible?"
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17:18John SheaGUEST
It...
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17:19John SheaGUEST
You know, I, I, I don't, I don't wanna make this sound goofy or, or, or tainted or anything, but in a lot of ways the, the, the Giants are becoming like the Billy Beane A's.
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17:32John SheaGUEST
In other words, a very good farm system, a lot of young players, and yeah, extend them through the Arbie years but never ar- arbitration.
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17:40John SheaGUEST
Uh, uh, through the Arbie years-
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17:41John SheaGUEST
...
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17:41John SheaGUEST
but never free agency.
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17:43John SheaGUEST
That, that's what Billy Beane always did, and he talked about, "Oh yeah, we, we could give Chapman or Olson, you know, extensions through..." Uh, that never happened.
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17:51John SheaGUEST
That was never gonna happen.
More bad injury news for 49ers ahead of SF/LA in Australia; John Shea on the SF Giants ownership group
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54:54John SheaGUEST
but never free agency.
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54:56John SheaGUEST
That, that's what Billy Beane always did, and he talked about, "Oh yeah, we, we could give Chapman or Olsen, you know, extensions through..." Eh, that never happened.
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55:04John SheaGUEST
That was never gonna happen.
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55:06John SheaGUEST
Um, and now with the new A's under Fisher, who, who play in God knows where, uh, y-
John Shea digs deep into the complex world of the SF Giants ownership group as fans ask, "Who is responsible?"
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15:13John SheaGUEST
But in a normal year, of course, I mean, that's it.
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15:17John SheaGUEST
You know, I don't, I don't want to make this sound goofy or tainted or anything, but in a lot of ways, the giants are becoming like the Billy bean A's.
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15:30John SheaGUEST
In other words, a very good farm system, a lot of young players and, and, Yeah, extend them through the arbiters, but never arbitration through the arbiters, but never free agency.
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15:41John SheaGUEST
That's what Billy Bean always did.
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15:43John SheaGUEST
And he talked about, oh, yeah, we could give Chapman or Olson, you know, extensions through that never happened.
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15:49John SheaGUEST
That was never going to happen.
More bad injury news for 49ers ahead of SF/LA in Australia; John Shea on the SF Giants ownership group
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50:52John SheaGUEST
it's probably the last thing on their mind right now with the CBA, but in a normal year, of course, I mean, that's it.
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51:00John SheaGUEST
You know, I, I don't, I don't want to make this sound goofy or tainted or anything, but in a lot of ways, the giants are becoming like the Billy bean A's.
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51:13John SheaGUEST
In other words, a very good farm system, a lot of young players and, and, Yeah, extend them through the arbiters, but never arbitration through the arbiters, but never free agency.
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51:24John SheaGUEST
That's what Billy Bean always did.
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51:26John SheaGUEST
And he talked about, oh, yeah, we could give Chapman or Olson, you know, extensions through that never happened.
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51:32John SheaGUEST
That was never going to happen.
H3 Jeff Passan, Bold & Daring NFL Predictions
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31:03Jeff PassanGUEST
I, I, I think so.
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31:03Soren PetroHOST
Zack can do the Brad Pitt, Billy Beane play like it fist pump.
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31:08Jeff PassanGUEST
I almost feel like it's finishing with a win total that starts with a seven.
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31:14Soren PetroHOST
Okay.
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