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Billy Beane

American baseball player and former executive vice president of the Oakland AthleticsWikipedia

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Sep 11, 2026

Jason WildeGUEST
8:42
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.
Jason WildeGUEST
9:02
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.
Jason WildeGUEST
9:17
And that was his complaint about Goody.
Jason WildeGUEST
9:19
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.
Brandon KileyHOST
24:48
There's no Damon Wilson.
Brandon KileyHOST
24:50
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.
Brandon KileyHOST
25:01
We'll see.
Brandon KileyHOST
25:02
Didn't see it week one.
Jason WildeyGUEST
8:42
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.
Jason WildeyGUEST
9:02
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.
Jason WildeyGUEST
9:17
And that was his complaint about Goody.
Jason WildeyGUEST
9:19
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.
Jason WildeyGUEST
34:58
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.
Jason WildeyGUEST
35:18
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.
Jason WildeyGUEST
35:33
And that was his complaint about Goody.
Jason WildeyGUEST
35:35
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.
Brett HowardHOST
18:57
Adapt or die.
Brett HowardHOST
18:58
Billy Bean.
Brett HowardHOST
18:59
Adapt or die.
Brett HowardHOST
19:00
This is the way the NHL is going.
John SheaGUEST
17:18
It...
John SheaGUEST
17:19
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.
John SheaGUEST
17:32
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.
John SheaGUEST
17:40
Uh, uh, through the Arbie years-
John SheaGUEST
17:41
...
John SheaGUEST
17:41
but never free agency.
John SheaGUEST
17:43
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.
John SheaGUEST
17:51
That was never gonna happen.
John SheaGUEST
54:54
but never free agency.
John SheaGUEST
54:56
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.
John SheaGUEST
55:04
That was never gonna happen.
John SheaGUEST
55:06
Um, and now with the new A's under Fisher, who, who play in God knows where, uh, y-
John SheaGUEST
15:13
But in a normal year, of course, I mean, that's it.
John SheaGUEST
15:17
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.
John SheaGUEST
15:30
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.
John SheaGUEST
15:41
That's what Billy Bean always did.
John SheaGUEST
15:43
And he talked about, oh, yeah, we could give Chapman or Olson, you know, extensions through that never happened.
John SheaGUEST
15:49
That was never going to happen.
John SheaGUEST
50:52
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.
John SheaGUEST
51:00
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.
John SheaGUEST
51:13
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.
John SheaGUEST
51:24
That's what Billy Bean always did.
John SheaGUEST
51:26
And he talked about, oh, yeah, we could give Chapman or Olson, you know, extensions through that never happened.
John SheaGUEST
51:32
That was never going to happen.
Jeff PassanGUEST
31:03
I, I, I think so.
Soren PetroHOST
31:03
Zack can do the Brad Pitt, Billy Beane play like it fist pump.
Jeff PassanGUEST
31:08
I almost feel like it's finishing with a win total that starts with a seven.
Soren PetroHOST
31:14
Okay.

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