Red Sox GM ... Billy Beane.....

[VanCitySportsGuy]

Would the Red Sox have won the 2004 World Series if they had hired Billy Beane in fall 2002?

According to Michael Lewis, Beane had the following plan in place for the Red Sox:

* Trade Shea Hillenbrand
* Sign Edgardo Alfonzo to play second
* Sign Bill Mueller to play third
* Trade Jason Varitek
* Sign Mark Johnson to catch
* Permanently make Manny Ramirez the DH, sign a better glove for LF
* Send Kevin Youkilis to Oakland as compensation for Beane

Theo Epstein made two of these moves, but I would submit that -- against the odds, to be sure -- the Red Sox are better off having been rejected by Billy Beane.

They still have Varitek and Youkilis, and with Manny DHing they may not have pursued David Ortiz as aggressively.

Sometimes the best moves you make are the one's you don't make.

[nkhera1]

Re: Red Sox GM ... Billy Beane.....

asianflow is the pure definition of band-wagon follower

[nkhera1]

Re: Red Sox GM ... Billy Beane.....

asianflow is the pure definition of band-wagon follower

[BatsareBugs]

Re: Red Sox GM ... Billy Beane.....

With Billy Beane, they'd make the playoffs and nothing more given Beane's track record... I think.

[BatsareBugs]

Re: Red Sox GM ... Billy Beane.....

With Billy Beane, they'd make the playoffs and nothing more given Beane's track record... I think.

[horsemen]

Re: Red Sox GM ... Billy Beane.....

With Billy Beane, they'd make the playoffs and nothing more given Beane's track record... I think.

I don't know. I would like to see what Beane could do with more money to play with. Really I would. Somebody with deep pockets please buy the A's.

[horsemen]

Re: Red Sox GM ... Billy Beane.....

With Billy Beane, they'd make the playoffs and nothing more given Beane's track record... I think.

I don't know. I would like to see what Beane could do with more money to play with. Really I would. Somebody with deep pockets please buy the A's.

[VanCitySportsGuy]

Re: Red Sox GM ... Billy Beane.....

I don't know. I would like to see what Beane could do with more money to play with. Really I would. Somebody with deep pockets please buy the A's.

To a certain extent Beane already has money to play with just not Red Sox money.

I would have been interested to see Beane in Boston but judging by what he was going to do I don't know if the Sox would have won the world series by now.

[VanCitySportsGuy]

Re: Red Sox GM ... Billy Beane.....

I don't know. I would like to see what Beane could do with more money to play with. Really I would. Somebody with deep pockets please buy the A's.

To a certain extent Beane already has money to play with just not Red Sox money.

I would have been interested to see Beane in Boston but judging by what he was going to do I don't know if the Sox would have won the world series by now.

[GeePee20]

Re: Red Sox GM ... Billy Beane.....

Seriously asianflow, WTF?

[GeePee20]

Re: Red Sox GM ... Billy Beane.....

Seriously asianflow, WTF?

[VanCitySportsGuy]

Re: Red Sox GM ... Billy Beane.....

Seriously asianflow, WTF?

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[VanCitySportsGuy]

Re: Red Sox GM ... Billy Beane.....

Seriously asianflow, WTF?

?

[GeePee20]

Re: Red Sox GM ... Billy Beane.....

asianflow is the pure definition of band-wagon follower

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[GeePee20]

Re: Red Sox GM ... Billy Beane.....

asianflow is the pure definition of band-wagon follower

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