When You're Right, You're Right

The Atlantic nails the problems with Moneyball straight on the head.

But like they say in the article, when there is the fact and the legend, print the legend. Still a great movie.

PS - I like the little detail the writer points out -

"In the 26 seasons before Beane became general manager of the A's in 1998, Oakland was the biggest winner in baseball, with six pennants and four World Series victories. The Yankees, by comparison, won five pennants and three World Series over that span."

The dirty little secret about the small market A's organization is that it's won more world series than everyone but the Yankees and the Cardinals. (They won some in Philly and KC).