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    Uh, oh! Bill DeWit read Moneyball!

    From ESPN.com...

    http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2004/c...phil&id=1773315


    Walt Jocketty
    Jocketty has done an excellent job as the general manager in St. Louis, but is on the line for the lack of homegrown pitching in recent years. He was counting on having a stable of inexpensive arms to go with his high-dollar lineup, but has had to fill in the gaps with guys like Jason Simontacchi and a revolving cast of one-year free agents. He's under pressure from owner Bill DeWitt Jr., who apparently became a lot smarter after reading "Moneyball.''
    “I’ve always stated, ‘I’m a Missouri Tiger,’” Anderson said March 13 after Arkansas fired John Pelphrey, adding, “I’m excited about what’s taking place here.”

    Asked then if he would talk to his players about the situation, he said, “They know me, and that’s where the trust comes in.
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    I hope it's a joke that it took DeTwitt's reading of a book by a GM not employed by the Cardinals to fire Jocketty's sorry ass.
    Jimmy Buffett quote of the week:

    "Open season on the open seas and Captain says no prisoners please. Skull and crossbones on a background of black. We ain't stealin' we're just takin' back ."

    - Jimmy Buffett, Take it Back, Boats, Beaches, Bars and Ballads Box Set

    "Now, she should be good-looking, but we're willing to trade looks for a certain... morally casual attitude."

    -

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      Scott,

      It wont be a joke. They think TLR invented the game, and that Walt is "Houdini".

      It takes reading a book to educate those guys.
      “I’ve always stated, ‘I’m a Missouri Tiger,’” Anderson said March 13 after Arkansas fired John Pelphrey, adding, “I’m excited about what’s taking place here.”

      Asked then if he would talk to his players about the situation, he said, “They know me, and that’s where the trust comes in.

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