In sports analytics,sabermetrics is the empirical analysis of baseball,especially baseball statistics that measure in-game activity. Sabermetricians collect and summarize the relevant data from this in-game activity to answer specific questions. The term is derived from the acronym SABR,which stands for the Society for American Baseball Research,founded in 1971. The term "sabermetrics" was coined by Bill James,who is one of its pioneers and is often considered its most prominent advocate and public face.
William Lamar Beane III is an American former professional baseball player and current front office executive. He is currently senior advisor to owner John Fisher and minority owner of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) and formerly the executive vice president of baseball operations. He is also minority owner of soccer clubs Barnsley of the EFL League One in England and AZ Alkmaar of the Eredivisie in the Netherlands. From 1984 to 1989 he played in MLB as an outfielder for the New York Mets,Minnesota Twins,Detroit Tigers,and Oakland Athletics. He joined the Athletics' front office as a scout in 1990,was named general manager after the 1997 season,and was promoted to executive vice president after the 2015 season.
Moneyball:The Art of Winning an Unfair Game is a book by Michael Lewis,published in 2003,about the Oakland Athletics baseball team and its general manager Billy Beane. It describes the team's sabermetric approach to assembling a competitive baseball team on a small budget. It led to the 2011 film Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill.
John Paul Ricciardi is an American Major League Baseball executive currently serving as a special advisor to the president of baseball operations with the San Francisco Giants. He previously served as the general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays from 2001 to 2009.
Omar Teodoro Antonio Minaya y Sánchez is a Dominican baseball executive. He was the special assistant to the general manager of the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He previously served as general manager for the Mets and the Montreal Expos.
Robert Paul Melvin is an American professional baseball manager and former catcher who is the current manager of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). Melvin has been named Manager of the Year three times.
Paul DePodesta is an American football executive and former baseball executive who is the chief strategy officer of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as a front-office assistant for the Cleveland Indians,Oakland Athletics,and New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). DePodesta was also general manager of MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers. He is also known for his appearance in the book and movie Moneyball about his early career as an assistant with the Athletics.
Arthur Henry Howe Jr. is an American former professional baseball infielder,coach,scout,and manager,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1974–1975),Houston Astros (1976–1982),and St. Louis Cardinals (1984–1985). Howe managed the Astros (1989–1993),Oakland Athletics (1996–2002),and New York Mets (2003–2004),compiling a career managerial record of 1,129 wins and 1,137 losses.
Robert Peter Geren is an American former professional baseball catcher and manager,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1988–1991) and San Diego Padres (1993). Geren managed the Oakland Athletics from 2007 through 2011. He served in various coaching capacities for the A's and New York Mets,and Los Angeles Dodgers. He is currently the major league field coordinator for the Dodgers.
The 2003 Boston Red Sox season was the 103rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses,six games behind the New York Yankees,who went on to win the AL championship. The Red Sox qualified for the postseason as the AL wild card,and defeated the American League West champion Oakland Athletics in the ALDS. The Red Sox then lost to the Yankees in the ALCS.
The Oakland Athletics' 1997 season was the 97th season in franchise history. The team finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 65–97.
Christopher Francis Pittaro is an American former professional baseball infielder. Pittaro played during three seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins from 1985 through 1987. Prior to playing professionally,he played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He has served as a scout and front office executive for the Oakland Athletics since 1991.
The history of the Athletics Major League Baseball franchise spans the period from 1901 to the present day,having begun as a charter member franchise in the new American League in Philadelphia before moving to Kansas City in 1955 for 13 seasons and then to the San Francisco Bay in Oakland,California,in 1968. The team endured numerous attendance issues stemming from the aging Oakland Coliseum before the MLB owners approved the team's application to relocate to Las Vegas,Nevada in 2023. With four locations,the A's have had the most homes of any MLB team.
Benjamin James Fritz is an American professional baseball coach and former pitcher. He is the bullpen coach for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Moneyball is a 2011 American biographical sports drama film that was directed by Bennett Miller with a script by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin from a story by Stan Chervin. The film is based on the 2003 nonfiction book,Moneyball:The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis. The book is an account of the Oakland Athletics baseball team's 2002 season and their general manager Billy Beane's attempts to assemble a competitive team. In the film,Beane and assistant general manager Peter Brand,faced with the franchise's limited budget for players,build a team of undervalued talent by taking a sophisticated sabermetric approach to scouting and analyzing players. Philip Seymour Hoffman also stars as Art Howe.
John Ricco is an American baseball executive. He is the senior vice president and Chief of Staff for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously served as the Mets' interim general manager.
The 2011 New York Mets season was the franchise's 50th season and its third at Citi Field. Following a poor 2010 season,the Mets sought their first postseason appearance since 2006. However,they failed to make the playoffs for the fifth straight season.
David Lee Forst is an American baseball executive with the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. He is the general manager of the Athletics.
Grady Lee Fuson is an American professional baseball scout and executive who is a special adviser for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.
