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<blockquote data-quote="JacketOff" data-source="post: 925965" data-attributes="member: 4572"><p>Moneyball is about finding value in players that were/are traditionally cast aside, and building a team around the things they do very well. That’s where the, “he gets on base” scene comes from. They don’t care about his average, how many home runs he hits, how many runs he produces, it’s all about getting on base. It’s not necessarily about saving the money, that’s just a byproduct of the strategy. However, every team in the league is aware of the strategy now, and use it to their own advantages. So even teams with the largest payrolls: Dodgers, Mets, Yankees, etc. are still using the basic concepts that build the foundation of “Moneyball,” they’re just doing it with more highly sought after players. So instead of finding a guy with a .350 OBP who hits 15 homers a year like the A’s, they go after the guy with a .350 OBP who hits 35 homers a year. </p><p></p><p>The premise of Moneyball for the A’s was to find players who didn’t fit the traditional superstar mold that most contending teams were going after, but still had their own niche value the A’s could exploit. Because the other teams didn’t see any value in those guys, the A’s were able to field competitive teams without trying to outspend the bigger market teams. </p><p></p><p>I’m not sure it’s possible to play “Moneyball” in football the same way it is in baseball. There are way more moving parts on any given play, and the fundamentals of football involve much more physical demands. In order for Moneyball to work in football you’d have to devise a unique strategy and “scheme” that doesn’t require the best, strongest, or fastest athletes to be successful. Hmmm, I wonder if that’s ever been done before. The service academies could probably utilize a system like them. Somebody get in touch with them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JacketOff, post: 925965, member: 4572"] Moneyball is about finding value in players that were/are traditionally cast aside, and building a team around the things they do very well. That’s where the, “he gets on base” scene comes from. They don’t care about his average, how many home runs he hits, how many runs he produces, it’s all about getting on base. It’s not necessarily about saving the money, that’s just a byproduct of the strategy. However, every team in the league is aware of the strategy now, and use it to their own advantages. So even teams with the largest payrolls: Dodgers, Mets, Yankees, etc. are still using the basic concepts that build the foundation of “Moneyball,” they’re just doing it with more highly sought after players. So instead of finding a guy with a .350 OBP who hits 15 homers a year like the A’s, they go after the guy with a .350 OBP who hits 35 homers a year. The premise of Moneyball for the A’s was to find players who didn’t fit the traditional superstar mold that most contending teams were going after, but still had their own niche value the A’s could exploit. Because the other teams didn’t see any value in those guys, the A’s were able to field competitive teams without trying to outspend the bigger market teams. I’m not sure it’s possible to play “Moneyball” in football the same way it is in baseball. There are way more moving parts on any given play, and the fundamentals of football involve much more physical demands. In order for Moneyball to work in football you’d have to devise a unique strategy and “scheme” that doesn’t require the best, strongest, or fastest athletes to be successful. Hmmm, I wonder if that’s ever been done before. The service academies could probably utilize a system like them. Somebody get in touch with them. [/QUOTE]
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