Oakland Athletics’ GM Billy Beane shows optimism ahead of playoffs – MLB Update
Oakland Athletics' general manager Billy Beane is enjoying his team’s great achievement of getting into the postseason with the American League West title. Beane is also displaying his optimism for his team’s next potential journey in the upcoming playoffs.
"Listen, we didn't make any predictions, positive or negative, about what we were supposed to do, The only thing we said is we need to make changes here. We were a real mediocre team," Billy Beane said on his team’s brilliant performance which certainly outclassed some of the very big names in the Major League. He also discussed some of the various aspects of his team that now will be going for more glory in the postseason.
He added with more confidence about his team’s efforts which certainly showed the level of commitment his team has as he said, "We didn't make any predictions, positive or negative, about what we were supposed to do, The closest we came is saying that we wanted to create a team that had a chance to get better from the first day forward. That was the expectation we set. In fairness, maybe we were a little further ahead when we started than maybe anybody anticipated."
Experts believe that Billy Beane is one of the most intelligent general managers in the Major League Baseball. This was his game plan and offensive strategy that brought the Athletics’ a wonderful platform which will help them manage their consistent plays in the near future.
Oakland Athletics won the Division title defeating Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners. They maintained their .580 winning percentage and remained persistent with 94-68 win-loss record. It was regular season’s last game between Rangers and Athletics when history was made as Oakland’s baseball team entered this year’s playoffs.
Billy Beane, who signed some of the very talented players in the league in this particular season, is now planning a smooth way forward for his team into the postseason. Josh Donaldson, Brandon Moss and Cliff Pennington as new signings that played beautifully and showed their GM a great upward performance during the entire season.
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