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Billy Beane, Oakland A’s Face “Unique Situation” as AL West Ramps Up Spending

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

With the Academy Awards coming up this weekend, Moneyball is back in the headlines. So is the opening of spring training in Major League Baseball. It's an interesting juxtaposition given that the Athletics are expected to break camp with a pretty young team to send up against a pair of ...

Billy Beane is All Set for the Nationwide Premiere of ‘Moneyball’

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

Moneyball starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill premieres on Friday at movie theaters nationwide. For hardcore baseball fans and those who read Michael Lewis' outstanding book about Billy Beane and his approach to building the Oakland Athletics into contenders with scant financial resources at his disposal, the movie might be ...

The Hirsch Brothers Discuss New Book that Challenges Theories of Moneyball

Friday, April 15th, 2011

We enjoy our work here at Sports Radio Interviews, but the routine of finding the best interviews each day to transcribe and share with you all can be a bit monotonous at times. So it was a nice surprise when we were contacted by one of the two authors of ...

Billy Beane Confident in Oakland’s Chances Heading into 2011 MLB Season

Friday, February 18th, 2011

After several years of reduced payroll and mediocre play, the Oakland Athletics look to be ready to field a contender in 2011. The A's were active this offseason acquiring pieces for once, a stark contrast to in recent years. The offense may actually be dangerous at times, and their pitching ...

On Mother’s Day, Dallas Braden is Perfect

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Perfect games are rare - as of Sunday, there have only been 19 in the Major League Baseball history - but, to Dallas Braden, so was Jodi Atwood. There may have been only about 12,000 fans in attendance for Braden's historic accomplishment, but there may have been another one who ...

Landon Powell Reflects On Perfection

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Quite the weekend of sports! There were great playoff games in the NBA and NHL, and on Sunday, the exciting start of the 2010 MLB season continues with the 19th perfect game in history. Oakland A's pitcher Dallas Braden accomplished the rare feat against the Tampa Bay Rays in 109 ...

Dallas Braden on A-Rod: “He’s Making a Mockery of the Game”

Monday, April 26th, 2010

It seems that everyone who has ever played baseball at any level is coming out with an opinion on the situation, but it doesn't matter who is saying what, Dallas Braden's outburst against the Yankees has far more to do with Alex Rodriguez than one of the more obscure "unwritten ...

The Big Hurt Will Not Be Hurting For Votes for the Hall of Fame

Monday, February 15th, 2010

The summer of 2014 will be a big summer for Frank Thomas. That’s the summer when he can be elected into baseball’s Hall-of-Fame. In my mind, it’s not even a question about whether or not he will get in, but how many votes he will receive the first time he ...

Charles Barkley: “If somebody told me that they could stick something in my ass to get me making 100 or 200 million dollars, I’m gonna be the first in line”

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

It doesn’t matter if it is about baseball, basketball, football, golf, politics or even pop culture, Charles Barkley can and will talk about it all.  For my money, he is one of the most entertaining and refreshing people to see on TV or to hear on the radio.  I know ...

Jose Canseco on Mark McGwire: “I can’t believe he just called me a liar”

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Finally Mark McGwire has come out and admitted to using steroids and other PED’s when he was playing baseball. This is a long way from him telling Congress he is not there to talk about the past. It’s a step in the right direction for him and for the book to finally ...