Billy Beane - Most popular for February 2012
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By Benjamin Leinwand and Chris AndersonWhen it comes to pay, not all positions are created equal. In fact, we have long known that
strikers command a premium for their services. So it should come as no surprise that Major League
Soccer is no exception. In 2011, average earnings were distinctly tilted toward the offensive side
of the pitch.
Jeremy Lin could easily play the protagonist lead in any Moneyball feature movie made on the
NBA.
As is general knowledge now in the sportsworld, the Oscar nominated Moneyball became a movie based
on a book written about how Oakland A's GM Billy Beane went against logic and put together a roster
to replace superstar players by lumping together average players who could reasonably compile the
same kind of production numbers.
