News about Billy Beane

Sports radio personality Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo was left red-faced on Tuesday after incorrectly announcing the death of legendary former Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane live on air. During his SiriusXM 'Mad Dog Sports Radio' show, Russo told listeners that Beane - whose famous cost-saving method of assembling baseball teams saw him portrayed by Brad Pitt in the hit 2011 movie 'Moneyball' - had passed away unexpectedly. 'The word that we're getting right now is that the general manager of the A's, Billy Beane, may have passed away,' he said. 'Wow. Was he ill? I wasn't aware of this.'

By Dutch standards, AZ Alkmaar is regarded as a modest club. They compare favorably to Ajax, Feyenoord, and PSV Eindhoven, with just two Ethical titles and one European final appearance in their history. However, West Ham should have no doubts about the challenge in the Europa Conference League semi-finals, which starts on Thursday night. AZ must always strive to excel without the same fame or resources as the Netherlands' top three, and they do.

Billy Beane's character, in Moneyball, has stolen a baseball bat to a stereo because his team, the Oakland A's, had lost a game and didn't need any music, and Brad Pitt's character Billy Beane takes a baseball bat to a stereo. After seeing Roberto De Zerbi's miniature TV monitor by the dugout crashing to Earth after seeing a replay of Brighton goalkeeper Jason Steele's mistake, you feared for any other electrical components in the dressing room. At this point, De Zerbi did not want to see any of Brighton's players be pleased. There is no music on the radio. No one is joking about with one another. Since Alexis Mac Allister's 90th-minute VAR-awarded foul made it 3-3, there were no celebrations.

Since announcing his longtime boyfriend, former Major League pitcher TJ House came out as gay. On Facebook, the 33-year-old House confirmed that he'struggled' with his name for a substantial portion of his life: 'Shame has kept me quiet for the years, but Love has set me free.' The announcement comes concurrently with the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, which repeals the Marriage Protection Act and requires all US federal agencies to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages.

Rob Manfred, the Oakland Athletics' current commissioner, said he's 'no longer confident' that the Oakland Athletics will remain in Oakland. If the A's leave Oakland, the team will most likely transfer to Las Vegas. The A's had hoped to build a 35,000-seat stadium as part of a housing and retail development, but the plans were dragging, making it unlikely that they'll be able to stay. The new Oakland Coliseum is more than 50 years old, and MLB has reported that rebuilding at the new location is not a viable option. During the last season, the A's were also ranked dead last in attendance, with less than 10,000 people per game.