How Come Oakland Sucks?

[EDGECRUSHER]

The Athletics didn't invent the Moneyball philosophies, but they were the first to use them to such an extent. They had a run of success that resulted in a few division titles, but no pennants. The last few years they have been crap, to put it mildly. Their formula for success hasn't betrayed them as a lot of teams use these methods, so what happened to Oakland? Why are they so bad now?

Beane has a small ownership in Oakland, so I don't know if he is going away, but if a GM had 5 straight losing seasons, would he still be employed? Can't even play the small market card with the Rays consistently doing well in a division with the Yankees and Red Sox.

Just food for thought.

[DZA]

The moneyball concept work during that time frame where players were cheap kind of. The bash brothers Jose Canseco and Mark McGuire played cheaper than what they would hav played recently