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Give Oakland's front office an `A'.(Oakland Athletics baseball club)
A few years back, A's general manager Billy Beane and director of player personnel J.P. Ricciardi engaged in a mock draft at the All-Star Game, with Mariners G.M. Pat Gillick serving as judge. The exercise was standard operating procedure for Beane and Ricciardi, two of the game's leading architects.
Beane and Ricciardi have been debating the merits of players since they were minor league teammates with the Mets in the early 1980s. Back then, they would argue about John Elway and Dan Marino. Now, along with Ks assistant general manager Paul DePodesta, they're outwitting the rest of baseball.
"We're like a bunch of kids flipping through bubble-gum cards, ...
- Jays' Ricciardi defends Beane.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Silverman, Michael March 10, 2002 700+ words
...Oakland general manager Billy Beane, who recently had to inform...Macha for the manager's job. Ricciardi, who knew Macha back when...affiliate in Pawtucket, said Beane probably should not receive...ownership decision,'' said Ricciardi. "We're best friends...
- Ricciardi paves way; Blue Jays GM ready for reconstruction.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Thompson, Rich September 6, 2002 700+ words
...is that you get to rebuild," Ricciardi said. "They wanted to rebuild...his style was the easy part. Ricciardi learned the process in Oakland...business, Sandy Alderson and Billy Beane. Ricciardi has now set his sights on convincing...
- Ricciardi leaves A's for Jays.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Washburn, Gary November 14, 2001 700+ words
...their attention to Ricciardi, probably not widely...around the league. Beane said it was a matter of time before Ricciardi, 42, would get...organization," Beane said. "He will...difficult to replace." Ricciardi joined the A's...
- Beane's new book even baffles A's scouts.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) May 16, 2003 700+ words
...Jason Giambi. Unfortunately for Beane, Oakland's general manager...tight budget paints a picture of Beane and his assistant, Paul DePodesta...some passages make it appear Beane, DePodesta and J.P. Ricciardi (now Toronto's GM) don...
- Naps' Ricciardi a man for all seasons.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Kimball, George March 18, 2001 700+ words
...training time, but, says Ricciardi, "Our club has been virtually...eyes and ears of the team." Ricciardi, a teammate of former Red...alongside current A's GM Billy Beane, Darryl Strawberry and Lenny...the best of them, recalled Ricciardi, "I couldn't hit." He...
- COVERING ALL BASES; Jays OK with Ricciardi.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Massarotti, Tony February 23, 2003 700+ words
...build off," said J.P. Ricciardi, the general manager of the...t it? A Worcester native, Ricciardi grew up as a fan of the Red...last fall. Before the Billy Beane affair (the management version...for permission to interview Ricciardi for the vacancy in Boston...
- THE BEANE STALK.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald April 4, 2004 700+ words
...Name: J.P. Ricciardi. Age: 44. Organization...Profile: Formerly Beane's right-hand man in Oakland, Ricciardi has rebuilt the...Another disciple of Beane, DePodesta became...opening the door for Ricciardi's hiring. Name...
- Sox in search of a Beane counter.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Horrigan, Jeff October 4, 2002 700+ words
...a distant second." Beane's former assistant...current Toronto GM J.P. Ricciardi, was also on the Sox...is expected to reward Ricciardi for his loyalty and...the out-clause in Ricciardi's contract that had...would leave for Boston. Beane, meanwhile, is expected...