Book: Moneyball Chapter 9
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Why does Beane use the metaphor of the trade deadline as a shopping spree?

The chapter begins with a textbook example of bad management. Instead of listening to the statistics (i.e., that, generally speaking, the Cleveland Indians do well against lefties), Art Howe has made a reckless, intuitive decision to put Magnante into the game; as a result, the A’s are losing. Had Howe opted for a more dispassionate, statistical approach to his job, the A’s might have won the game.

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