Billy Beane: Hall of Famer?

Figure the convo is worth having. I say yes, without question.

 

If he doesn't, Rob Neyer can turn the shrine in his bedroom into a tourist attraction. Maybe a gift shop on the front porch.

 

He hasn't won an A.L. pennant, let alone a World Series.

I understand the sentiment, and I think it's interesting to think about, but I think that Bill James has to get in before you even begin contemplating the executives who drafted off of his approach.

An interesting question: Assuming status quo, in that neither one ever wins another World Series, can you vote in Theo Epstein but not Beane? Can you induct Bob Dylan but not Woody Guthrie?

 

I've got hand it to the kid for thinking outside the box.

This is much better than the run-of-the-mill player Hall of Fame thread.

 

Beane has had a lot of regular season success but to be considered a serious HoF candidate he needs to win a World Series title. At this point in time Brian Sabean, with his two World Series titles, is a stronger HoF candidate. I'm not a huge Brian Sabean fan but he is quietly racking up a HoF case well ahead of Billy Beane IMO.

 

Shouldn't Sandy Alderson be ahead of Beane in HOF line since he was the one
who really created the value concept to building The A's.

Not saying Beane is not a smart baseball man but he gets a lot of credit for
things that others did and he benefited. Mulder, Hudson and Zitto certainly
helped and they were all obtained under traditional scouting.

 

Alderson was definitely the one that introduced Beane to sabermetrics. When Alderson hired Beane as an advanced scout Alderson had Beane read all of the Bill James Baseball abstracts.

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2010/10/...of-early-years

 

Dude had 3 HRs and 29 RBIs TOTAL in 6 years in the Majors. With numbers like that, he better not get in before Mark Lemke.

 

To clarify: I'm not advocating his inclusion as a player. I believe he should go in as a GM.

 

No shit? 'Cause those sound like HOF numbers.

 

Well played, sir

 

Yeah, Alderson is sure burnishing that Hall of Fame resume with the Mets.

As to the question at hand: Hell. No.