Billy Beane to attend Oscars to support 'Moneyball'

Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff says the team has agreed to extend the contracts of general manager Billy Beane and team President Michael Crowley through the 2019 season. Wolff, confirming comments first made on Bloomberg News, wrote in an email to The Associated Press on Tuesday that he is counting on Beane's leadership and innovation to lead the club in a new stadium in...

Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff has agreed to extend the contracts of general manager Billy Beane and team president Michael Crowley through the 2019 season. The deals are in the process of being finalized, Wolff confirmed to the Associated Press.Beane has been the team's general manager since 1997. Oakland finished 74-88 last year, the fifth losing season in a row.The 49-year...

Can someone please explain to me what Billy Beane has done to deserve such a lengthy extension? I’m sorry, but Billy Beane has NEVER won a thing, and is consistently rebuilding. Does he really get a pass because of money ball? That’s just insane. It’s about results, and every other GM that hasn’t won in forever would have fired years ago. It’s been announced...

It's been a pretty good year for Billy Beane, sure, the Athletics are coming off a disappointing 74-win season, but Beane himself has been immortalized on film by Brad Pitt's Oscar-nominated performance in Moneyball and now Billy is on the verge of completing a deal to extend his tenure in Oakland through the 2019 season. Given Beane's stellar reputation throughout the...

Brad Pitt was nominated for an Academy Award as best actor for playing A's general manager Billy Beane in "Moneyball." And Beane will be there in person to cheer Pitt on, he said. Beane and his wife, Tara, plan to...

Billy Beane's influence on using baseball statistics and economics in building a team has stretched from the diamond to the silver screen. He may even help Brad Pitt win an Oscar before he leads the Oakland Athletics to a World Series championship. For Beane, though, the ''Moneyball'' idea of building winners means more than an association with the A's and...

Say this for Athletics owner Lew Wolff: The man is loyal to his staff. Wolff told Bloomberg Television on Tuesday that he intends to keep general manager Billy Beane and president Michael Crowley with the organization through at least the 2019 season, or roughly five years after the projected move to San Jose. Beane has come under fire in recent years for the A’s seemingly...

Villanova University Law School celebrated a $5 million donated by ex-super agent Jeffrey Moorad by hosting Billy Beane to discuss Moneyball with ex-Governor Ed Rendell and Omar Minaya.  The Phillies Bill Giles was one of the 1700 interested baseball fans in the audience. by BallparkBob A's STUDENT: Billy Beane goes back to college at Villanova. Moneyball came to Villanova University...

Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff says the team has agreed to extend the contracts of general manager Billy Beane and team President Michael Crowley through the 2019 season. Wolff, confirming comments first made on Bloomberg News, wrote in an email to The Associated Press on Tuesday that he is counting on Beane's leadership and innovation to lead the club in a new stadium in the San Jose area.

Team president Crowley will also sign new deal

The Oakland Athletics will extend the contract of general manager Billy Beane through the 2019 season, club owner Lew Wolff said Tuesday in an interview with Bloomberg Television.

Billy Beane is planning to stay in the Bay Area for the long haul.

A's GM Billy Beane says he wants an anchor for the middle of the lineup, but declined to address if he's pursuing Manny Ramirez or Magglio Ordonez.