“It's about getting things down to one number. Using the stats the way we read them, we'll find value in players that no one else can see. People are overlooked for a variety of biased reasons and perceived flaws: Age, appearance, personality. Bill James and mathematics cut

No, Juan, I ain't paying you fifty-one. Mets are paying half your salary. That's what the New York Mets think of you. They're paying you twenty-five and a half million dollars to play against them.

“Can you turn the lights down? I want to show you something”

It’s easy to play first base

“So you have a payroll of 324 million” “Yes, Dave” “And you spent 765 million on a guy who’s batting .224?” “That’s correct, Dave”

“Why doesn't your boss travel with the team?”

“His fielding does not matter”

Red Sox fans to Craig Breslow right now

Art Howe: You’re killing this team Billy Beane:

Buster Posey: “It’s easy to play first base”

He plays for Houston now