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| On 2002, Billy Beane revolutionized baseball's approach to winning games |
Under the stewardship of general manager Billy Beane, the 2002 Oakland Athletics won an unprecedented 20 games in a row, an American League record. To do so, the A's needed to take a new approach to scoring runs. What was that new approach and what precipitated the change? Likewise, besides the winning streak, what effect did Beane's methodology have on Major League Baseball? Cite extensively (and exclusively) from Michael Lewis' Moneyball to support your thesis.
Requirements:
- MLA Style, including parenthetical citation
- 3-page minimum
- Include a works cited page
The best papers will:
- Stay within the parameters of the prompt, examining the circumstances that precipitated Beane's novel approach to scoring runs, as well as the impact of his methodology
- Have a concise thesis that both addresses the subject matter and contains a viable argument
- Clearly support their thesis utilizing solid evidence presented in a logical structure
- Properly cite evidence from Moneyball using MLA's parenthetical citation method
- Conclude with a summation of the main points
- Be formatted according to MLA Style
Due: We 04.04 (Draft 1—Bring 3 copies)
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