Only bigger than CC if Harden can stay healthy and his fastball regains the zip it had. Otherwise Beane wins again...Zito, Hudson, Mulder, and now Harden.
I don't know, Hudson's still doing pretty well. I really don't think Billy is gonna win this one. I'll bet Harden has a better record with Chicago this year than C.C. has with Milwaukee. Loser has to have Billy Beane as his avatar for the whole offseason.
Wow! Tough bet. Harden coming from a pitchers' park in Oakland going to a hitter's park in Chicago. Milwaukee's stadium just about the same as Cleveland's. Neither will have the DH to contend with. You sure about this?
BTW. I found 3 pics of Beane. One as a player for Texas. One as a player for Minnesota. And one as a GM.
Well, there's many reasons to believe that I'll lose this bet, but I really have a good feeling about this. Plus, I don't mind having a pic of Billy Beane. It'll remind me next time he makes a trade that seems bad. I say we make it a bet.