Billy Bean's Dismantle of Conventional Wisdom

Billy Bean has been with the Oakland A's for 33 years. He thought of himself as a Wall Street trader like he was arbitraging human beings, writes David Bianculli. When it worked in 2002, the year that Michael Lewis showed up with his notebook and just acted as if he belonged there, the A's won 103 games tied with the Yankees For the most wins in Major League Baseball; they were spending much less money than other teams.