The A's are going for their 20th consecutive win, which would be one of the longest streaks in the history of baseball. "It was hell on earth for him," says Hatterberg about his friend and teammate Billy Bean. Paul dePodesta: The invisible man who was incredibly valued had been put in a very awkward position because he'd never played first base before.
No — but he does have a knack for stumbling into the perfect moment, including the recent FTX debacle. In this installment of the Freakonomics Radio Book Club, we revisit the book that launched the analytics revolution.