Moneyball

The Oakland Athletics acquired left-hander Jon Lester along with outfielder Jonny Gomes from the Boston Red Sox for slugging outfielder Yoenis Cespedes before Thursday's trade deadline, a person with knowledge of the deal said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because neither club announced the swap, another blockbuster by A's general manager Billy Beane to win the Lester sweepstakes...

In case you're not aware, Philadelphians are pretty averse to sabermetrics, advanced stats, complex algorithms, and anything else that undermines the end-all savvy of their "trained sports eyes." (And/or Ryan Howard) They think they know -- they'd argue that they know they know -- what they're seeing, before and better and beyond any number on any page can...