


Fed up with playing, Billy became a talent scout for the Oakland A’s and he eventually rose to become the general manager of the team. He lacked the focus necessary to succeed in pro baseball. Overshadowed by his teammates, Billy became easily rattled. When Billy graduated, he was offered a contract with the Mets after some uncertainty, he signed.īut after Billy became a player for the Mets, he seemed to lose his talent. Talent scouts from professional baseball teams would come to watch Billy’s high school games and they told him that soon he’d be a world-class player. In the 1980s, there was a tremendously talented high school baseball player named Billy Beane.
