Billy Beane comes to Wall Street

Thanks to the SportsEconomist for pointing this one out!FT.com / Markets / Wealth - Faith in figures proves to be a big hit: "Beane’s great contribution to baseball – he is quick to admit – has been to apply to it techniques that were first honed by investors on Wall Street. Now, to his evident enjoyment, Wall Street is interested by the lessons it can learn from the world of professional sports.