Who was the highest paid GM?

1. Brian Cashman
Brian Cashman
Early life

Cashman was born in Rockville Centre, New York, and raised in Washingtonville, New York. He was raised in an Irish Catholic family, as the middle of five children born to Nancy and John Cashman. He became a baseball fan at a young age, attending a summer camp hosted by Bucky Dent before starting high school.
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, New York Yankees – $3m a year. Brian Cashman has been the Yankees' GM since 1998. Under his leadership, the club has won 6 American League pennants and 4 World Series championships.
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How much did the A's pay Billy Beane?

Baseball Salary

Billy Beane once turned down a $12.5-million, five-year contract with the Red Sox that would have made him the highest-paid General Manager in sports history up that point. He instead opted to continue earning a salary of $1 million with the A's.
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Who's the highest paid general manager in the NFL?

Bill Belichick

He then went on to coach the New York Giants in the 1980s, and then the Browns in 1990s. Since being hired on by the New England Patriots in 2000, his longest coaching run yet, he has managed to win four Superbowls with his current quarterback, Tom Brady.
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Did Billy Beane ever win?

Through the use of sabermetrics, Beane has never won a World Series. The closest Beane has ever come to winning the World Series was in 2006, when his A's lost to the Detroit Tigers in the ALCS.
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How much do NFL GM's get paid?

General Manager: $1 Million-$3 Million Salary

Smith's five-year deal was "believed to be the third-richest and the longest pact among the league's general managers," according to Acee.
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How much does an NBA GM make?

These days, most GMs are grouped around $1-3 million annually. (It should be noted GM salary is reported sporadically.) Most NBA coaches make $2-5 million.
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How much do NFL Waterboys make?

On average, NFL waterboys make $53,000 per year (according to Stack.com). However, that's just the salary for beginners. For professionals, their salary can be higher as any other highest paid NFL waterboy.
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Was Moneyball accurate?

Barra argues that the film fails to accurately represent the team's success because the 2003 book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Micheal Lewis had essential flaws. As Barra says, "Throughout the book, Lewis makes it clear that he doesn't understand baseball."
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Is Moneyball still used?

After more than a decade, Moneyball is still affecting the game. Its influence on the future, however, is uncertain. For example, one of the statistics used in the book, OPS, has been downplayed in recent years because it is a combination of two other stats: on-base percentage plus slugging percentage.
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Is Billy Beane's daughter a singer?

No, she is not a singer. Billy Beane's daughter singing rumours came after the release of the film Moneyball where Kerris Dorsey portrays her character.
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Is every NFL owner a billionaire?

According to Forbes, there are only three owners in the NFL who are worth more than $10 billion. Besides Tepper and Kroenke the only other owner in the $10 billion club is Jerry Jones, who checks in with a net worth of $10.6 billion.
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What is Andy Reid's salary?

Andy Reid, Kansas City Chiefs, $8 million per year.
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How much did the Red Socks offer Billy Beane?

After the 2002 season, the Boston Red Sox made Beane an offer of $12.5 million to become their GM, but he declined.
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Did Oakland A's win 20 straight?

In 2002 the Oakland A's won 20 consecutive games, setting an American League record.
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Is Billy Beane still GM?

The 59-year-old Beane is the current executive vice president of baseball operations for the Oakland Athletics — an organization he has spent the last 31 years with, first joining as a scout in 1990 before he was named general manager after the 1997 season.
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What did Billy Beane think of Moneyball?

But Beane reiterated the story of “Moneyball” is not one of a great team is more about the process of finding success in new ways in an environment that puts teams like the A's at a disadvantage. “To me, the point of the book wasn't like, 'hey let's look at this team.
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What was the Oakland A longest winning streak?

Two teams from the 21st century still have win streaks longer than the Cardinals' current run -- the 2017 Cleveland Indians at 22 games and the 2002 Oakland Athletics at 20 games.
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What was fake in Moneyball?

As Moneyball mainly focuses on Billy Beane and the players who weren't expected to perform, it omits the fact that the Oakland Athletics had both the American League MVP in Miguel Tejada and the American League Cy Young Award winner Barry Zito in the team roster.
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Is Pete from Moneyball a real person?

Though Sorkin took some liberties bringing Peter Brand to the screen, the analytics pioneer Paul DePodesta continues to influence professional sports. Jonah Hill's character in Moneyball, Peter Brand, has an intriguing real-life story, beginning with the fact that his real name is in fact Paul DePodesta.
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How much does a NFL mascot make?

When you become a mascot in the minor leagues for sports, you can earn a semi-livable wage of about $25,000 on average. You attend every home game, as well as dozens of promotional events to get more fans to attend the games. In the NFL, the average salary nearly doubles to about $60,000 per year.
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How much does a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader earn?

Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders now make $12 an hour and receive $400 for every gameday appearance. That said, some senior-level cheerleaders reportedly earn around $75,000 a year. As the result of a court case, they increased their pay for cheerleaders.
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Who is the highest paid NFL player?

Ranking the NFL's biggest contracts for 2022
  • 1 / 25. 1) Aaron Rodgers (QB), Green Bay Packers - $50.272 million. ...
  • 2 / 25. 2) Deshaun Watson (QB), Cleveland Browns - $46 million. ...
  • 3 / 25. 3) Patrick Mahomes (QB), Kansas City Chiefs - $45 million. ...
  • 4 / 25. 4) Josh Allen (QB), Buffalo Bills - $43 million. ...
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