What Moneyball LEFT OUT: The Oakland A's Big Three | A Baseball Story

The movie Moneyball is fantastic! But one thing ALWAYS rubbed me the wrong way about it. Where the heck were Hudson, Zito, and Mulder?? It's time to right that ship!

But what if Moneyball wasn't even the biggest story from that team during that time? By the time the 2002 "Moneyball Season" was in swing, the A's Big Three were already in the middle of a historic 3 season run... From 2001-2003, Tim Hudson, Barry Zito, and Mark Mulder did something that we hadn't seen since the late 90s Braves with Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz... 3 pitchers all performing at an elite level, for the same team, at the same exact time...

But how do the A's Big Three stack up against those 90s Braves? Well lucky for you, I found a great 3 year stretch that we can compare. And ya know what? You might just be surprised at how well the Big Three stacks up to these Hall of Famers!

Today we dive into what MONEYBALL DIDN'T TELL YOU. That the 2002 Oakland A's actually were led by not one, not two, but THREE Cy Young caliber pictures. And if it wasn't for their greatness, Moneyball might not even exist...

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