Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane served as expert consultant on the GM experience and environment.
Under their patronage, general manager Billy Beane's novel management and player-procurement strategies allowed the A's to place highly in post-season playoffs on unimaginably small budgets.
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Brown was selected in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft in the first round (35th selection overall) by the Athletics, at the behest of Billy Beane and Paul DePodesta, over the strong objections of the scouting department.
He is also referred to in the 2011 film of the same name during a scene where Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) offers him to the San Francisco Giants to drive down interest in Ricardo Rincón, who Beane is attempting to acquire from Cleveland at the trading deadline.