The book Money Ball talks so much about unique individuals and constantly adds new characters. While reading I realized that I had never thought about the author or narrater as much as the main characters such as Billy, Paul, etc. While realizing this, the question came into my head. Is the author have a real connection to pro baseball or is he just a fan that wrote a wildly successful book? However, I have came to the conclusion that the author is a credible source for many reasons.
For starters, throughout the book, the author constantly brings up the Baseball Abstract series. This series is rather unknown especially in its beginning. This is proof that the author is a credible source because if he knew about this series when it was unpopular, he had to know a lot about baseball and an insider. Another piece of evidence is in the text itself. "Billy Beane only watches what happens next because he's somehow allowed himself to be trapped watching the game with me" (Lewis 254). Since the author mentions himself watching a game with Billy, he had to have some connection with Billy and the Oakland A's, the 2 main things he discusses over the course of the book.
More about Michael Lewis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lewis
I like how you noticed that the narrator/author places himself alongside billy beane in the book and how it shows the narrator/author's involvement with baseball.
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