Michael Lewis' depiction in Moneyball of the different game approaches between the Olympian, godlike Billy Beane and vulgar, satyrlike Lenny Dykstra was memorable: briefly, Dykstra had disdain for every opponent, which was a mental plus that Beane, who never fulfilled his massive promise, did not have (in this retelling, toward the legendary Steve Carlton -- "So, who's that big dumb ass out there on the hill?").
