What does "field playoff calibre teams" means?

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What does "field playoff calibre teams" means in the following paragraph?

Michael Lewis’ Moneyball is a fascinating account of a recent revolution in baseball. The book tells the story of the Oakland A’s, who pioneered the use of advanced statistics in player evaluation to gain a competitive advantage. The A’s caught Lewis’ attention due to their ability to consistently field playoff calibre teams despite having a payroll less than a third the size of rivals such as the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.

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What that means is that the Athletics, under Beane, were able to bring together teams capable of making the playoffs despite not having the funds of other play clubs. In this context, Field means to build or create and calibre is a fancy word for type.

Wendy · Answer

The caibler is the diameter of the cartridge, although it is a general description as opposed to a specific definition. Calibers are generally described as either .45 or .357, which represents their diameter in inches (so a .45 is 45/100ths of an inch) or it could be in millimeters (as in a 7.72 mm or a 9 mm). With rifles, you see the same general method of stating the caliber, such as a .243 or a .270 Winchester. These are both stated in thousands of an inch. In the case of a complex caliber, like a 30-06, the 30 represents the diameter of the bullet (30/100ths of an inch) and the -06 represents the relative power of the cartridge. A .30 caliber is a fairly powerful cartridge, while a 30-06 is the same diameter bullet, but it is much larger at the bottom of the casing and it has far more gunpowder than a normal .30 caliber cartridge. Go to the website for Winchester Cartridges and you can see a comparative table of rifle and pistol cartridges.

Anonymous · Answer

It means he put together teams good enough to make the playoffs.

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What does "field playoff calibre teams" means?

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