Watching Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill cavort in “Moneyball” Thursday night was a lot more fun than watching Rafael Furcal and Jason Motte blow a four run lead to the Mets in the ninth inning of a crucial Cardinals game Thursday afternoon. And the movie’s behing-the-scenes look at how statistical analysis affected the game is not only entertaining, it can make St. Louis fans look at their team in a new light.
“Moneyball” is often very funny, with sharply pointed dialogue, as you would expect from a script co-written by Aaron Sorkin (“The Social Network”). (The other writer was fellow Oscar winter Steve... “Moneyball” – Harper Barnes (St. Louis Beacon)
Watching Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill cavort in “Moneyball” Thursday night was a lot more fun than watching Rafael Furcal and Jason Motte blow a four run lead to the Mets in the ninth inning of a crucial Cardinals game Thursday afternoon. And the movie’s behing-the-scenes look at how statistical analysis affected the game is not only entertaining, it can make St. Louis fans look at their team in a new light.
“Moneyball” is often very funny, with sharply pointed dialogue, as you would expect from a script co-written by Aaron Sorkin (“The Social Network”). (The other writer was fellow Oscar winter Steve... Moneyball-Reelworld (Kent Tentschert/Carol Hemphill)
Carol’s Take:
“Moneyball” tells how in 2002 the Oakland Athletics’ General Manager, Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), used computer-generated analysis to rebuild his team after its star players were lured away by clubs offering huge salaries. His goal was to remain competitive. His challenge was to do it with relatively shallow pockets.
The GM is aided by Yale grad, Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) who uses sabermetrics to project the number of times a player is likely get on base. (Brand is not an historical character. He is based on another individual.)
Baseball fans know that this scouting method proves successful, but not before making Beane the... Bookmark Us
