Moneyball... Your opinions on it.

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stephenk24

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Hey guys,

I really wanted to see Moneyball in the cinema but nobody wanted to go with me because its about "rounders" and thats obviously for girls. *rollseyes* so I have had to wait until its Blu ray release...

Just wondering what you guys thought of it. Critics seemed to like it but I have disagreed with critics many times...

So as a baseball fan what are your thoughts on the film?

And do you think you have to be a baseball fan to enjoy it?

Thanks,

S
 
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Oops. Posted in wrong place. Please move it to the movies section if you can mods. Sorry.
 
#4
#4
good watch, but horrifically inaccurate and misleading if you know the story.
 
#7
#7
Superbad kid that played Pitts assistant was a composite character. It was an okay movie.
 
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#9
The A's had been using sabermetrics since around 1994 or so when Beane's mentor, Sandy Alderson began using it because the A's went cheap. Alderson managed to bring in Jason Giambi, Miguel Tejada and Eric Chavez. The movie mentions several times that Giambi left for a bigger contract, but there's only a couple of mentions of Chavvy in the movie, and it's about his high strikeout rate. Not one mention of his 100+ RBIS that year or his 34 HRs. Miguel Tejada isn't mentioned at all. All he did in the 2002 season (the movie solely follows the 2002 season) was win AL MVP and flat out dominate. The only time you hear anything about the Big Three (Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder and Barry Zito) was when the Royals started coming back in the 20th game of the streak and it shows Hudson's back. Also there was no mention of how well Billy Koch did as closer for the A's that season, that seemingly came out of nowhere. Billy Beane's foray into sabermetrics is so overrated that it's disgusting. But, if you're not really an A's fan or just a baseball fan in general wanting to see a good movie, it's a fun watch.
 
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tri_vol said:
You could read the book first
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the book is only slightly more accurate than the movie. Michael Lewis is a fabulous writer but he definitely over glamorized Beane's use of sabermetrics and innovativeness.
 
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Wife loved it, I could barely sit through it.

As previously mentioned, Mulder, Hudson and Zito is the secret to any success.
 
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It helps to have at least a general understanding on the game of baseball, and if so... most will likely enjoy the movie. I'm not sure I'd really see the attraction for those who don't follow the game.

Edit: OE's wife just wanted to look at Brad Pitt.
 
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My wife liked it. She's exposed to baseball about once every other year, when we catch a Braves game.
 
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IBlvNTmWrk said:
It helps to have at least a general understanding on the game of baseball, and if so... most will likely enjoy the movie. I'm not sure I'd really see the attraction for those who don't follow the game.

Edit: OE's wife just wanted to look at Brad Pitt.
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Captain obvious!
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
The success was Mulder, Hudson and Zito.
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Miguel Tejada batting .308 with 34 jacks and 131 RBIs helped a lot too. So did Chavvy's 34 jacks and 100+ RBIs. You can't underestimate the offense and defense those two contributed. Chavvy had a .961 fielding percentage and Miggy was .975. Factor in how much ground each could cover (especially Chavvy making all those plays in the extra large foul territory down the 3rd base line) and you have a recipe for success. Get a handful of players good at getting on base and let the pitching staff handle the rest.
 
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