Sunday, October 23, 2011
Moneyball
The rest of the story is about how a low market team could win with all of their all-star players gone. Billy Beane is now the GM of the Oakland A's and trying to win. The A's start out very cold out of the gate, and some people wonder when Billy Beane will be fired. But they start making the right moves and catch fire. In the process of this they win 20 games in a row, and MLB record. They make it to the Conference finals where they are eliminated by the Minnesota Twins. In the offseason Billy Beane is offered millions of dollars which he turns down because winning is not everything. The famous final quote is “Billy Beane is still looking for that last win.” Billy Beane’s daughter sings “you’re such a loser, Dad” repeatedly while the quote plays.
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It sounds like an interesting story to me. Isn't this book also a movie? I remember someone telling me about it. Thanks for sharing, Ryan.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a great story. In response to Nicklaus J's comment, yes I believe it is a movie and is in theaters now. I think it's amazing how a team with so many of their players gone could win such a big game. Thanks Ryan!
ReplyDeleteRyan, I saw the movie and it was good but I was wondering (if you've happened to have seen both) do you think it is worth reading if I saw the movie and I am a sports fan who new the story before even seeing it.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great story, as you probably know I am a big baseball fan so I'm looking forward to reading this book soon. I also plan on watching the movie sometime soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting, Cal i have seen the movie and the book and they are both equally good i would highly recommend reading the book it goes into way more detail.
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