I love this movie! I live in Oakland and was in high school during all of this. There was nothing better than going to $2 Tuesday home games with my friends - a mix of jocks, outcasts, and baby gangsters - and going out celebrating after a win. It was a great time to be young and this is a great movie.
@@cjmcclintick It makes me angry that the city dropped the ball on our sports teams. Granted, it was largely the arrogance and greed of the owners, but I do think the city should have done a lot more to keep them here. As it stands, I would not be surprised if, by the time I'm dead, Oakland just gets absorbed as a suburb of San Francisco.
You should watch the actual footage of the Scott Hatteberg home run. Chris Pratt's body language, actions and celebrations as he rounds the bases are absolutely perfectly mimicked. Also that scene in the movie is utter perfection, from the hit to the Billy Bean head turn, to the crowd celebrations all with the original commentary laid over the top, and the background music, just perfect.
Chris has always been a guy who gave EVERYTHING to each part he plays. He was on the edge of being a loser for so long that he is appropriately appreciative of the opportunities. It comes across on screen and is the reason he's so popular and likeable.
I have a friend go also has no interest whatsoever in baseball and it’s one of his favorite films. I have some other non-sport friends I’ve been trying to convince to watch but they don’t think they’ll like it.
Moneyball is a stone cold masterpiece. It's the perfect synthesis of plot and story - Plot: they need to win, so they devise a groundbreaking player selection system to try... story: Billy Beane is desperate to win, and prove his system, but.... he needs to conquer his demons of failure, and learn what's important in his life... his daughter. The screenplay and execution of Moneyball is nuanced, subtle, and layered. It's better than most people even realise.
I love this movie so much. I get the layers and how well done it is but more so for me is how calming it is. Old guys talking baseball, baseball itself, civil dialogue for the most part, no real abrasive loud sounds, human humility, growth and perseverance…it makes me feel so at peace every single time I watch it.
This movie came out of nowhere for me, and it was such a pleasant surprise. I don't follow baseball in the slightest; you don't need to know anything about the sport to be completely caught up in it. Brad Pitt is exceptional in this role too. I must have seen it half a dozen times now! Edited to say, Jonah Hill is also exceptional!
So Moneyball definitely exaggerates a few things and leaves something’s out (They had an MVP shortstop who was amazing but didn’t get any mentions), but the foundation of this story is 100 percent real and still being used. This movie is a masterpiece and because it doesn’t have a lot of “action” it’s sadly not considered one of the greatest sports movie ever when it indeed is. “How can you not feel romantic about Baseball” sums up this masterpiece
@@aggressive_goose8679yeah but great pitching is useless without players who get on base, which is what this movie is about. Just look at the Mariners recent history for example.
Its grandiose in its claims. The Red Sox didnt use the low payroll model at all in 2004..they had the 2nd highest payroll..so there's that. The closest any team has come to this model is the 2010 San Francisco Giants World Series title. They had the 13th highest payroll with no real stars except local hero Buster Posey. In 2012 Giants won with 9th highest payroll. There is a real story with those two teams. Since 2004, top payroll teams have won the World series.
@@orangeandblackattack i dont know much about baseball at all, but i dont see how high or low payroll would necessarily change anything? once they start looking for a different type of player, then those players will start to become the high payroll type of players. Even without that, taking the idea of getting players who get wins rather than stars doesnt mean it needs to be a cheap team. Red Sox could surely buy players that fit closer to this moneyball philosphy but are still just more expensive and could jsut also be stars.
Great reaction Chrissie like always, I'm glad that you liked this film, it was actually nominated for 6 Oscars including Best Picture. And Billy Bean is now a minority owner of the A's, and works as senior adivsor to John Fisher (A's owner). If you like this kind of movie i suggest you watch "Draft Day" with Kevin Costner its a inside look how Football teams works in some kind of deals. Keep up the good work.
@@chrissiereacts Yes great movie and great cast! Tim Robins does a monsters perfomace. Another great movie with Kevin Costner is Field Of Dreams (1989).
This was a real team. I grew up a Giants fan across the Bay, and while there seems to be a huge rivalry between the A's and Giants, everyone in Northern California secretly roots for the other team when your home team is having a down year. We won't say it publicly, but ANYONE but our rivals who have ruined our season is somewhat better. The A's this year were amazing to watch , if only for shock value. No one could believe what they were pulling off. You couldn't help but quietly cheer for them, especially with teams like the Yankees perpetually trying to buy The World Series buy buying all the big name talent ( them and the Dodgers still do). Also, 'Darryl Strawberry' is who you were looking for. He was a damn legend. Dude would show up like Tony Montana from Scarface with booger sugar hanging out of his nose after an all night bender and just crank homeruns. Ahh, the good ol' days.
Art Howe wasn't the bad guy that is depicted in this movie. Also the movie takes emphasis away from the amazing starting pitching and the great season from Tejada. Other than that it is a fun movie and well made
Trivia: The line “Ugly girlfriend means no confidence” was actually lifted from a real scouts meeting, but the real line was “Ugly girlfriend means bad eyesight” and they changed it because they thought the real line was too crazy.
Since there seems to be confusion in the comment section with a Billy's death. Billy Beane, who played baseball in the 80s and later became GM of the Oakland A's, is very much alive. Billy Bean (differently spelled last name), who also played baseball in the late 80s and early 90s, passed away yesterday. Despite the similar names, they are not related.
Moneyball is a masterpiece, based on the novel of the same name. I kind of get emotional too watching it, I am an Oakland (Las Vegas) Raiders fan (football) and I remember just following the baseball team, the A's. And seeing the clips and remembering this stuff play out IRL Always weird nowadays when these movies that actually happened when you were around and seeing how they are made. Also Winning Time, yes as a true basketball fan, it was a fun series, it is overdramatized, but it is based on real events, hate they cut so much out of it though, so much more really happened back then.
Great fun reaction.... As an almost 60 year die hard baseball fan and knew this story really well it is a great movie. It also holds a special part in my heart as my team The (then) Anaheim Angels won the World Series that year. And the Oakland A's are still looking for that championship. As far as Billy either taking the contract or going to college... You're taking an enormous chance if you go to college of either failing at college level or worse getting hurt.
As great as this film is they left out a lot of important stuff and made it seem like the A’s were a bunch on nobody’s. They had stars still there shortstop that year ended up winning the MVP award or most valuable player
I love this movie. I’m an Oakland A’s fan. My friends and I were in our twenties and pooled our money together to get season tickets. I remember the streak very well. The A’s asked for fans to be extras when they began filming this film. My friends and I got to be extras seated in right field. We would film at the Coliseum around midnight after night games. One time near the end of filming Brad Pitt came out to thank each of us. We met briefly. It was such a fun experience I’ll never forget. All these memories come back when someone reacts to this movie. Sadly now this year will be their last in Oakland as they will move to Las Vegas. They were victims of their small market budget and a bad cheap owner.
Thank you to the patreon poll for picking my favorite movie. Love everything about this movie from the writing/ the cinematography and the acting performance by everyone. Especially Jonah Hill proved that he's more than just a comedic actor.
Darryl Strawberry. Growing up in Downstate NY as a lefty he was my favorite player and first Met player that my Dad took me to an autograph signing to meet. He walked in through the crowd, looked down at me (who looked similar to him) and said “What’s up little man?”. 😳😁 I had never seen someone 6’6” before. I immediately thought “That’s how big Jordan is”🤣👍🏾
Your patreon poll voters are great; they picked a phenomenal film for you. Even in this edited version I still teared up at some moments, lol. This is one of a handful of movies where I have ABsolutely NO INTEREST in the topic, in this case, I'm not into sports, and yet I have lost count of how many times I've watched it. When it gets past 11, 12, 13, 14 times, I stop keeping track. BTW... yes, he is married. Turns out all her scenes weren't needed in the moment, ie. the big spoon/little spoon ice cream scene, she JUST made it out of the scene by a frame. Lol, she was there in the kitchen with them. I suppose in the editing room at some point it just started to look like a lone man against the world sorta thing, and not 'happily married content man' against the world, lol.
Ahhh makes a lot more sense! Bummer for the actress tho lol. Can you imagine how excited she must've been to be cast as Brad Pitt's wife only to have all her scenes cut 🥲
Salty Cardinals fan here. When the Red Sox won in 2004 it’s not like they were these underdog rag tag group of players. lol this movie is awesome and Billy Beane absolutely changed the game. It’s a healthy mix of just baseball knowledge and statistics
Field of Dreams and Miracle are must see films that revolve around sports. Another beauty if Invictus which is about rugby in South Africa right after Mandela becomes President. It's one of those that show how important sports can be to rebuilding a nation.
The scenes with Beane throwing things around were not exaggerated. Beans was a former baseball player but also stayed in amazing shape. There are first hand accounts in the book of Beane getting upset on draft night and throwing a chair through a wall.
For what its worth the screenplay was written by Aaron Sorkin and Steve Zaillian two of the greatest writers of the last 50 years, Brad Pitt chased this movie for years to get it made, its a great film, that song at the end, "Youre such a loser dad," makes you both laugh and cry at the same time....
This is a great film. I love Excel (spread sheets) and loved playing baseball. I grew up in the Cincinnati Reds hey day (Big Red Machine). I can, to this day rattle off the 8 starters and their positions. Chris, Stanford is a top tier college in America. Every bit as good as the Ivy League schools, which r supposed to b cream of the crop (Harvard, Yale, Brown, Penn, etc.) here in the U.S. Billy’s parents should have told their child he was going to Stanford. They have a baseball team. Get the education, put a Stanford degree on ur resume and 9 out of 10 times u’ll get the job. The education stays w/u ur entire life.
I am a Kansas City Royals fan, and the 20th win in a row was insane. I remember watching the game on TV - the Royals were so bad that year but were right in the middle of history being made, and made it very very interesting that night. Just a great movie overall. They left out some things that happened (like the A's MVP shortstop Miguel Tejada, and their dominating starting rotation), but you have to have a little drama. :)
Moneyball was derived from the book of the same name. Loved the book and loved the movie. This new line of statistical analysis of teams and players revolutionized sports.
A drink in, I am so glad I stumbled upon your reaction. I've watched this movie at least 4 times, the fourth with you and I love how much I relate. Genuine and without reservation. Instant subscribe.
@@chrissiereactsYes and no. It received several well-deserved Oscar nods when it came out, Best Picture included, but I don't feel it's remembered or talked about as much as other movies with similar critical acclaim (a fate shared by the movie The Artist who won Best Picture that year). I mean, does anyone compare Moneyball to The Shawshank Redemption? I think it's due to it's limited scope, not being a grand story. Also, sports and numbers isn't for everybody. Either way, a sure way to tell here on UA-cam is its lack of reaction videos. Then again, maybe it's just me 🙃 PS! Feel free to check out The Tree of Life from my favourite director if you haven't seen it, another amazing movie with multiple Oscar nods from that same year also starring Brad Pitt (only Malick has the balls and talent to draw parallels between the birth of a human to the birth of the universe and pull it off).
IMO the OG sports drama is the TV show "Friday Night Lights". Moneyball in particular borrowed so much from that show, from the pacing and style of narration to the soundtrack by Explosions In The Sky
Hi Chrissie, You should also watch “Trouble With The Curve” which is another baseball movie and “Draft Day” which is about the NFL, both really good films.
A little extra insight, Billy says if they dont win the last game, people right you off and you arent in it for records. Prime example. 20 wins in a row, something not done before in the American League. Cleveland eclipsed that in 2017 with 22. "Records are meant to be broken" its a phrase every athlete hears and its 100% true. Billy is still in Oakland to this day and i respect his hustle and loyalty to Oakland. He changed the game forever.
I bloody love this movie. Never been about the sports scene but I've been engrossed by this movie since late last year when I started watching it regularly. Now I've watched it like 8 times this year alone lol, its like comfort food. and the humor is my favorite thing about it besides the score and overall filmmaking! Also first time watcher, love the tats and hairstyle!
Chrissie: Billy would have been better off going to Stanford, but that's not how recruiters parse their recommendations. When I graduated high school in the early 90s, I had a preliminary draft analysis done to determine my most likely MLB draft slot. I was way better than the estimate, but I didn't play ball in my junior year, which is when scouts start watching you. So in my senior year, I didn't have a strong scout following. So the best estimate I got was late 20 rounds (there were over 50 rounds back then, instead of the current 20), mid 600s pick. Essentially, they said I'd go straight to Single-A, no signing bonus (maybe a glove and a pair of cleats, LOL) and probably spend at least five years there, unless I wowed them in some way that made them move me up. I was very good, but was I great? I dunno, maybe - potentially. Was I elite? I doubt it. The odds seemed so low, I was unsure of what to do. So I decided to go the college route. The level of competition is essentially the same for the most part, save for aluminum vs. wood bats, and I figured college would be more fun than tooling around on a bus for $600-800 a month (minor league pay was garbage back then, it's significantly better now). But that's not what they were telling Billy. When they think you're a potential superstar, there's no "reality-check." They give you the hard sell, you're the greatest thing in the history of the word "great," you're gonna be filthy rich, men are gonna be jealous of you, women are going to be lining up to marry you and have your kids, blah blah blah..... they can't stop themselves from fluffing you. And Billy's parents had no clue what to do, they had probably never looked at their kid that way, so they had no frame of reference. It's a tough sell to turn down, especially when they convince you that you can do it RIGHT NOW, you don't have to wait, waiting is for lesser players, college is for lesser players, you don't need college.
You're confusing your Billy's. Billy Beane, who played baseball, in the 80s and later became GM of the Oakland A's, is very much alive. Billy Bean (differently spelled last name), who also played baseball in the late 80s and early 90s, however has passed away.
Thing is, the chief scout who quit was right: half the reason this team was successful was the pitching staff, 3 of whom would win Cy Young Awards as the best pitcher in their league. All of them were A's draft choices picked out by the scouts. A group of misfit toys did not win this title for them by themselves.
I would say even if you're not really a fan of baseball just watch a few games in the playoffs. Like most all sports the playoffs are so much different than the regular season. The crowds/fans the stadium atmosphere the tension between every pitch you can pick up all of it just from watching on tv. If it's damn near your first time and you want to see what i'm talking about watch a Philadelphia Phillies playoff game when they're playing at the Phillies home stadium , have that be your first baseball playoff watching experience. The Phillies fans are the craziest and most hyped and every playoff home game they play is like it's the final game of the world series.
Love this movie! The 'based on real events' sports stories always seem to be some of my favorites. If you want more like that you should check out 'Ford v Ferrari'...so many great performances in that one.
Great reaction to a great film. You liked the chemistry on film and it's true, just like the awesome chemistry between you and the camera the way your face lights up and eyes make direct contact with us is very friendly & sincere..🙏thanks. ❤ 🇨🇦
Fenway Park is the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball, opening on April 20, 1912 five days after the sinking of the Titanic. The oldest ballpark in the U.S is Rickwood Field located in Birminham, Alabama which opened in 1910 and was home the Birminham Black Barons of the National Negro League. It then became home to the Birmingham Barons the double A affiliate of the Chicago Whitesox until they moved to a new stadium in 1988. In 1996 the Barons started playing just one game a season at Rickwood, which is going under restorations and becoming a living museuem. Major League Baseball returned there this season for a game between the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals, hopefully it something baseball does annually, as it is great for the sport.
Great film. Only partial criticism is the music is used in other films. Actually, one of those films is ‘Room’ which is an absolutely amazing film if you’ve not seen it
@@chrissiereacts I think the music, along with the montages of historical moments, makes it such a poignant movie. I also never expected to cry watching it!
I’m glad UA-cam recommended this reaction to Moneyball. I know I have no pull as a new, non-Patreon, subscriber, but if you haven’t reacted to The Greatest Game Ever Played, you should. It’s a golf movie, but it’s up just .01 under Moneyball (imo)
@30:05, Yes Billy Beane is remarried. The scenes with his second wife, however, were cut from the movie. All deleted scenes can be found on youtube if you want to see them. @31:03, Yes, Fenway Park is the current oldest MLB stadium. It opened in 1912.
26:48 I forget this player's name, but I found out later that this was a massive blow to him. He was literally days away from being eligible for MLB's pension, which would've paid him for the rest of his life. I don't remember the details but if you stay in the majors for a certain number of seasons, it doesn't matter how many teams you play for just as long as you stay in the Majors for a certain amount of time. He got sent down to the minors and never got back.
Oakland baseball, one dollar Wednesday's, one dollar mini hot dog one dollar cup of beer. And your pick of seats. Don't worry no seating attendants. Hope nobody is breaking into my car. Ain't nothing in it.
I have a movie suggestion if you want something with a similar feel good, yet emotional tone: 'A Good Year' (2006), starring Russell Crowe and Marion Cotillard. So many hilarious scenes, but it also makes me think about my life and perhaps assess what's truly important. Moneyball was brilliant, all the more so for being a true story. Brad Pitt is one of those actors, for me, who is a completely fresh face each time, a completely different person.
There's a Kevin Costner movie called Draft Day that shows the inner workings of a professional football team. It's not a true story but I thought it was pretty good.
This way of thinking and building teams skyrocketed and is the main way teams build now. The only difference is that the rich teams use moneyball and can spend money and not have to try and scrape value from the bottom of the barrel
Chrissie, baseball players usually sign straight out of highschool because no matter what you are going to have to play in the minor leagues before you get to the Majors. If you go to college that's just adding more years before you get to the Majors. You'll have a shorter career.
The positives: One of the best baseball movies. Better for the non-baseball fan or casual one rather than the diehard because of some glaring omissions. Excellent cast and well directed/shot. Especially Brad Pitt and Johan Hill. Anybody notice a very young Kerris Dorsey (Bridget Donovan) as Billy Beane's daughter and Robin (House of Cards) Wright as Beane's ex-wife? Interesting note of trivia: In the scene where Billy Beane is with Robin Wright and her boyfriend (husband?), there is a book on the table called 'By the Sea.' Five years later, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie starred in the film adaptation of 'By the Sea.' The negatives: Little to no mention of the big three starting pitching staff of the 2002 Oakland A's: Hudson, Mulder, and Zito, the anchors of those Moneyball teams. Also not mentioned, Miguel Tejada, Eric Chavez and Jermaine Dye, their most productive hitters, as well as closer Billy Koch. In fact, If you went into this movie with no prior knowledge of this team, you would think that Scott Hatteberg, David Justice, and Chad Bradford were their best players. Good players all three, but far from their best. Additionally Manager Art Howe (Philip Seymour Hoffman) comes across as an argumentative, confrontational individual with Billy Beane. Clearly, not the case in reality. Howe was/is a gentle, soft-spoken individual. Overall: Thanks for doing this reaction. There needs to be a sequel. But the subject of the movie should be the Tampa Bay Rays. They are baseball's foremost Moneyball franchise now. No other team gets as much out of their roster dollar for dollar than the Rays do. The focus of the movie should be the 2008 team. That is when they changed their name from the Devil Rays to the Rays and went from a 66 win last place team to a 97 win first place World Series team. Stu Sternberg (the Owner), Andrew Friedman (then General Manager), and Joe Maddon (then Manager) should be the protagonists of the movie. It is the type of underdog story Hollywood usually loves.
For baseball players they can get drafted after high school and go pro immediately or go to college on a baseball scholarship and hopefully get drafted after junior or senior year in college. For some it depends on how much money they’re offered to go pro at 18 (Barry Bonds played in college because the Giants wouldn’t offer him $5k more). There’s pros and cons on both ways. Going pro at 18 you’re going all in on baseball and if it doesn’t work out you’re ineligible to play in college but you do get paid to pay right away. In college you get a free education and more time to work on baseball skills. But if you wash out in college ball or get a bad injury you’ll never play pro ball (but at least you might have a college degree).
You said, "Is this real?" The winning streak was real; the way they won the 20th was just like it was portrayed. Many features are fictionalized. The Pete character was not real. The concept is real.
I have been unexpectedly captivated by this movie from the first time I saw it. Great film about a little slice of sports Americana, very understated movie with underrated performances. And this is coming from a classically trained musician who has zero interest in baseball.
I´m not the slightest into Baseball at all but it doesn´t matter - this is is a really brilliant 'Think-outside-the-box'-Movie.....Best wishes from Vienna, Austria ;)
This is a movie that we’ll stop and watch whenever it’s on. Still when the ball goes over the fence when Hattie hits the HR I got full body goosies. I remember this streak when I wasn’t really paying attention to baseball and had stopped playing. I love this movie. 👍🏾
This was a great reaction, my first time watching you. You are correct. It is based on a true story. It is a great film and both Brad and Jonah are exceptional in it. Here are a few of my favorite sports movies, I haven't looked through your page yet to see what you have and haven't watched, but I wanted to share before I searched through to see what other reactions I would like to watch. My favorite baseball movie hands down is for Love of the game, it is absolutely perfect Kevin Costner and it has the amazing late! Kelly Preston. There is one line that bothers me, but the rest of the film is perfect. Pun intended. I love necessary roughness and I watch it every year before I watch football. It's almost time for me to watch it again. It has Scott bakula who I absolutely love because of quantum leap my favorite TV show of all time. It's not a movie about winning a championship, it's just about guys playing as a team and trying to win. I don't want to ruin that for you so I won't say any more about that as well. Remember, the Titans is extraordinary and it's based on a true story. Invincible is a true story and you can't do any better than the opening sequence, Jim Croce was taken from us way too early. It definitely has a perfect '70s feel, I was an adolescent in the '70s. That movie takes me back. The natural is a cheesy movie, but I really enjoyed it. Robert Redford was amazing in that film and so was Wilford brimley. Eight men out is a great film, it has John Cusack and DB Sweeney, it is about the Black Sox scandal, I almost gave away the plot, if you don't know that I don't want to ruin it for you. Shoeless Joe Jackson could have been and probably should have been the greatest baseball player of all time. Or at least second place to babe. Ruth. Babe, Ruth is not just the greatest baseball player though, he is the greatest athlete of all time. Yes he was fat, he wouldn't be today. And he wouldn't have hit over 600 home runs today. Not because he couldn't bat, because he wouldn't bat. Babe. Ruth was a shutdown left-handed picture, he would be making $40 million a year today as a picture. He had 33 and 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings in the world series, a record that stood for three decades. Anyway, there was A great documentary series by Ken Burns called baseball. If you really want to know baseball better that is a great place to start. You earned a subscriber with this reaction and I look forward to seeing more stuff by you.
Love this movie as a baseball fan, however there are few key pieces to the story that are left out and I have no idea why. The fact that they never focused on Miguel Tejada, who was an allstar and pivotal part of their success is a bit weird. They also left out the fact that they had one of the best pitching rotations in the league, like Cy Young winner Barry Zito.
For a film about numbers and stats, this is such a pure and joyful story directed in a matter of fact way but realistically so, not what you typically see in Hollywood films.
Counterpoint: They havent won a world series since moneyball came in. The Red Sox did win it in 2004 - with the 2nd highest payroll just under the Yankees. In the 20 years since 2002, every World Series winner was in the top 7 payrolls except my 2010 and 2012 Giants, but they were not using this theory...so there's that. lol
Here are two suggestions to take you a little further out of your sports comfort zone. Draft Day, an NFL front office movie. Ted Lasso, an English Premier League soccer sit-com. Enjoy.
I love this movie!
I live in Oakland and was in high school during all of this. There was nothing better than going to $2 Tuesday home games with my friends - a mix of jocks, outcasts, and baby gangsters - and going out celebrating after a win. It was a great time to be young and this is a great movie.
me to bro I lived in Bay Area
Me too man! Great memories!!
@@cjmcclintick It makes me angry that the city dropped the ball on our sports teams. Granted, it was largely the arrogance and greed of the owners, but I do think the city should have done a lot more to keep them here. As it stands, I would not be surprised if, by the time I'm dead, Oakland just gets absorbed as a suburb of San Francisco.
You should watch the actual footage of the Scott Hatteberg home run. Chris Pratt's body language, actions and celebrations as he rounds the bases are absolutely perfectly mimicked.
Also that scene in the movie is utter perfection, from the hit to the Billy Bean head turn, to the crowd celebrations all with the original commentary laid over the top, and the background music, just perfect.
Chris has always been a guy who gave EVERYTHING to each part he plays. He was on the edge of being a loser for so long that he is appropriately appreciative of the opportunities. It comes across on screen and is the reason he's so popular and likeable.
Drinking a beer and watching a great baseball movie? Well done!
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I'm English and have zero interest in baseball but this is a fantastic film.
"How can you not be romantic about baseball?"
So good
I have a friend go also has no interest whatsoever in baseball and it’s one of his favorite films. I have some other non-sport friends I’ve been trying to convince to watch but they don’t think they’ll like it.
Im not a baseball fan I played football American my whole life through college. This is my favorite sports movie
Those of us in America can relate because we have zero interest in soccer
Moneyball is a stone cold masterpiece. It's the perfect synthesis of plot and story - Plot: they need to win, so they devise a groundbreaking player selection system to try... story: Billy Beane is desperate to win, and prove his system, but.... he needs to conquer his demons of failure, and learn what's important in his life... his daughter. The screenplay and execution of Moneyball is nuanced, subtle, and layered. It's better than most people even realise.
**throws chair**
The book is very different.
@@GitzenShiggles obviously. The book is a factual account. The film is narrative. Not a documentary.
I love this movie so much. I get the layers and how well done it is but more so for me is how calming it is. Old guys talking baseball, baseball itself, civil dialogue for the most part, no real abrasive loud sounds, human humility, growth and perseverance…it makes me feel so at peace every single time I watch it.
Moneyball and Trouble With The Curve are to of the greatest modern baseball/sports films.
This movie came out of nowhere for me, and it was such a pleasant surprise. I don't follow baseball in the slightest; you don't need to know anything about the sport to be completely caught up in it. Brad Pitt is exceptional in this role too. I must have seen it half a dozen times now! Edited to say, Jonah Hill is also exceptional!
Totally agree!
"actually 51, I'm not sure why I lied just now..." 😅
So Moneyball definitely exaggerates a few things and leaves something’s out (They had an MVP shortstop who was amazing but didn’t get any mentions), but the foundation of this story is 100 percent real and still being used.
This movie is a masterpiece and because it doesn’t have a lot of “action” it’s sadly not considered one of the greatest sports movie ever when it indeed is.
“How can you not feel romantic about Baseball” sums up this masterpiece
They also left out the fact they had one of the best rotation in the league with Barry Zito.
@@aggressive_goose8679yeah but great pitching is useless without players who get on base, which is what this movie is about.
Just look at the Mariners recent history for example.
Its grandiose in its claims. The Red Sox didnt use the low payroll model at all in 2004..they had the 2nd highest payroll..so there's that. The closest any team has come to this model is the 2010 San Francisco Giants World Series title. They had the 13th highest payroll with no real stars except local hero Buster Posey. In 2012 Giants won with 9th highest payroll. There is a real story with those two teams. Since 2004, top payroll teams have won the World series.
@@orangeandblackattack yea….but that was just a sentence in the end of the movie lol
@@orangeandblackattack i dont know much about baseball at all, but i dont see how high or low payroll would necessarily change anything? once they start looking for a different type of player, then those players will start to become the high payroll type of players. Even without that, taking the idea of getting players who get wins rather than stars doesnt mean it needs to be a cheap team. Red Sox could surely buy players that fit closer to this moneyball philosphy but are still just more expensive and could jsut also be stars.
They stitched up Art Howe. He was on board with the moneyball concept. The streak was real.
Enjoyed your reaction and glad you liked the movie ❤
yeah they really did him dirty and also forgot about Miguel Tejada, still an amazing movie though
That chair throwing scene.
You didn't spill a single drop of that beer.
Impressive.
I think I'm quite fond of watching anything with you Chrissie. Feels like watching stuff with a really great friend.
Ahh thanks Jeremy! 🫶
This is one of, if not the best baseball movies of all time. The fact it's based on true events makes it that much more special.
How can you not be romantic about baseball
Great reaction Chrissie like always, I'm glad that you liked this film, it was actually nominated for 6 Oscars including Best Picture. And Billy Bean is now a minority owner of the A's, and works as senior adivsor to John Fisher (A's owner). If you like this kind of movie i suggest you watch "Draft Day" with Kevin Costner its a inside look how Football teams works in some kind of deals. Keep up the good work.
Thanks! Another Costner flick I've heard good things about is Bull Durham. Have you seen it?
@@chrissiereacts Yes great movie and great cast! Tim Robins does a monsters perfomace. Another great movie with Kevin Costner is Field Of Dreams (1989).
Any sports movie with Kevin Costner is gold... Add Tin Cup and For Love of the Game to his list.
YES !!!... Please react to Draft Day
This was a real team. I grew up a Giants fan across the Bay, and while there seems to be a huge rivalry between the A's and Giants, everyone in Northern California secretly roots for the other team when your home team is having a down year. We won't say it publicly, but ANYONE but our rivals who have ruined our season is somewhat better. The A's this year were amazing to watch , if only for shock value. No one could believe what they were pulling off. You couldn't help but quietly cheer for them, especially with teams like the Yankees perpetually trying to buy The World Series buy buying all the big name talent ( them and the Dodgers still do).
Also, 'Darryl Strawberry' is who you were looking for. He was a damn legend. Dude would show up like Tony Montana from Scarface with booger sugar hanging out of his nose after an all night bender and just crank homeruns. Ahh, the good ol' days.
Art Howe wasn't the bad guy that is depicted in this movie. Also the movie takes emphasis away from the amazing starting pitching and the great season from Tejada. Other than that it is a fun movie and well made
Trivia: The line “Ugly girlfriend means no confidence” was actually lifted from a real scouts meeting, but the real line was “Ugly girlfriend means bad eyesight” and they changed it because they thought the real line was too crazy.
Great reaction! - The final scene in the video room also makes me cry everytime
Since there seems to be confusion in the comment section with a Billy's death.
Billy Beane, who played baseball in the 80s and later became GM of the Oakland A's, is very much alive.
Billy Bean (differently spelled last name), who also played baseball in the late 80s and early 90s, passed away yesterday.
Despite the similar names, they are not related.
Moneyball is a masterpiece, based on the novel of the same name. I kind of get emotional too watching it, I am an Oakland (Las Vegas) Raiders fan (football) and I remember just following the baseball team, the A's. And seeing the clips and remembering this stuff play out IRL Always weird nowadays when these movies that actually happened when you were around and seeing how they are made. Also Winning Time, yes as a true basketball fan, it was a fun series, it is overdramatized, but it is based on real events, hate they cut so much out of it though, so much more really happened back then.
Great fun reaction.... As an almost 60 year die hard baseball fan and knew this story really well it is a great movie. It also holds a special part in my heart as my team The (then) Anaheim Angels won the World Series that year. And the Oakland A's are still looking for that championship. As far as Billy either taking the contract or going to college... You're taking an enormous chance if you go to college of either failing at college level or worse getting hurt.
As great as this film is they left out a lot of important stuff and made it seem like the A’s were a bunch on nobody’s. They had stars still there shortstop that year ended up winning the MVP award or most valuable player
Fun fact: The guitar player is Joe Satriani, one of the greatest of all time.
Truth
Indeed, he is.
I love this movie. I’m an Oakland A’s fan. My friends and I were in our twenties and pooled our money together to get season tickets. I remember the streak very well. The A’s asked for fans to be extras when they began filming this film. My friends and I got to be extras seated in right field. We would film at the Coliseum around midnight after night games. One time near the end of filming Brad Pitt came out to thank each of us. We met briefly. It was such a fun experience I’ll never forget. All these memories come back when someone reacts to this movie. Sadly now this year will be their last in Oakland as they will move to Las Vegas. They were victims of their small market budget and a bad cheap owner.
OH MY GOSH!!! Thank you!!!! FINALLY! Someone else saw that he hung the phone up before saying it at about the 25:32 mark. I am not alone!!😂
"and how can you not be romantic about baseball?" is one of my favorite lines in any movie ever.
Thank you to the patreon poll for picking my favorite movie. Love everything about this movie from the writing/ the cinematography and the acting performance by everyone. Especially Jonah Hill proved that he's more than just a comedic actor.
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Darryl Strawberry. Growing up in Downstate NY as a lefty he was my favorite player and first Met player that my Dad took me to an autograph signing to meet. He walked in through the crowd, looked down at me (who looked similar to him) and said “What’s up little man?”. 😳😁 I had never seen someone 6’6” before. I immediately thought “That’s how big Jordan is”🤣👍🏾
Your patreon poll voters are great; they picked a phenomenal film for you. Even in this edited version I still teared up at some moments, lol. This is one of a handful of movies where I have ABsolutely NO INTEREST in the topic, in this case, I'm not into sports, and yet I have lost count of how many times I've watched it. When it gets past 11, 12, 13, 14 times, I stop keeping track.
BTW... yes, he is married. Turns out all her scenes weren't needed in the moment, ie. the big spoon/little spoon ice cream scene, she JUST made it out of the scene by a frame. Lol, she was there in the kitchen with them. I suppose in the editing room at some point it just started to look like a lone man against the world sorta thing, and not 'happily married content man' against the world, lol.
Ahhh makes a lot more sense! Bummer for the actress tho lol. Can you imagine how excited she must've been to be cast as Brad Pitt's wife only to have all her scenes cut 🥲
Salty Cardinals fan here. When the Red Sox won in 2004 it’s not like they were these underdog rag tag group of players. lol this movie is awesome and Billy Beane absolutely changed the game. It’s a healthy mix of just baseball knowledge and statistics
Field of Dreams and Miracle are must see films that revolve around sports. Another beauty if Invictus which is about rugby in South Africa right after Mandela becomes President. It's one of those that show how important sports can be to rebuilding a nation.
The scenes with Beane throwing things around were not exaggerated. Beans was a former baseball player but also stayed in amazing shape. There are first hand accounts in the book of Beane getting upset on draft night and throwing a chair through a wall.
I have to say, I just like the way you do your reviews. You seem very genuine.
For what its worth the screenplay was written by Aaron Sorkin and Steve Zaillian two of the greatest writers of the last 50 years, Brad Pitt chased this movie for years to get it made, its a great film, that song at the end, "Youre such a loser dad," makes you both laugh and cry at the same time....
I'm not a baseball game. Yet when a baseball movie is done right like this one was. ❤ There's nothing better 😢😊😢
This is a great film.
I love Excel (spread sheets) and loved playing baseball.
I grew up in the Cincinnati Reds hey day (Big Red Machine).
I can, to this day rattle off the 8 starters and their positions.
Chris, Stanford is a top tier college in America.
Every bit as good as the Ivy League schools, which r supposed to b cream of the crop (Harvard, Yale, Brown, Penn, etc.) here in the U.S.
Billy’s parents should have told their child he was going to Stanford.
They have a baseball team.
Get the education, put a Stanford degree on ur resume and 9 out of 10 times u’ll get the job.
The education stays w/u ur entire life.
Loved the reaction! It's unique in the reaction sphere so keep at it
I am a Kansas City Royals fan, and the 20th win in a row was insane. I remember watching the game on TV - the Royals were so bad that year but were right in the middle of history being made, and made it very very interesting that night.
Just a great movie overall. They left out some things that happened (like the A's MVP shortstop Miguel Tejada, and their dominating starting rotation), but you have to have a little drama. :)
This is a true story from the story of Billy Beane to the story of the 20 game win streak … all accurate and a heartbreaking loss in the postseason
Moneyball was derived from the book of the same name. Loved the book and loved the movie. This new line of statistical analysis of teams and players revolutionized sports.
A drink in, I am so glad I stumbled upon your reaction. I've watched this movie at least 4 times, the fourth with you and I love how much I relate. Genuine and without reservation. Instant subscribe.
Thanks!! 😊🍻
Underrated gem.
Is it underrated? I thought it was big deal when it came out?
@@chrissiereactsYes and no. It received several well-deserved Oscar nods when it came out, Best Picture included, but I don't feel it's remembered or talked about as much as other movies with similar critical acclaim (a fate shared by the movie The Artist who won Best Picture that year). I mean, does anyone compare Moneyball to The Shawshank Redemption? I think it's due to it's limited scope, not being a grand story. Also, sports and numbers isn't for everybody. Either way, a sure way to tell here on UA-cam is its lack of reaction videos. Then again, maybe it's just me 🙃
PS! Feel free to check out The Tree of Life from my favourite director if you haven't seen it, another amazing movie with multiple Oscar nods from that same year also starring Brad Pitt (only Malick has the balls and talent to draw parallels between the birth of a human to the birth of the universe and pull it off).
IMO the OG sports drama is the TV show "Friday Night Lights". Moneyball in particular borrowed so much from that show, from the pacing and style of narration to the soundtrack by Explosions In The Sky
How'd you find Trouble with the Curve, a lot of people didn't like it but I really did.
Loved that show. I'm seeing Explosions in the Sky next month! 😃
I also learned a lot about baseball from that episode of the Simpsons. Mattingly! I told you to get rid of those sideburns! 😂
Hi Chrissie,
You should also watch “Trouble With The Curve” which is another baseball movie and “Draft Day” which is about the NFL, both really good films.
A little extra insight, Billy says if they dont win the last game, people right you off and you arent in it for records. Prime example. 20 wins in a row, something not done before in the American League. Cleveland eclipsed that in 2017 with 22. "Records are meant to be broken" its a phrase every athlete hears and its 100% true. Billy is still in Oakland to this day and i respect his hustle and loyalty to Oakland. He changed the game forever.
I bloody love this movie. Never been about the sports scene but I've been engrossed by this movie since late last year when I started watching it regularly. Now I've watched it like 8 times this year alone lol, its like comfort food. and the humor is my favorite thing about it besides the score and overall filmmaking!
Also first time watcher, love the tats and hairstyle!
For my wife to watch a sports related movie and absolutely love it tells you something about how good it is.
Thanks for another great reaction! It's such a pleasure when a movie is about ideas and dialog, not action and 'heroes.'
Darryl Strawberry, lol. One of my all-time favorite Simpsons episodes 😅
Chrissie:
Billy would have been better off going to Stanford, but that's not how recruiters parse their recommendations.
When I graduated high school in the early 90s, I had a preliminary draft analysis done to determine my most likely MLB draft slot. I was way better than the estimate, but I didn't play ball in my junior year, which is when scouts start watching you. So in my senior year, I didn't have a strong scout following. So the best estimate I got was late 20 rounds (there were over 50 rounds back then, instead of the current 20), mid 600s pick. Essentially, they said I'd go straight to Single-A, no signing bonus (maybe a glove and a pair of cleats, LOL) and probably spend at least five years there, unless I wowed them in some way that made them move me up. I was very good, but was I great? I dunno, maybe - potentially. Was I elite? I doubt it. The odds seemed so low, I was unsure of what to do. So I decided to go the college route. The level of competition is essentially the same for the most part, save for aluminum vs. wood bats, and I figured college would be more fun than tooling around on a bus for $600-800 a month (minor league pay was garbage back then, it's significantly better now).
But that's not what they were telling Billy. When they think you're a potential superstar, there's no "reality-check." They give you the hard sell, you're the greatest thing in the history of the word "great," you're gonna be filthy rich, men are gonna be jealous of you, women are going to be lining up to marry you and have your kids, blah blah blah..... they can't stop themselves from fluffing you. And Billy's parents had no clue what to do, they had probably never looked at their kid that way, so they had no frame of reference. It's a tough sell to turn down, especially when they convince you that you can do it RIGHT NOW, you don't have to wait, waiting is for lesser players, college is for lesser players, you don't need college.
Watching this and just now reading that Billy has passed away. RIP.
You're confusing your Billy's.
Billy Beane, who played baseball, in the 80s and later became GM of the Oakland A's, is very much alive.
Billy Bean (differently spelled last name), who also played baseball in the late 80s and early 90s, however has passed away.
Thing is, the chief scout who quit was right: half the reason this team was successful was the pitching staff, 3 of whom would win Cy Young Awards as the best pitcher in their league. All of them were A's draft choices picked out by the scouts. A group of misfit toys did not win this title for them by themselves.
I would say even if you're not really a fan of baseball just watch a few games in the playoffs. Like most all sports the playoffs are so much different than the regular season. The crowds/fans the stadium atmosphere the tension between every pitch you can pick up all of it just from watching on tv.
If it's damn near your first time and you want to see what i'm talking about watch a Philadelphia Phillies playoff game when they're playing at the Phillies home stadium , have that be your first baseball playoff watching experience. The Phillies fans are the craziest and most hyped and every playoff home game they play is like it's the final game of the world series.
Love this movie! The 'based on real events' sports stories always seem to be some of my favorites.
If you want more like that you should check out 'Ford v Ferrari'...so many great performances in that one.
Great reaction to a great film. You liked the chemistry on film and it's true, just like the awesome chemistry between you and the camera the way your face lights up and eyes make direct contact with us is very friendly & sincere..🙏thanks. ❤ 🇨🇦
Thank you!
Fenway Park is the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball, opening on April 20, 1912 five days after the sinking of the Titanic. The oldest ballpark in the U.S is Rickwood Field located in Birminham, Alabama which opened in 1910 and was home the Birminham Black Barons of the National Negro League. It then became home to the Birmingham Barons the double A affiliate of the Chicago Whitesox until they moved to a new stadium in 1988. In 1996 the Barons started playing just one game a season at Rickwood, which is going under restorations and becoming a living museuem. Major League Baseball returned there this season for a game between the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals, hopefully it something baseball does annually, as it is great for the sport.
The song the daughter sings is "The Show" by Australian artist Lenka
Yes Chris, Fenway Park where the Boston Red Sox play is the oldest baseball park in the United States.
It was built in 1912.
Oldest in MLB, oldest in U.S is Rickwood Field in Alabama built in 1910. It was the home of the Birmingham Barons of the NNL
Moneyball was an instant classic in my opinion. Watched it several times in theatres then later read the book its based on!
Great film. Only partial criticism is the music is used in other films. Actually, one of those films is ‘Room’ which is an absolutely amazing film if you’ve not seen it
I know absolutely nothing about American sports but this movie and The Replacements are two of my favourite movies ever
Great movie, I'm not baseball fan but it definitely hits me in the feels.
Yeah, something about the energy and flow of this film just made it such a joy to watch - even for us non baseball fans 😊
@@chrissiereacts I think the music, along with the montages of historical moments, makes it such a poignant movie. I also never expected to cry watching it!
I’m glad UA-cam recommended this reaction to Moneyball. I know I have no pull as a new, non-Patreon, subscriber, but if you haven’t reacted to The Greatest Game Ever Played, you should. It’s a golf movie, but it’s up just .01 under Moneyball (imo)
@30:05, Yes Billy Beane is remarried. The scenes with his second wife, however, were cut from the movie. All deleted scenes can be found on youtube if you want to see them.
@31:03, Yes, Fenway Park is the current oldest MLB stadium. It opened in 1912.
26:48 I forget this player's name, but I found out later that this was a massive blow to him. He was literally days away from being eligible for MLB's pension, which would've paid him for the rest of his life. I don't remember the details but if you stay in the majors for a certain number of seasons, it doesn't matter how many teams you play for just as long as you stay in the Majors for a certain amount of time. He got sent down to the minors and never got back.
Aww that's brutal
First time visiting your channel, nice Klimt in the background!
Oakland baseball, one dollar Wednesday's, one dollar mini hot dog one dollar cup of beer. And your pick of seats. Don't worry no seating attendants. Hope nobody is breaking into my car. Ain't nothing in it.
As a life-long Royals fan, that 20th win of theirs is seared into my memory.
I have a movie suggestion if you want something with a similar feel good, yet emotional tone: 'A Good Year' (2006), starring Russell Crowe and Marion Cotillard. So many hilarious scenes, but it also makes me think about my life and perhaps assess what's truly important.
Moneyball was brilliant, all the more so for being a true story. Brad Pitt is one of those actors, for me, who is a completely fresh face each time, a completely different person.
As a die hard A's fan this movie makes me miss those day's.
Loved this reaction. Will be watching more of yore videos.
Thanks! ☺️
There's a Kevin Costner movie called Draft Day that shows the inner workings of a professional football team. It's not a true story but I thought it was pretty good.
If anyone puts a list together of great movies to watch for Father's Day...this has to be pretty close to the top of the list.
This way of thinking and building teams skyrocketed and is the main way teams build now. The only difference is that the rich teams use moneyball and can spend money and not have to try and scrape value from the bottom of the barrel
Great move; great reaction. You're fun to watch. I like your sense of humor.
Chrissie, baseball players usually sign straight out of highschool because no matter what you are going to have to play in the minor leagues before you get to the Majors. If you go to college that's just adding more years before you get to the Majors. You'll have a shorter career.
1:33 "Two fumbles."
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hahaha I was like... that's not right 🤔😅🙈
@@chrissiereacts They're errors in baseball lol
Just good to hear Bill King’s voice again. A legend in the Bay Area.
The positives: One of the best baseball movies. Better for the non-baseball fan or casual one rather than the diehard because of some glaring omissions. Excellent cast and well directed/shot. Especially Brad Pitt and Johan Hill. Anybody notice a very young Kerris Dorsey (Bridget Donovan) as Billy Beane's daughter and Robin (House of Cards) Wright as Beane's ex-wife? Interesting note of trivia: In the scene where Billy Beane is with Robin Wright and her boyfriend (husband?), there is a book on the table called 'By the Sea.' Five years later, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie starred in the film adaptation of 'By the Sea.'
The negatives: Little to no mention of the big three starting pitching staff of the 2002 Oakland A's: Hudson, Mulder, and Zito, the anchors of those Moneyball teams. Also not mentioned, Miguel Tejada, Eric Chavez and Jermaine Dye, their most productive hitters, as well as closer Billy Koch. In fact, If you went into this movie with no prior knowledge of this team, you would think that Scott Hatteberg, David Justice, and Chad Bradford were their best players. Good players all three, but far from their best. Additionally Manager Art Howe (Philip Seymour Hoffman) comes across as an argumentative, confrontational individual with Billy Beane. Clearly, not the case in reality. Howe was/is a gentle, soft-spoken individual.
Overall: Thanks for doing this reaction. There needs to be a sequel. But the subject of the movie should be the Tampa Bay Rays. They are baseball's foremost Moneyball franchise now. No other team gets as much out of their roster dollar for dollar than the Rays do. The focus of the movie should be the 2008 team. That is when they changed their name from the Devil Rays to the Rays and went from a 66 win last place team to a 97 win first place World Series team. Stu Sternberg (the Owner), Andrew Friedman (then General Manager), and Joe Maddon (then Manager) should be the protagonists of the movie. It is the type of underdog story Hollywood usually loves.
Trouble with the Curve
Hadn't heard of that one! As long as it only stars Eastwood and isn't directed by him lol
Great suggestion.
I live in Danmark have not seen 10 min of combined Baseball in my 50 years of life.. But still I love this movie .
For baseball players they can get drafted after high school and go pro immediately or go to college on a baseball scholarship and hopefully get drafted after junior or senior year in college. For some it depends on how much money they’re offered to go pro at 18 (Barry Bonds played in college because the Giants wouldn’t offer him $5k more). There’s pros and cons on both ways. Going pro at 18 you’re going all in on baseball and if it doesn’t work out you’re ineligible to play in college but you do get paid to pay right away. In college you get a free education and more time to work on baseball skills. But if you wash out in college ball or get a bad injury you’ll never play pro ball (but at least you might have a college degree).
They really did the manager, Art Howe, dirty in this movie. And the whole sabermetrics isn’t everything like this movie makes it out to be.
You said, "Is this real?" The winning streak was real; the way they won the 20th was just like it was portrayed. Many features are fictionalized. The Pete character was not real. The concept is real.
I have been unexpectedly captivated by this movie from the first time I saw it. Great film about a little slice of sports Americana, very understated movie with underrated performances. And this is coming from a classically trained musician who has zero interest in baseball.
24:10 as a life long catcher I can confirm that this is correct. Every time I had to field haha
I´m not the slightest into Baseball at all but it doesn´t matter - this is is a really brilliant 'Think-outside-the-box'-Movie.....Best wishes from Vienna, Austria ;)
I had his daughters song on my playlist for a few years after this movie.
This is a movie that we’ll stop and watch whenever it’s on.
Still when the ball goes over the fence when Hattie hits the HR I got full body goosies. I remember this streak when I wasn’t really paying attention to baseball and had stopped playing. I love this movie. 👍🏾
This was a great reaction, my first time watching you. You are correct. It is based on a true story. It is a great film and both Brad and Jonah are exceptional in it.
Here are a few of my favorite sports movies, I haven't looked through your page yet to see what you have and haven't watched, but I wanted to share before I searched through to see what other reactions I would like to watch.
My favorite baseball movie hands down is for Love of the game, it is absolutely perfect Kevin Costner and it has the amazing late! Kelly Preston. There is one line that bothers me, but the rest of the film is perfect. Pun intended.
I love necessary roughness and I watch it every year before I watch football. It's almost time for me to watch it again. It has Scott bakula who I absolutely love because of quantum leap my favorite TV show of all time. It's not a movie about winning a championship, it's just about guys playing as a team and trying to win. I don't want to ruin that for you so I won't say any more about that as well.
Remember, the Titans is extraordinary and it's based on a true story.
Invincible is a true story and you can't do any better than the opening sequence, Jim Croce was taken from us way too early. It definitely has a perfect '70s feel, I was an adolescent in the '70s. That movie takes me back.
The natural is a cheesy movie, but I really enjoyed it. Robert Redford was amazing in that film and so was Wilford brimley.
Eight men out is a great film, it has John Cusack and DB Sweeney, it is about the Black Sox scandal, I almost gave away the plot, if you don't know that I don't want to ruin it for you. Shoeless Joe Jackson could have been and probably should have been the greatest baseball player of all time. Or at least second place to babe. Ruth. Babe, Ruth is not just the greatest baseball player though, he is the greatest athlete of all time. Yes he was fat, he wouldn't be today. And he wouldn't have hit over 600 home runs today. Not because he couldn't bat, because he wouldn't bat. Babe. Ruth was a shutdown left-handed picture, he would be making $40 million a year today as a picture. He had 33 and 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings in the world series, a record that stood for three decades.
Anyway, there was A great documentary series by Ken Burns called baseball. If you really want to know baseball better that is a great place to start.
You earned a subscriber with this reaction and I look forward to seeing more stuff by you.
Love this movie as a baseball fan, however there are few key pieces to the story that are left out and I have no idea why. The fact that they never focused on Miguel Tejada, who was an allstar and pivotal part of their success is a bit weird. They also left out the fact that they had one of the best pitching rotations in the league, like Cy Young winner Barry Zito.
Ironic enough that bc of Billy baseball became one of the most analytical sports ever
thank you - that was lovely.
This is probably the only non-comedy sports movie that I actually like.
You can't tell the 2002 A's without Barry Zito, Mark Mulder, and Tim Hudson. Miguel Tejeda was the AL MVP. None of that had to do with moneyball.
For a film about numbers and stats, this is such a pure and joyful story directed in a matter of fact way but realistically so, not what you typically see in Hollywood films.
THANK YOU CHESSIE !!! I LOVE THIS FILM & I LOVED YOUR REACTION VIDEO !!! LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE YOU KEEP IT GOING !!!
Counterpoint: They havent won a world series since moneyball came in. The Red Sox did win it in 2004 - with the 2nd highest payroll just under the Yankees. In the 20 years since 2002, every World Series winner was in the top 7 payrolls except my 2010 and 2012 Giants, but they were not using this theory...so there's that. lol
Here are two suggestions to take you a little further out of your sports comfort zone. Draft Day, an NFL front office movie. Ted Lasso, an English Premier League soccer sit-com. Enjoy.