Literate Cinephiles

Moneyball by Michael Lewis

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The guys react to the Oscars and the inexcusable snub of Sylvester Stallone before jumping in to discuss Moneyball, the book and film that made us all fall in love with statistics! Or something like that...

Links

  • Book - Moneyball by Michael Lewis
  • Movie - Moneyball (Blu-ray)
  • Sam Smith doesn't even like to sing "Writing on the Wall"
  • George Miller on directing both the Mad Max series and the family movies Babe and Happy Feet: "People do look at me weirdly. Even my mother said, 'When you started making the Babes and Happy Feets I thought you were calming down, in some way, but then she saw the latest, Fury Road', she said, 'Sometimes I wonder what goes on in your head.'" Link to quote
  • In reality the A’s scouts were not that ancient and out of touch. Not portrayed in the movie is J.P. Ricciardi. He was the East Coast Scouting Supervisor and then assistant to Athletics general manager Sandy Alderson before the Beane era began. Under Beane, Ricciardi (a minor league teammate of his), became Director of Player Personnel. Ricciardi certainly embraces the sabermetric analysis of the game. Link
  • The "Anti-Moneyball" book: The Beauty of Short Hops by Sheldon & Alan Hirsch

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    • Jeff Rosenbaugh: @jeffrsnbgh
    • Michael Perkins: @perkins_michael
    • Kyle Smith: @kylejsmithers

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        Literate CinephilesBy Jeff Rosenbaugh, Michael Perkins, & Kyle Smith