Moneyball

Last night I watch Moneyball. Not being a big baseball fan, to say the least, I was impressed with all aspects of this film. The story is excellent, and the acting is worthy of two Academy Awards. If you are considering seeing this movie I can tell you that you do not have to be a baseball fanatic to enjoy or understand it. It stars Brad Pitt, and Jonah Hill. Pitt plays the Oakland Athletics general manager who has lost three star players after a good season. Somehow he has to construct a new competitive team with a small amount of money compared to the Red Sox and Yankees. He hires Peter Brand, played by Hill, to assist him in rebuilding the team. Peter, a Yale economics graduate, has come up with a radical new idea on how to evaluate players. He quantifies them! This is the basis for the storyline of Moneyball. I recommend that you see it.