Money Ball

Drama, True Story
4 stars
Really good movie starring Brad Pitt as the Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane who changed baseball’s player evaluation techniques by hiring an assistant (Jonah Hill) who used statistical methods which were frowned upon by scouts, owners and managers with disdain. I only have limited knowledge of baseball, but the techniques were explained well and I even recognized most of the players featured in the film. The most fun was watching Beane’s uphill battle in convincing both the team’s owner and its manager (Philip Seymour Hoffman) to play along with the new philosophy. Jim loved it too. Good movie.