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Frustrated that his baseball team can't afford big-money players, Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane bets on a bold new strategy to change the game. Watch trailers & learn more.
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Sep 23, 2011 · Joining forces with Ivy League graduate Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), Beane prepares to challenge old-school traditions. He recruits bargain-bin players whom the scouts have labeled as flawed, but ...
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The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Frustrated that his baseball team can't afford big-money players, Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane bets on a bold new strategy to change the game. Watch trailers & learn more.
Nov 1, 2023 · Moneyball's portrayal of the conflict caused by Billy Beane's new approach to team management is exaggerated. In reality, most of the A's staff supported Beane's new approach. The character of Peter Brand in Moneyball is fictionalized and based on Paul DePodesta. Despite the inaccuracies, Beane and DePodesta maintain a close friendship.
The book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game is introduced as the answer to a question: why does one of the poorest Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, the Oakland Athletics (Oakland A's), win so many games? The exploration of this question leads the author to introduce Billy Beane, the team's general manager, when he was a young ...
Jun 16, 2011 · The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysi...
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