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Moneyball (2011)

Directed by Bennett Miller•2h 14m•Published Jan 7, 2025•Episode length 4h 28m
Episode 260 - Moneyball (w/ BFF of the BFE: Ryan Kuketz)
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Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
Billy Beane
Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill
Peter Brand
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Art Howe
Robin Wright
Robin Wright
Sharon
Chris Pratt
Chris Pratt
Scott Hatteberg
Stephen Bishop
Stephen Bishop
David Justice
Reed Diamond
Reed Diamond
Mark Shapiro
Brent Jennings
Brent Jennings
Ron Washington
Ken Medlock
Ken Medlock
Grady Fuson
Tammy Blanchard
Tammy Blanchard
Elizabeth Hatteberg

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Overview

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.

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Now you have another reason to get into the summer spirit as we close out 2024! Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, and Megs (we've traded Liam & B-Tech Kev to Detroit) – as we're heading to Northern California to use computers and math to turn the Oakland Athletics into a winning ballclub in Mo…

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Now you have another reason to get into the summer spirit as we close out 2024! Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, and Megs (we've traded Liam & B-Tech Kev to Detroit) – as we're heading to Northern California to use computers and math to turn the Oakland Athletics into a winning ballclub in Moneyball.  We're joined by Best Friend of the podcast and our star trade deadline acquisition in Ryan Kuketz who picked today's film. We're avoiding jinxes and paying a dollar for Cinnamon Cokes in our 260th episode as we discuss:

  • The challenges of making a film about baseball that features so little on field action
  • Whether this film was accessible to non-baseball fans
  • Some of the historical inaccuracies in the film. But hey, movie's gotta movie, right?
  • Ian has the nerve to think that he can improve Aaron Sorkin's final script
  • The chemistry between Brad Pitt (playing to type) and Jonah Hill (playing against type)
  • The storytelling shortcut present in the ending of this film
  • What a pivotal changing of the zeitgeist this film was in professional sports
  • We see a first happen with this film
  • Whether Moneyball is the Best Film Ever

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