Moneyball (2011) - Theoretically a Win Scene (7/10) | Movieclips

Moneyball - Theoretically a Win: Billy (Brad Pitt) questions Peter's (Jonah Hill) belief in their strategy.

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FILM DESCRIPTION:
Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), general manager of the Oakland A's, one day has an epiphany: Baseball's conventional wisdom is all wrong. Faced with a tight budget, Beane must reinvent his team by outsmarting the richer ball clubs. 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 have game-winning potential. Based on the book by Michael Lewis.

CREDITS:
TM & © Sony Pictures Entertainment (2011)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill
Screenwriter: Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian
Director: Bennett Miller

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[kornival]

its not the soda that's important, its the fact that management is willing to listen to their employees and follow through on it.

[patrickking]

Pete had the confidence to convince Billy that his ways of evaluating players was dated, but then Billy had to give Pete, who was struggling with the major losses, the confidence he needed to trust his own formula! Brilliant plot development by the writers.

[kbomb]

That look on Jonah Hills face after Brad Pitt demands soda for his players says it all. This guy could lose EVERYTHING and he still cares enough to make sure his guys have free soda.

[jasonjackson]

_”it’s a problem you think we need to explain ourselves - don’t, not to anyone”_

What a great line & life philosophy.

[thisishandlenumber]

One thing that I really like about this scene is that Billy convinces Pete to stick to his guns but he still doubts himself. He gives Billy the advice to trade Pena based on his numbers but he said things like "it's close" and "theoretically" showing that he still doubts himself. In so many movies a character gets talked to and given advice and it's like a switch flips in them and they make a complete 180 and start doing the thing they should have been doing. It's nice to see a character that takes the advice but still hesitates at first because they've only had a minute or two to digest it. It makes the full transition more subtle and realistic.

[johnstjohn]

When you reach goals at your work as a team and get rewarded by the managers.

"Free soda in the Machines."

[Korijenkins]

The only thing in this scene that bothers me is that there is no way Billy Beane doesn't have enough money saved to send his kid to college. He's been a GM for 4 years at this point.

[Manooshen]

I love the fact he is holding a cup that says “Dad”, obviously something his daughter made for him in arts and crafts; as he delivers this monologue.

[williammccormick]

This is honestly the most important scene in the entire movie

[aciSd]

The synergy of those two actors is astounding. Even so not everyone would see it. It is there, just watch the movie.

[MarcosElMalo]

Brad and Jonah have such good chemistry in this scene. Their characters both know baseball, but in different ways. Beane is so desperate that he’s willing to learn from someone with less experience that no one else believes in.

[eviloverlordsean]

The phrase that I felt anchored this movie, and that has stuck with me personally forever after is, "It's a problem if you think we need to explain ourselves"... just perfect

[sdfish]

I don't watch any sport but this is still in my top 10 of all time. Observational data subjected to experimental investigation, on data that was not observed for scientific reason but instead for "reporting" can be a powerful thing. Its rare that this happens but can produce breakthroughs. It's why I love the movie. It's a science movie about a sport. It's magnificent.

[chetchelios]

I think this movie is as close to perfection as any of the few other great films

[akumadie]

Still cry every time i watch the scene where his daughters song plays through the car’s stereo... every time!

[dennissvitak]

Hey..I worked for Coca-Cola for 15 years, as an administrator. Free soda, all you want. Once a week, I had my guys take all the close dated product that we couldn't sell (inside 30 days), and we allowed peeps to take as much as they could carry. Seriously, this was a pile 50 feet across, four cases high. Every week. Limit was about 5 cases, realistically. I was giving away soda to my family by the gallon. MASSIVE amounts of free soda, tea, water, and Monster. It helped that we wrote off the close-dated product, and this saved us the disposal fee. If it had sugar, it cost FAR more to take care of than it cost. Sugar is a hazardous material, or enough of it. Edited to add ... this was a massive warehouse, that had 770, 000 cases of product at any one time. 24th biggest facility in the world, for Coke.

[onelife]

So many gems if wisdom in this script: “it’s a problem if you feel the need to explain yourself. Don’t. To anyone...” ✅

[williamtaylor]

One of my favorite bromances in recent cinema history. Brad was great in this movie, and Jonah was a lovable geek.

[sidtom]

I think this movie was deeper than just baseball. It’s a big lesson about the choices we make in our lives. Sometimes, you don’t know what will happen. Billy rejected a full ride to Stanford to play for the Mets, but turned out to be a wasted decision! Likewise, he rejected the huge offer by the Red Sox, but never won the last game of the series!

[Rob...]

it’s a problem you think we need to explain ourselves - don’t, not to anyone