Building a Winning Team Through Numbers | Moneyball (Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill)

In this particular scene, my dears, we find Billy (Brad Pitt) and his astute team meticulously evaluating their strategy. It's in this intellectual arena that David (Stephen Bishop) challenges the guidance of Peter (Jonah Hill).

🎬Moneyball (2011): 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.

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[slayr]

The way he destroys Justice's ego then builds him back up again is masterful.

[johnslavik]

Dude when Billy says “I hate losing. I hate losing more than I want to win.” That sums me up in anything competitive. I felt that.

[zacharylee]

I love how, throughout this montage, the ideas are obviously coming from Pete. But Billy is mostly the one communicating. It’s not just about the right method or strategy, those become worthless without effective communication to the players, which is Billy’s gift.

[oscarbarreto]

"They're paying you 3.5 million to play againts them", Damn that line goes hard

[kristiannelson]

Just read the sign behind Pratt for the first time when talking to "David Justice." "Performance DRIES up, " as the last line. Due to the DEHYDRATING of the muscle by 3%. This movie is so insanely intelligent and incredibly written. I "catch" something new each time:)

The most impressive about this movie is that you don't have to know anything about basketball.

[msys]

by far the best made sports movie of all time. I never knew anything about baseball. I still dont, but I love every second of this movie. great actors, great story

[luishumbertovega]

The movie begins with a quote from Mickey Mantle saying it's amazing how little one knows about the game you have been playing all your life. Then this scene makes so much sense about how it should be played, going back to basics and what should be done in order to win. I love this movie !!!

[SophiaAphrodite]

" I pay you to get on first, not get thrown out at second."

[bobbressi]

It is so hard to stick with something that does not work immediately. To have patience and hone a system based on faith and conviction is something to be applauded.

[lazysob]

Not shown here, but the greatest scene in the movie is where the scouts are gathered and they’re trying to piece together a team and the oldest guy in the room finally tells everyone that they can give suggestions, but it eventually ends up on Beans shoulders. I think he got what Billy was trying to do

[connortrett]

4:33 “there’s no clock on this thing”
Billy, I’ve got some bad news 😬

[mgcal]

A *VERY* huge subtlety that goes unnoticed by a lot of people is how Billy respected David enough, that he took heed to the opinion Pete most likely shared with Billy, that David complained about paying for soda in the clubhouse, and then he fleeced the GM of the Tigers to pay for stocking his soda machine so they won't have to pay👍👍

[Andorski]

"It's a process, it's a process, it's a process" is a line I still quote daily when I need to convince an employee to stick with a procedure that doesn't immediately give results.

[lightsabr]

Man, I really like that 3:00 leadership pep talk. 'Cause I've been on both sides of that conversation. Sometimes you've got a shithead boss, but if you're gonna play for a team, you've gotta motivate those coming up. And sometimes I've been that higher up who has to put confidence and motivation into the reluctant new front line supervisor. And both dudes did a good job of communicating those feels.

[joshuaprevost]

Anyone who has ever played baseball knows what hatterberg means when he says his greatest fear is the ball getting hit at him

[knightime]

Billy: let the game come to you. There’s no clock on this thing.

2023 Season: hold my beer.

[poodypooroo]

The craziest thing about Billy Bean is HE'S STILL DOING IT. The A's payroll today, in an era where the cheapest teams are paying their players 150 million, is about 45 million, and he still manages to keep them relevant and in contention the majority of the seasons they play.

Imagine if he worked for an owner who actually cared about the team. Imagine if Cohen had bought the A's. If Bean had happened to develop that loyalty to any other franchise we'd talk about him like Brady and Bellichick. There is absolutely no better GM in the game at maximizing value.

[corymcewen]

Seen this movie 6 times and am kind of a baseball historian nerd. What the movie doesn't tell you, with Zito, Mulder and Hudson on the mound as starters, you didn't need to score a ton of runs.

[timf]

It's probably the best modern baseball movie made.