Brad Pitt Discovers Jonah Hill’s Radical Baseball Theory | MONEYBALL

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[@user-ho1yn6ms7y]

I love at the beginning Billy is talking in metaphors to ask Peter who he is, and by the end of the movie, Peter is talking to Billy explaining to Billy who HE is. Brilliant.

[@jackfenton2271]

Billy is open minded, anxious to learn. Great quality in a leader.

[@GunslingerAlGilead]

Exactly. Good quality to embrace for anyone

[@Brett-d3i]

Naw you missed the boat. It’s not as straightforward as you would like everything to be

[@chrisweidner4768]

Jonah is excellent in this film.

[@Vjl5280]

He’s mediocre

[@davidesperanza7701]

Jonah is always excellent

[@bthojh9849]

@@Vjl5280 Mediocre is the only correct answer

[@4lugan]

@@Vjl5280100% agree with you

[@4lugan]

@@davidesperanza7701no

[@farnyone]

Im from the UK and in my 52 years of age, i must of seen about 3 baseball games...i dont understand it fully, but i must of seen this movie about 10 times....great film

[@drchops]

Must have*

[@LanceStoddard]

The game is simple until you get a man on base. Then, a lot of different things can happen.

[@slappy8941]

Of and have are different words with different meanings.

[@billmalec]

Must... HAVE. Thought you were from England. Don't they teach English in England? Must've is a contraction of must have. It's not must of.

[@Caravaggio-cg6mw]

@@billmalec Just a guy expressing his love of this film and you all distill your own personal bitterness and failures into fangs to attack him. Oh... you gotta love the internet. Cheer up.

[@briskysh]

This movie is such a masterpiece

[@dapred00]

Another kid yelling "masterpiece" or "absolute genius" for the 10th time this year after he saw a movie he enjoyed

[@Sergio_uit_de_buurt]

@@dapred00While I personally see this film as mediocre, you live a sad life! Go outside mate don’t waste your time on this earth being the way you are

[@christopherallsup4260]

I recall seeing a Michael Lewis interview once filming was completed. To paraphrase: "While it's obviously nice monetarily and a boost to a writer's fragile ego, I never saw this as an entertaining or even sort-of-good movie. But then they bring in top-notch dialogue writers and wonderful actors and ... Things change. "e.g. a concept that may have taken me three-to-four pages to cover in the book (and never dreamed it being portrayed on film) comes across thanks to a few, particular Brad Pitt's mannerisms in a series of scenes ... Yada Yada" Great -- legit GREAT -- movie IMO.

[@adrianacev7579]

Baseball players hate it, especially the ones who were depicted or around the situation

[@christopherallsup4260]

@@adrianacev7579 Tough shit.

[@headlessfool7050]

Jonah Hill is just exceptional . Every single move he does, he is a standout .

[@TheDanielsherer]

One of the companies I worked for (healthcare analytics) hired Billy Bean as a motivational speaker. He's got some great stories and seemed like a pretty cool person. It was great getting to meet him in person.

[@drongobum2037]

I can watch this movie any time, anywhere, and one of the reasons is the lack of shakycam. The DP and director shot it old school fixed cam and I for one thank them for it.

[@jonrussell739]

For inclusivity reasons, I thought it was an excellent move to allow late stage Parkinsons patients become camera men in Hollywood. Followed by editors who have a coke addiction and aren't paid out until the film is completed which inevitably leads to 1 second cuts, but again inclusivity is paramount.

[@drongobum2037]

@@jonrussell739 Don't forget the DPs who were off their anti-psychosis meds.

[@mccloysong]

Spot on! directing and camera work should be unnoticeably transparent.

[@ASimoneau]

Peter Brand's not willing to talk to Billy in his cubicle because he thinks people will overhear, but he's fine if literally everyone sees him following Billy out into the parking garage.

[@gredangeo]

Audio is too quiet. Should have been boosted to match the outro music.

[@pedrodiaz5540]

Jonah Hill is a great actor, it in this movie he definitely took the show in his own hands !

[@christhembones8244]

This movie translates into everyday business practices as examples where "smart" executives are looking in all the wrong places.

[@aronzimas5660]

Executive is a political position. Usually more concerned with optics and relationships. It is rare to have people at the top that are also competent. They usually rely on a team of competent people while they waste time trying to charm people, give useless speeches, mingle with other elites, attends events, make alliances, destroy enemies, etc. They are corporate politicians and companies can function very well without them. But they know the people that matter so there they are.

[@darbyheavey406]

Michael Lewis’s books are very formula driven….always the same formula.

[@DrClawizdead]

It is based on the true story of the A's 2002 season.

[@hernando_alfonso8944]

True Mate, I agree 100% with this.

[@msu15]

Changed the game forever

[@mattspychala7251]

Jonny Damon just getting sideswiped lol

[@TheStuport]

🤣....but he really doesn't care with all those Benjamin's in his account AND the movie keeps him relevant forever!😉

[@thewistiti7396]

One of the (if not THE) best sport movie of all time

[@Imhunginjapan]

There have been so many good ones it’s hard to pick the best.

[@FlipFlopPilot]

Probably my favorite sports movie ever and I don’t watch sports.

[@thegrumpyveteran1892]

Great Movie. Not historically accurate. Billy Bean was already using Sabermetrics: The term sabermetrics was coined by baseball historian and statistician Bill James. It refers to the statistical analysis of baseball data to evaluate and compare player performance. The name comes from the acronym SABR, which stands for the Society for American Baseball Research. The Real Name of "Peter Brand": In Moneyball, the character Peter Brand is a fictionalized version of Paul DePodesta, who was an assistant general manager for the Oakland Athletics. DePodesta was instrumental in implementing sabermetric principles alongside general manager Billy Beane. However, DePodesta requested his real name not be used in the film, so the character was renamed and played by Jonah Hill. The term "Moneyball" originates from the book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis. The book chronicles the Oakland Athletics' innovative approach to building a competitive baseball team on a tight budget. Their strategy focused on the use of sabermetrics-the empirical analysis of baseball through statistics-to identify undervalued players.

[@dalethompson4443]

Using Sabermetrics is one thing, baseball fantasy league players do it all the time. Using Sabermetrics with a real payroll is another. You have to realize Oakland was a very small market team to the point where, as the movie pointed out, players had to buy their own soda from machines at the stadium. You can draft out plans to build a house using math and formulas all you want, but building the actual physical house is dramatically different. Same with Sabermetrics, it's all fine and dandy using it as a blueprint but as soon as you have to use Sabermetrics and THEN apply a money value to it with a limited budget, not so easy. Oakland was challenged for decades with this proposition: How to field a competitive team with limited resources and I don't care if they never won a World Series since 1989, they remained competitive in a sport where everything was stacked against them.

[@stalwartzero7001]

Wonderful film ❤

[@markcromer4069]

I don't know why Moneyball is taking over my YT right now, but I love this movie.

[@alexistrebexis3195]

Jonah’s hair changed between scenes.

[@scsmith4604]

He grabbed a comb on the way out. This scene was cut.

[@toomuchdrivetothrive]

Moneyball, by the way, is not about high OBP and runs per se as the movie and book describe. Both Beane and DePodesta, the guy played by Hill, have stated it is basically arbitrage; they always buy the most overlooked and cheap asset, and that can be fielding. pitching, base stealing, power, whatever.

[@CornholeSteve]

such an underrated movie. doesnt get near the respect it deserves.

[@bjohnwilliams]

Damon was worth every penny of that 7.5 and these guys still haven’t won anything

[@walrustargaryen7794]

He already knows it, but was afraid to make it.

[@stevenresendez1170]

JH is the most underrated actor of all time.

[@Jermster_91]

In reality, the previous A's GM is the one that started the idee of Sabermetrics in Oakland, not Billy Beane. The team had been focusing on Sabermetrics for 3 years prior to Billy Beane becoming GM of the team, so by 2001, the time the film is set, Oakland had being doing it for 6 years.

It's rather ironic that the "Sabre Metrics" Theory which lead to minor successes but is part of the reason for why the A's in the end it lead to their ultimate downfall and departure from Oakland

[@neilbahalnegen]

Honestly, FSG have come and changes Football too. Liverpool FC are the best run football team in world football today.

[@nrttra007]

One of the best sports movies all time. Accurate and truthful

[@TheNavicule]

Baissez encore un peu le son, on entend vaguement le dialogue là...

[@ClarinoI]

Why is the volume so low on these clips?

[@nonayabusiness6170]

It’s a movie from 2011…. You expect the quality to be the same as 2024? However they could improve the quality but I don’t know the licensing rights and all that stuff going through.

[@ClarinoI]

@@nonayabusiness6170 I'm not talking about quality, the volume is weirdly low. I had to turn my own volume way up to hear the dialogue and then the sound drop at the end where the channel is advertised was deafening. There are plenty of clips from much older films on YT that do not have this problem.

[@nonayabusiness6170]

@ what device are you using on listening it on? I played the whole video again just now without my earbuds. The whole video played just fine. I tried to look through the comments. You’re the only one. There’s nothing wrong with this video on my side playing.

[@ClarinoI]

@@nonayabusiness6170 Using my laptop. No issues with any other videos. Just these Moneyball clips on this channel.

[@lovaboy57]

Great movie. Book is even better.

[@wittggestein]

Yale ---> Economics ---> Baseball....makes sense

[@matthewburgar2626]

I personally have never believed an analytics not for a moment. I like a player the produces and performs under pressure and when the moments are tough. It’s that simple. I don’t care whether it’s hockey, basketball, football, tennis, or baseball. I will never believe in analytics. They’re just statistics and numbers that don’t mean anything.

[@mjjuntunen]

Turn the volume up

[@Roberto-iq1mv]

Of course they already had a good team including the best closer in the league, Billy Koch.

[@whatsgoingon07]

Economics is why he sees how players are valued by their franchises. Genius

[@tomhenderson-c7y]

i love baseball

[@Jacobdoingstuff]

Johnny Damon got 2 rings and hit two home runs in game 7 of the greatest comeback in MLB History. I’d say he was worth the $7.5 million. Also coined the nickname Idiots after the cowboy up year.

[@HereToday831]

Very low volume , It Is hard to understand

[@joe6096]

As i understand this, Hills character is based on Paul DePodesta, who not only worked for the Indians and the A's but about 7 years ago was hired by Jimmy Haslam and now is the analytics guy for the Browns.

[@ebowden1168]

He’s the guy responsible for the Deshaun Watson trade. So in guess his analytics shit doesn’t work very well in the nfl

[@joe6096]

@@ebowden1168 Yep he needs to be fired

[@chrisweidner4768]

@@ebowden1168 Whooooooopsie.

[@EnglishTeacher505]

@@ebowden1168 To be fair, Deshaun Watson produced extremely well until the scandal happened. No one would guess that he would basically stop being able to play when he returned.

[@marctoone1636]

Great writing.

[@schrodingerscat8621]

It's taking a long time to figure out what I think of Brad Pitt as an actor. Before I ever saw him in anything, a couple girls at work would throw his name around describing their sweet tooth fix. I think he surrounds himself with a good cast, I think he does his job, but I Struggle to take him serious. I really liked his character in snatch, Edward Norton 70% of the work in fight club, still trying to figure out what I think of Troy, and then he comes out with a movie like Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the only movie I ever walked out on from the theater. I don't know.

[@glennhibben7757]

Have you seen Fury?

[@francojordan2413]

I've been saying it all along, they get on base ⚾

[@brendan1771]

For those few that understand baseball..it is a masterpiece.

[@dreamyuyi]

Qué gran película, infravalorada.

[@HarrisonHollers]

This seems like it would be illegal in the corporate world no? A competitor intimidating an employee?

[@1439315]

Motivated, set down where he is from where he went to college. More like this character !

[@conorharris2451]

Irish man moving to the US soon. I guess I better learn the rules of this game

[@mike_nba]

This can happen irl too. People just don't see it.

[@glennvastine5713]

Johnny Damon scored 1,668 runs in his career. His CAREER ob% was .352, ops .785 and had a great glove. He might not have been worth 7.5 million a year but he was worth a hell of a lot more than Oakland would have paid him. You are worth what you can get. Establish a hard cap and make the game fair again. LA and NY shouldn’t be allowed to “cheat” to win.

[@davidesperanza7701]

The purpose of one sport is not buy a victory instead it is win a championship. There is some magic in some sport and if you buy a victory with an algoritm that magic is ended.

[@kbwaldron]

And there are few owners who would not trade the magic for profit.

[@memyselfundeye]

Love the movie, freaking hate what baseball has become. Joe Maddon is the perfect example of a manager overly reliant on stats and trends and forgetting the “feel”.

[@write2pras84]

That’s curious. This movie basically says to ignore the feel and use stats and data to evaluate players.

[@memyselfundeye]

@ exactly . While it might have “worked” for Oakland in this situation, it leaves a lot to be desired when watching a game. Those Joe Maddon-led Tampa Bay Rays could have done soooo much better if he just used a sacrifice bunt, a hit and run, left a pitcher throwing a 2 hitter in the game instead of pulling him at 100 pitch count, etc. His constant reliance in “lefty/righty” matchups EVERY situation was frustrating AF to see . He looks like a “genius” because he finally won a World Series with the Cubs, but they were not a small market poor team, they had one of the highest payrolls in the league and a roster foundation built over the previous 2 managers decisions. Give me baseball from the 70’s and 80’s and even early 90’s over this obsession with data.

[@plaidchuck]

Well on the flip side analytics have made the nfl more exciting. More teams going for 2 pt conversions and going for it on 4th down.

[@memyselfundeye]

@@plaidchuck i’ll give you that, but i do not like the new kickoff rule and also having to declare an onside kick in advance. Also, that “runoff” rule they added a few years back in the last 2:00 is kind of a drag. BTW, ever notice the inconsistency in stopping the clock when a player runs out of bounds? It used to be if a runner went out of bounds, regardless of forward progress or if he was knocked out, the clock automatically stopped.

[@raywhitehead730]

A great scene

[@hermesmcclintok]

You know their characters have names right?

[@mooshuguy5141]

Brad Pitt looks like Col. Flagg

[@overplayed3553]

They have to get their entry and trade only a matter of time

[@mattwalter6207]

This is the same guy who convinced the Browns that Deshawn Watson was a good deal

[@sebocha]

no se escucha nada, editale el audio!!!

[@jotake3062]

Film culte sur le sport

[@MonstaMack555]

I found a system like this for making money.

[@sportsfisher9677]

Great movie. Theory gets wildcards but no world series winners. Red Sox won a 🏆 series with Damon in 04 and Yankees won a series in 09 with Damon too. He was worth the money 💰. A's didn't win diddly.

[@swainscheps]

Never understood the fascination with this Jonah Hill performance, or why this extremely boring part was deemed worthy of an Oscar nomination. Completely unconvincing as a baseball savant…” This. Guy. Has. A. Great. Glove.” - lines spoken like the dude has never watched a baseball game in his life. And *thats* why I’m not a talent agent in Hollywood….

[@永尾啓介-w6u]

音が小せえ

[@CJW0056]

I'm special assistant to Mark shapyromancer

[@user-hs7ps3egdkdkd]

This method wasn’t revolutionary.its been used since 1900s. lol. Player stats. The technology has changed.

[@LanceStoddard]

St. Louis Cardinals. Get on base then run like rabbits.

[@David-zy1jw]

Reality: moneyball just saved the owners a lot of money, didn't win anything.

[@YusufEbr]

Watch the movie again. They didn't just save teams money. They fundamentally changed the game and the way other teams use the system as a whole.

[@David-zy1jw]

@YusufEbr yeah, and no one wins because of the system, despite its popularity.

[@herculesmwp7983]

But yet....they did win.

[@David-zy1jw]

@herculesmwp7983 all World Champions are won by teams doing things traditional way. Moneyball, like analytics, make you think you're smart and progressive, but in reality is just another approach that failed to land a championship.

[@olivieri2300]

@@David-zy1jw​​⁠​⁠maybe you didnt watch the movie but at the very end, they show that the redsox did win because of said system Also, it saved the A's money in the beginning because they were the only one to do it. Now every team does it so the money is back where it was before, and even more. You're wrong from A to Z my friend. Your medieval thinking shows

[@d-rock100]

What is also funny is the absolute failure of analytics in sports. Great movie but horrible concept that doesn’t guarantee wins

[@RM-xk6iu]

if a couple of teams use it then yes, could lead to wins. if everyone uses it your back at the homeplate.

[@ngtony2969]

It's amazing how a field and industry of complete idiots is amazed by "radical" simple mathematics.

[@clementsfamily7002]

The movie has proven to be absolutely full of lies.

[@JoshuaHopkins-j9o]

Find me a film that's "based on a true story" that isn't full of lies... might be a few but not too many

[@kanon951]

No, you😂

[@tobeyforsman]

This isn’t a documentary

[@clementsfamily7002]

​@tobeyforsman you got that right. This movie has been absolutely proven to be a huge colossal work of fiction.

[@tobeyforsman]

@ you keep using that word ‘proven’ like it’s a gotcha. “Jurassic Park has been proven to be all made up!” ^ this is how ridiculous you sound.

[@gazzoob6953]

Jonah Hill is excellent. Brad Pitt always plays Brad Pitt. Boring.

[@naturadventur7425]

Have you seen, 12 monkeys?

[@sgray001]

Or Burn After Reading, or Inglorious Bastards, or Snatch. There are plenty of actors that just play themselves, (the Rock, Ryan Reynolds etc...) but Brad Pitt isn't one of them.

[@panjacek6674]

@@sgray001 Or Big Short

[@jimsatterfield8748]

He is over-acting a bit in this scene.

[@ckernick]

Thanks James Lipton.

[@mlmgr_n]

I love the part where Jonah Hill looks away from Brad Pitt and see's my new livestream "House on The Balcony" and then says "I think it opens up all kinds of interesting possibilities", because my livestream really does that to people😮

[@briantrash]

You're out of your gourd.

[@piggyroo100]

I agree

[@Flatearth69]

Brad Pitt plays himself in this movie

[@ThyMothersFather]

What renders this whole ideology meaningless is the (gee, I don't know) lack of a salary cap in Major League Baseball. This would be a perfect strategy if there was a spending cap, and you needed to make each dollar stretch and produce for you at maximum efficiency. As it stands (and as it stood then, and always has), teams with the most money buy the best players, and often win because of that fact. It's no different than world football. Manchester City won four titles in a row because they can spend the most money. Other factors are involved, as well, like coaching, culture, etc. But there's a reason why Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City, Man United (historically), the Milan clubs, Juventus, PSG, and Bayern Munich win all of the titles. It's no different than the Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox, etc, having as many World Series wins as they do. This movie was good, because I love baseball, and the acting was good, but the Moneyball concept is one of the most overrated, least successful sports ideologies in history. I guess if Moneyball eventually gets your team moved to Las Vegas, the name is fitting...

[@plaidchuck]

Well in a cap league at least in the NHL if you spend to the cap like most teams it comes down to drafting and scouting. Basically you want as many producers as you can for entry level and first contract money. Definitely not like the old days where you duct taped a winner together with free agents. But I agree, as soon as teams with money adopted stats the whole thing became pointless for the small market teams.

[@copyprof]

The A’s had a salary cap. It’s called a budget. This approach helped teams with limited budgets get the most ROI. The Yankees, Dodgers, and Red Sox essentially have no cap, so this approach is not as important to them. Their spending isn’t constrained by much and they can spend more to account for mistakes. But finding productive players for the least amount of money is important to a lot of teams whose spending is constrained, even without a cap. This is one way to do it

[@gregorylu]

Except the athletics were a broke team because the owners didn’t want to pay more for a team. So the “cap” wasn’t league enforced, it was their owner enforcing it.