One thing that very rarely gets the appreciation that it deserves is audio work. The random shifts in sounds, the cut outs, all showing perfectly a team off balance and slipping away from their achievement. Then the hit. Masterfully done.
@squiddly0077 ай бұрын
Agreed. Like you said the audio just seems to fade in and out at the right time,
@robertobeckh477 ай бұрын
For me the Audio Make an equal impact than the Actors job is the way for us the viewers to get inside the movie as one 😎
@f15stroke7 ай бұрын
I also love the way they seamlessly pieced together the actual footage with what they filmed.
@thomaseyrignoux97917 ай бұрын
The use of silence too. So many moments of Brad Pitt alone where you could feel the character's brain going and going in silence. What a great movie.
@petevarga55117 ай бұрын
Great point!
@jameskay63910 ай бұрын
For my money, the best directed scene in any sports movie ever. The tension, the use of slow motion, the back and forth shots to Pitt's character in the locker room, the incredible musical score, the use of footage from the real-life game....all so perfectly put together
@Mrlittlewally10 ай бұрын
May I suggest you watch WITHOUT LIMITS with Donald Sutherland and Billy Crudup. It's about American long distance runner, Pre.
@redwall152110 ай бұрын
I think part of the reason is the screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin. He wrote the scripts for the West Wing. Regardless of the politics, it's one of, if not, the best written TV shows out there.
@viksin199810 ай бұрын
The Longest Yard also had pretty great scenes. So did Hustle.
@TMears8710 ай бұрын
Rudy ending was better IMO
@haasjacintomartinez158610 ай бұрын
@@viksin1998 I was just gonna post this lol
@RumbleFish698 ай бұрын
This is why we watch.... I have been a Yankees fan since I was about 7 years old. I am 60 years old today and I can tell you with complete certainty that if you love one team, it doesn't mean that you can't love what another team has done. This was one of the greatest moments in baseball history. And, even though it was accomplished by the A's, it still brought a tear of joy to my eyes. And yes, I was very happy for them. When you love baseball, you love it complete; good, bad and no matter what it brings. You'll hate the rival teams, but still smile when they accomplish something magnificent. This is the game we love...The game we will always love.
@vaccinexo29748 ай бұрын
When you love baseball, you love it complete. I think it applies to everything we love. Your line makes me feel something in my heart. I'd like to send you gratitude from Korea.
@RumbleFish698 ай бұрын
@vaccinexo2974 Thank you, friend. And yes, you are correct! I grew up a hard-core Yankees fan. And even though we have a bitter rivalry, I am happy when they win. Somebody's gotta win! Thank you again, my friend.
@Mybpeterson8 ай бұрын
What a perfect description. I'm the same age as you and a lifelong Yankee fan. One of my most prized possessions is an autographed photo of Bucky Dent hitting his infamous home run. But I remember watching this game and how I cheered for the A's at this moment. I love the game.
@RumbleFish698 ай бұрын
@@Mybpeterson Thank you for the kind words, my friend. That Bucky Dent photo is a great photo. I have it as well. That was of the greatest moments in baseball history! I'm sure you feel the same as me. This game has given me so much. I took my boys to Yankees stadium when they were growing up. I also took my father to a number of games before he passed away. I can't tell you who won the games on those occasions, but I can tell how much it meant to me personally. How can we not love a game that has given us so much?! Thank you again!
@Workingcockers8 ай бұрын
I’m an Angels fan. In 1986 (a year in which the Angels should have gone to the WS) I went to see an Orioles game at Anaheim Stadium. Eddie Murray came to the plate in the first and the entire stadium stood up and booed him because he was soo good. He promptly hit a home run. Next time up we all stood and booed him again and he promptly hit another home run. Third time up we all stood and booed…….same result was Eddie hitting a home run. He came to bat in the ninth inning and we all stood up as the score was 18-1 and we all stood up and cheered the man for such a great accomplishment! The whole stadium cheered Eddie Murray and he hit a triple that was one foot from going out. What a game I’ll never forget! Final score Orioles 19-Angels 1.
@TheEacusM11 ай бұрын
I love the way Billy looks up at the sound of the hit, like he can hear exactly how good it was.
@hkgcgsdhjgd11 ай бұрын
Home run swings often make a distinct sound.
@westtrojan1211 ай бұрын
Definitely one of the most satisfying sounds in sports.
@jasonkiefer189410 ай бұрын
TV even picks it up. I have also been at live games. A home run hit has a different sound. When you see batters look at their ball, pitchers grimace. You know. Everyone knows. That ball isn't staying in field. It is gone. The sound of pure bliss.
@tylerhildreth616010 ай бұрын
I was at this game. As soon as I heard the sound off the bat I turned around and started screaming. Everyone in the stadium knew it was crushed immediately. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z16teWOlhtyJg68si=Mrl2RqlGLALgJrKh
@steveogle367910 ай бұрын
Nothing like the sound of a wood bat. Especially the way it feels in your hands.
@SlideIX10 ай бұрын
That moment of utter silence after the crack is pure gold. Honestly whoever did the audio editing for this moment deserved to walk away with a big fat cheque in their pocket
@peartooz7 ай бұрын
...heard he's now the sound guy for the Yankees...
@patrickwalsh2796 ай бұрын
@@peartooz LOL!!! That's really good! 😂
@MrKastaway664 ай бұрын
How about me? I’m a big fat Czech!
@kegginstructure20 күн бұрын
@@MrKastaway66 - yes, but will you fit in his pocket?
@tonywebber283011 ай бұрын
As a guy who was never good at baseball, never really liked baseball, and never really understood its appeal…this is one of my favorite sports movies ever. “How can you not be romantic about baseball” so good.
@xomox531610 ай бұрын
Same baseball is the only popular sport I never watch or played much up still found the movie outstanding.
@Afropalmen10 ай бұрын
Agree 100% same with the movie Miracle
@alimfuzzy10 ай бұрын
You've got to watch "When we were kings"
@lulospawn10 ай бұрын
Yeah. I like baseball but never played it. I'm not even american or cuban. But this movie shook me to the core.
@mczeljk10 ай бұрын
Baseball is pretty weird, especially for non-Americans. Movies about this sport are a hundred times better than the sport itself.
@josephgillotti67611 ай бұрын
I vividly remember sitting in the movie theater watching this film. It was during its first week. At 4:32 when Hatteberg hit that ball, in the silence following the crack of the bat, the entire audience in that theater let out one loud collective gasp. It was like sitting in the stands at an actual baseball game. I actually thought they were about to start cheering. To this day that is one of my favorite moviegoing moments. And it was such a feel-good moment.
@blade91311 ай бұрын
Those are the moments I miss the most. People complain when the audience responds, reacts, or makes some external noise. Really they're just absorbed in the moment, and it makes me sad that people would get angry about that.
@kingarthur861610 ай бұрын
@@blade913 i think there's a difference there between people being nuisances and people getting genuinely excited about what they're seeing in the theater
@Rockhound616510 ай бұрын
Funny thing is, if you're a baseball fan you knew this happened.
@AH-te5gs10 ай бұрын
@@Rockhound6165 We could all see it coming a mile away though...
@jd08799 ай бұрын
Lol stop with your over dramatics. It was obvious
@moke33b9 ай бұрын
The filming of all this scene is just perfect. Everything is explained without a word, every feeling, every thought. I love when you see Hoffman turning his head, you get instantly that he completly believe in the strategy built by Billy and embrace it to put Hatty at the bat. Pure cinematography.
@speedoy2k10 ай бұрын
Hoffmann nailed that shocked reaction. A split second on screen and painted a whole picture.
@mr.doctorcaptain11245 ай бұрын
RIP to one of the greatest of his generation.
@brandonking5472 ай бұрын
I was just thinking the same thing. Brilliant by him. Like his stoicism and pissedoffedness throughout the entire movie was setting up this moment when his eyes tell all. Like his own reserved moment of shock.
@brians9508Ай бұрын
@@mr.doctorcaptain1124 or you might even be generous and take 3 more seconds and type Rest In Peace.
@chrismarcellus6933Ай бұрын
A very subtle double take! Great acting indeed!
@mrme436213 күн бұрын
Hoffmann nailed every scene he was in ever.
@babababad8 ай бұрын
I've always appreciated how every little detail has been studied. The arm crank Chris Pratt makes after rounding 1st, the clap he does after rounding 3rd, you can see Hatteberg doing that on the actual game footage.
@johnirving200110 ай бұрын
My dad took me to see this movie. We didn’t know it then but it was his last visit before his death at 93. This scene is precious.
@TheLaughingMustache-oh5ff10 ай бұрын
Even though you were lucky to have your dad for so long, sorry for your loss. This sounds like a good memory to have.
@laineytheaussie9 ай бұрын
How can you not be romantic about baseball? ❤️
@RuddyAnnis-ko2sz8 ай бұрын
Beautiful memory. SLAINTE
@torpedo587 ай бұрын
@@laineytheaussie❤❤❤❤
@kegginstructure6 ай бұрын
Yes, it is moments with your loved ones that you remember. My moment was taking my father to see the movie "Patton" - which he absolutely loved. And I was lucky to have that moment just as you were lucky to have yours.
@aboxofbeans11 ай бұрын
Crazy thing is, this moment kind of goes against Billy and Pete's entire philosophy. They didn't sign Scott H. because he was known for slamming homers, they got him because he was cheap enough for their budget and his on-base percentage calculated well into their model. Scotty H. knocking it out of the park for a walk-off record-breaking home run was not the plan. It was a miracle moment, and it proves that despite the massive success of their sabermetric approach to building a team and earning wins by math and statistical analysis, sometimes it does boil down down to one individual getting the magic hit at the right moment.
@davidhoekstra462011 ай бұрын
I don't think that's entirely right. Even when someone only occasionally hits HRs, his rate of hitting HRs, low though it might be, still adds value. IOW though some stats are weighed more heavily than others, all a player's stats go into evaluating his value to a team.
@Trojanfan66611 ай бұрын
"Record breaking" 🤣🤣
@redwall152111 ай бұрын
@@dank4522 the problem is that when it really matters, i.e. the postseason, those kinds of stats don't impact the game as the "heavy hitters" and big names really do. The movie even puts in some analysts saying that. The movie was about what you said - success in a 162 game season vs success of the team to win the last game of the season. Billy was trying to use a method to get BOTH, and ultimately when money is the limiting factor he realized that he couldn't get both, but he could get moments like these ones, and moments with his daughter.
@redwall152111 ай бұрын
@@Trojanfan666 he broke the consecutive wins record for the AL. Are you dumb?
@redwall152111 ай бұрын
@@davidhoekstra4620 that incremental addition of power does nothing for the postseason however. A huge part of this movie was about Billy trying to win the last game of the season, and that "no one cares if he doesn't".
@profm22211 ай бұрын
The use of music in this movie to set tone and mood is incredible. When Hatte Squares to take the pitch that he knocks out of the park, the same piano riff that was used used during his signing in his house with his small family is heard. Then, after launching it, chords from The Mighty Rio Grande let you know that ball is gone.
@alexandera18108 ай бұрын
i start this movies just because of actors, i don't know any about baseball. Plot, dialogs, dynamics was surprisingly good. But when i heard in this movie one of my favorites band it was wonderful
@jasontokio159111 ай бұрын
Crazy to think how Chris Pratt took off. Nothing big. First noticed as The friend Barry in Wanted. Then parks n rec. Moneyball. Delivery man. Then our Starlord we know and love. GoG 2014 and this mans career blew up. Great to see
@privateobvious65511 ай бұрын
@Patriotpuertorican yeah he killed a lot!😅😅😅
@mikeglaser753111 ай бұрын
He was in a few TV series too before movies that were popular back in the day before those movies you said. He was in Everwood and The O.C.
@alexshin233111 ай бұрын
Everwood was debut I think
@Caolan-b6r11 ай бұрын
That's usually how it goes for most of the biggest stars, minor roles then a breakthrough
@blindasabat6711 ай бұрын
I remember first seeing him 8n Everwood. He's had a great career
@helpflu2 ай бұрын
here as the A's play their final home series in Oakland. devastated their moving but can relish the memories Oakland baseball gave us - including this movie. remember all good things come to an end and don't be sad it's over, smile because it happened.
@Sousuke482 ай бұрын
I came back to this today for the same reason. Today is the last day a game will ever be played there again.
@nickdanger47952 ай бұрын
The A's home was Kansas City before Finley betrayed us for Oakland. How's it feel?
@drygnfyre2 ай бұрын
@@nickdanger4795 And the A's home prior to that was Philadelphia before they betrayed us for Kansas City. It always sucks when a team moves but that's how these things work. Boston used to have the Braves before they left for Milwaukee and then Atlanta. Still no team in Montreal since the Expos moved to D.C. With talk of MLB expansion, hopefully we see some previous markets get teams again.
@Walker-ow7vj23 күн бұрын
@@drygnfyrecubs never left they’ll always be Chicago 🤩
@ethanmaede322016 күн бұрын
@@Walker-ow7vjIf the cubs try to leave, the city will burn to the ground...again.
@stoneyholmquist827110 ай бұрын
The combination of actors in scenes with real footage of the games was amazing. It made you feel like you were watching the games live on tv. Such a great story!!
@paradoxical2475 ай бұрын
I'm a Braves fan and this film still manages to bring a tear to my eye. It is so hard to hate an underdog story.
@ILOVEGOOOOOOLD11 ай бұрын
Hoffman, Pratt, Pitt, Hill. Everyone brought their A game(no pun intended) to this movie. Can't recommend it enough
@scottrussell22817 ай бұрын
This may eventually go down as the greatest scene in sports movie history. All the things it took to get there, the buildup to what looks to be blowing their shot at history, the agony of what is at stake for what Billy as trying to do, and all the forces working against him an the team reach a critical mass that ends in one of the greatest releases of joy I can ever remember in movie history. This is BEAUTIFUL.
@TacoBellManager9 ай бұрын
Love it when he slips the jacket off. It's like Superman coming out of the phone booth. So many little touches in all of this make it worth revisiting again and again.
@ryanpmcp2 ай бұрын
Astros fan here. A’s fans, y’all deserve better. They’ll always be the OAKLAND A’s to me no matter where they go
@BaldwinVoice11 ай бұрын
They put Scotty in because of his OBP, utilizing Billy and Pete's philosophy. But him hitting a home run wasn't proof the philosophy worked for that specific situation. It just proved how baseball can be pure magic sometimes.
@BradfordPetros10 ай бұрын
Probability catches up eventually.
@AH-te5gs10 ай бұрын
They way I see it though, is that it did show that their system worked in the sense that certain players were simply "cast" in the wrong position and wasted talents in a way.
@rcslyman892910 ай бұрын
You're played for a reason. Some guys get on base, some guys can lay down a bunt, one guy just completely owns that particular pitcher. Everyone has their role to play, even in a specific situation. But at any given time, a player can have "that moment". Their bat's a little quicker. Their legs a little faster. Their reach an inch longer. It can just be that moment. It can last an inning or a round, a game, even a day. That moment they do incredible things they wouldn't normally be able to do. Their shine moment. Anyone who ever played any sport, plays for that moment. Where, for a brief bit of time in their life, they touch greatness.
@shoutucker372610 ай бұрын
@@AH-te5gs i agree. sadly he didn't see it. luck or not it changed the old system.
@mfv5339 ай бұрын
Technically hitting a homerun would contribute to OBP. This is why OBP is a good measuring stat because it includes a wide range of outcomes. That being said, you are right that he was the pinch hitter with a goal of getting to first base.
@Jim2301767 ай бұрын
Put yourself in ‘Hatty’s’ position, put on the spot, not really expected to deliver, but from somewhere a tiny spark ignited to produce the absolutely the perfect result at absolutely the perfect time. That has to feel amazing!!
@jlop68226 ай бұрын
I’ve been put there before (ok, not THAT position, in the MLB, but in a playoff moment in college lol) and I love how well Pratt nailed the portrayal of it. You sit on your ass for 3+ hours watching, and in a moment, your name is called and you need mentally catch up to everything that’s transpired in less than 3 mins. Pratt taking a moment to process it, and then getting ready a bit like a “deer in the headlights” while all his teammates hype him up is so accurate. Then it’s show time on the field. Sometimes the best thing is to just shut the mind off and let the instincts bring you home.
@stevensmith63793 ай бұрын
Probably one of the best directed and edited movies in decades. The audio, acting, and the video switching from he movie to actual video of the team.. Amazing movie
@azaharpurwanto450510 ай бұрын
“How can you not be romantic about baseball” best quote I ever hear..
@torpedo587 ай бұрын
And I know EXACTLY what he meant. ❤
@P0w3rT0Llz8 ай бұрын
As an A's fan, when I saw this movie, I had no idea who Chris Pratt was. I actually thought they got Hatte to play himself because he looked so much like him and he did such a good job.
@edwarddullea60497 ай бұрын
As a Sox fan, I thought the same thing. And I was genuinely thankful that he got to play on after his injury. The A’s are like the half sibling of the Sox. Second favorite team in baseball.
@MindGameStudios2 ай бұрын
The sound dropout at 2:41 with Koch storming back into the dugout is one of those filmmaking choices that has stuck around and tickled my brain from the very first time I saw it. It's hard to explain completely why, but I love how evocative that moment is.
@billwindsor42244 ай бұрын
I have watched this segment at least 10 times. Each time, incredibly, Hatteberg hits it over the fence, and the thrill and pride of the Oakland A’s achievement overcomes me. Way to go. 🏆🏆
@THEonionsack11 ай бұрын
Probably the greatest sports book ever. Never ever EVER would have thought they could pull off a movie of this caliber based on it. A remarkable achievement.
@edwarddullea60496 ай бұрын
Terry Francona’s book “The Red Sox Years” is a pretty good read as well.
@simonjrushby3 ай бұрын
I'm British...I don't know much about Baseball at all...But this film is one of my favorites...ever. Such a great story. This scene is amazing.
@spyrule2 ай бұрын
As someone that never played, watched nor appreciated baseball at all, this movie changed my view on the sport. Such a great movie! The audio, and historical clips, plus the pacing was perfect!
@canyonrunner9 ай бұрын
I like this version of the event the best of ALL on YT. This provides just enough backstory and context to explain the main event. In this version you get to experience what led up to the HR on both sides. Good job and great editing.
@beatngo7105 ай бұрын
This was one of those rare movies that I saw a preview for and just went out to the store and bought the DVD. I knew it was going to be a winner just from the preview alone and the whole thing just gets to me. I love this movie!
@crowd3r86210 ай бұрын
Hoffman's reaction of surprise at the end makes me miss the man. First saw him in Twister, and it went from there.
@ericrobinson77239 ай бұрын
‘Food!’ My wife and I say this almost daily and I can see his character in Twister saying it.
@drygnfyre2 ай бұрын
"tHe SuCk ZoNe" "Dusty, why don't you explain to her why you are the way you are?"
@andreworion40884 ай бұрын
+1 to the kudos for the excellent sound work that make this scene as good as it is. Props also to whoever picked the song that plays after the bat hits the ball -- "The Mighty Rio Grande" by This Will Destroy You. It matches the emotion of the moment -- the thud of the accomplishment, the sigh of relief, and the drumbeat that will not be denied -- perfectly.
@rosesmith513511 ай бұрын
Thank you for posting the lead up scene to the HR !
@eadams105710 ай бұрын
I'm a baseball fan not the biggest Brad Pitt fan but he is so good in this it has become my favorite movie. Such great lines and great performances. When I first saw it I really didn't think there was much of a resemblance to Art Howe but was such a great performance. I never get tired of watching the scenes with the agents. Maybe because real agents were used.
@mnvideo1213 ай бұрын
This scene makes me emotional ...every single time I have watched in past 100 times .... i feel I'm there among the crowds and feeling it in my soul ..cheering for him
@beeepizzleАй бұрын
Every. Single. Time.
@uftukel171411 ай бұрын
Miss Philip Seymour Hoffman. Even in smaller roles like this he was great.
@Scott-fy7fm11 ай бұрын
He was an absolute treasure
@guycmcd11 ай бұрын
never miss the dopers...heroin long before fentynal...
@obliquelycod10 ай бұрын
@@guycmcd how sad are you to hop on youtube just to encourage people not to feel?
@bigbowlowrong46942 ай бұрын
Greatly missed. One of those actors where if you saw his name on the billing you KNEW it was going to be a good movie.
@chrisbct473613 күн бұрын
In Boogie Nights his role is a person you rarely see in the movies. He was one of the very best of modern film. RIP.
@dlock57949 ай бұрын
I am a football guy through and through, and I was never good at baseball growing up. But somehow, the baseball celebrations, Fisk, Gibson, and ones like this video really take grow men back to being a kid more than any other sport, in my opinion.
@nobodyreally63458 ай бұрын
I was in a hotel room, changed channels and caught this movie about in the middle. Then I saw the part where Billy Beane is driving in his pickup truck and gets the phone call from his daughter. What was following was so exciting to watch, I had to look up the score to see what had happened (when they showed the date).
@rwarren582 ай бұрын
To every little boy that picked up a bat, the sound of a home run crack of the bat is distinctive. We never forget.
@davidhutchinson5233Ай бұрын
Ever since I was a kid playing little league....there are moments in this game that can make a grown man cry.
@TheBackslash662 ай бұрын
that moment at 5:15 when he is over the top with elation nearing his mates shows me hes about to cry with sheer everything rolled up into one. omg
@sanjulienne4 ай бұрын
Absolutely, hands down, one of the best baseball movies EVER. Period. Right in Pitt's wheelhouse, everything about this film is a home run!
@ChrisH-q6bАй бұрын
Played in high school and college, couple great moments, winning a state title, being elected captain as a senior. But nothing compares to the 3 run homer I hit in the bottom of the ninth, 2 on, 2 out, down 3-1, in MSBL when I was 33. 87 mph fastball middle middle and I hit a line drive over the batting cage behind the left field fence. My dad had cancer and died after the season. He told me the world went black and white except for the tunnel the ball traveled through. I play this scene and listen to the build up and the crack of the bat. My buddy, Scott Q, rest his soul, told my dad before the pitch-hey, Chris is going to hit one over the batting cage.
@richardcalisi918811 ай бұрын
How did this movie not win best picture..beats the hell out of me.
@craighanson-rc1md7 ай бұрын
easy politics.....
@richardcalisi91887 ай бұрын
@@craighanson-rc1md oh right..no gays who are black or asian who are transgender and blind and have one arm and decide to play baseball.
@lawrenceg734110 ай бұрын
To this day, I still believe this is Brad’s best movie.
@Mrlittlewally10 ай бұрын
Hard to beat MEET JOE BLACK!
@riha197210 ай бұрын
@@Mrlittlewally or Kalifornia. or Snatch.
@TeaToe2K107 ай бұрын
@@MrlittlewallyI couldn't agree with you more. Meet Joe Black was a phenomenal performance and wonderful movie.
@waylonmccrae3546Ай бұрын
Was Good here , Fury was hard to beat , but best performance was in Seven (7) !!
@chrisbct473613 күн бұрын
His thick gypsy accent in Snatch is stellar as is his physicality and quiet revenge.
@mattosullivan9687Ай бұрын
I was at game 17 of the streak. I was in the crowd scenes of this movie. We came in at like 10 at night. They directed us to different parts of the stands to take different shots. They gave us coffee and hot dogs. I was there with my son, my heavily pregnant daughter in law my daughter and my niece. It was way cool. I was also there on 9/24/24, the last time for me
@docthelion96743 ай бұрын
The way they orchestrate that HR makes the hair on my arms stand up. Incredible.
@yousajiveturkey124 күн бұрын
This is one of the best sports movies ever. Direction, story telling, audio, acting.. everything near perfect
@LIBREPUB6 күн бұрын
This hits hard with the A’s leaving for Vegas. Growing up an Eastbay kid, the A’s were my life in the summer. Dave Kingman, Ricky Henderson, Mike Davis, Dave Stewart, Big Mac and so on. I moved away in 1995, but made sure to catch a few games each summer when I came home to visit. Eventually I was able to share the experience with my son who is now a die hard Oakland fan. I feel awful for the loyal fans who were there until the end, such chill people to watch a live game with. RIP OAKLAND A’s. It was a heck of a run.
@sample.text.8 ай бұрын
"How can you not be romantic about baseball?"
@henrylant70498 күн бұрын
The meshing of real footage combined with the mock footage makes this scene incredibly powerful - you're watching something that actually happened, Aaron Sorkin is truly an excellent filmmaker.
@Loki_kz6 ай бұрын
The amount of times i've watched this scene is just unhealthy.
@PhoenixWoody4 ай бұрын
Nah Loki - you are good. :-)
@andrewelliott15922 ай бұрын
Brewers fan here. Gonna miss the OAKLAND A's. Will never call them Vegas just like I still call the Raiders "Oakland." Despite them not being very good in recent years, that green and gold is iconic to this sport. John Fisher will live to regret moving this team.
@jdclapp2 ай бұрын
And all the REAL Oakland fans (of both teams, all three actually) will thank you.)
@DoggosintheHouse6 ай бұрын
I've seen many articles and interviews that suggest the manager and scouting staff were unfairly portrayed as "bad guys" who opposed what Beane was doing. I understand that Hollywood needs conflict to make a good movie, but I'd love to see a documentary on the TRUE story of what the Athletics actually did and how they accomplished it. It's a truly amazing story, even without all the manufactured Hollywood drama.
@ernievillamil18676 ай бұрын
The manufactured drama puts it to the next level. Like in the movie 'Sully' with the National Transportation Safety Board as the bad guys.
@fly132711 ай бұрын
Still in my top 10 of movies. Played golf twice with Jeremy Giambi 4-5 years ago, not knowing who he was. After a few holes, I mentioned he swung like a baseball player, asking such, him replying on the tee, "I've never played baseball." His humor was so dry. Sad, he committed suicide a couple years ago.
@vnvet22822 ай бұрын
Kind of feel for the pitcher, Grimsley. Picture him as an old, grumpy guy sitting in his beer chair saying to himself: "christ, why did why do I have to relive that moment over and over, like Groundhog Day.
@Ironman-fk4rc8 ай бұрын
As a former baseball player I enjoyed this movie awesome reminded me of my senior year 1996-97 my baseball team won the state championship. I was power hitter but the guys in front of me their job was to get on base my coach said because I would drive them in. Even though I had an awesome season it’s a team game I love my teammate when we won we partied
@brandonl5762 ай бұрын
Hate that this clip cuts out Billy's little silent celebration, such a gratifying moment for a guy who put his career on the line to innovate.
@gregsteele8067 ай бұрын
This was the last movie I saw in the theater with my father. It will always hold a special place in my heart.
@xcalabur188 ай бұрын
If there is a better sports scene ever put on film, I haven't seen it. This is an absolute masterpiece.
@hughgrection56747 ай бұрын
The way Bennett Miller uses actors natural skills is a big part of his movies (like Foxcatcher) Phillip Seymour Hoffmann simple reaction at 04:39 as an example 😊 just brilliant filmmaking 👍
@rishim2 ай бұрын
the crowd comes back to INSANE life! love that line
@RandyWRodrifuez10 ай бұрын
beane got let go early in the mlb, he picks up a guy that thought he was done, gave him the second chance he always wanted and dude made history
@jeremymuir43324 ай бұрын
This film is immaculate. Perfectly understated - it's beautiful filmmaking.
@Colmenero4442 ай бұрын
Came back to this scene because the A's are no more 😢
@elih97002 ай бұрын
So sad.
@drygnfyre2 ай бұрын
Well technically they're still around. Sacramento for at least two seasons and then (probably) Vegas. Started life in Philadelphia, then Kansas City, then Oakland.
@donovanhenson24012 ай бұрын
This movie hits different now that the A’s are out of Oakland 😭
@dbodooley7 ай бұрын
That score is the most emotionally powerful piece of music I have ever heard.
@tvcs6987 ай бұрын
Geez this is a good sequence. The cuts, the build up, everything.
@black.label.exotics9 ай бұрын
I love how this scene completely denies moneyball concept. None ever thought that Hatteberg would bat a home run and yet it happened to save the streak. How can you not be romantic about baseball? What a great movie!
@geojetson95336 ай бұрын
How can u not get chills when Pitt snaps his head?
@kendallevans40796 ай бұрын
IMO the most honest statement was the voice over: "no one reinvents this game......." Here we are, 2024. The A's are, and have been for some time, a disaster. I know the peanut gallery will say that every team has incorporated at least some of Beane's ideas but still....no team has run the table with this philosophy......yet!
@JDFrancisАй бұрын
I haven't even watched this movie yet, but I've probably seen this clip at least a half-dozen times. Gets better every time I see it.
@ricksamericana7497 ай бұрын
I forgot Philip Seymour Hoffman was in this movie, too. One hell of a cast.
@JDflight243 күн бұрын
The intercuts from movie to real life-chills. I’m not even a baseball fan at all but holy shiii was this a good movie.
@timmitchell62677 ай бұрын
We watched this game live and it was intense.. a lifelong memory.
@Philmoscowitz10 ай бұрын
This movie really demonstrated to me how talented an actor Chris Pratt is. I had never heard of him before.
@christianmayonove691411 ай бұрын
Never noticed until now…when Brad Pitt turns around to look at the tv, first he’s staring at it, then he starts to look up - a sign that the ball went high and far.
@datagrab3 ай бұрын
*How was this not nominated for best sound editing and not win best sound mixing?*
@MindGameStudiosАй бұрын
The fact that a movie like this broke through for a Sound Mixing nomination is pretty incredible in and of itself. 👏
@davidissel79805 ай бұрын
This is a master class on how to use silence in a movie.
@patrickwalsh2796 ай бұрын
Still savoring this scene--and this baseball achievement--in 2024. 👏🍻😉
@mcmjr4052 ай бұрын
A scene that masterfully captures the highs and lows of sports, a perfect microcosm of the parallels between the highs and lows in life. Sometimes it’s in our favor, sometimes we don’t get the outcome we want and have to dig deeper to find the fortitude to endure loss.
@triggerbunny14 күн бұрын
Jonah Hill was legit amazing in the movie, especially 5:27
@SAMTHINKS29 ай бұрын
Beautiful editing.
@kcmerced9512Ай бұрын
Some of the greatest words in sports history: "Hattie! Grab a bat... you're hittin' for Burnsey..."
@henricolensАй бұрын
One of the best examples of “Show don’t tell” storytelling. And one of the reasons why sports movies do so well at that is because they have a device that lets them cheat: the commentary. Usually narrated speech is classic “Tell”, used for exposition, or to give perspective or opinion. But with sports movies commentary is part of the “Show” because it’s part of the action - everyone has heard sports commentators at some stage in their lives, and we have all accepted it as a natural and integral part of events. In fact, sport without commentary is often not as satisfying for fans. Hence we accept it as “Show” in films.
@A1RSOFT313 ай бұрын
As a royals fan this broke my heart watching this movie, I remember the actual game and how happy I was that we had comeback from a huge lead just for this to happen. Still a great moment in sports non the less
@joshyou837311 ай бұрын
Moments like this made it worth being an A's fan. I'm going to miss having baseball in Oakland. Lets-Go Oak-land / / ///
@ghostdukevladamir510111 ай бұрын
As a Mariners fan I think I'm gonna miss the A's being in Oakland too. Used to love to hate them. Won't be the same with them in Vegas.
@DavidLopez-qi8hb2 ай бұрын
Who's here after witnessing the A's win their final home game ever in Oakland?
@Loucfr7 ай бұрын
Imagine being the reliever that allowed the tying run to score, get the last out, and then getting credit for the win after your team walks it off lmaoooo
@josefernandez44236 ай бұрын
I don't watch baseball and not knowing what the Oakland A's did in real life made this scene so intense for me.
@cooleyjay11 ай бұрын
Loved the movie as much as the book. Great writing and acting both.
@stevindiesel7 ай бұрын
Is it possible that Brad Pitt’s acting is still not quite fully appreciated? I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love this film and none of us know or care anything about baseball, just sports and good movies. In fact, I can’t even really think of any bad Pitt movies, so many bangers.
@eluberimabib40702 ай бұрын
Unpopulair opinion: baseball in movies is way more exciting than actual baseball
@EastWindCommunity19732 ай бұрын
ARE YOU IMPLYING THAT TAKING THE TWO MINUTES OF ACTUALLY INTERESTING GAMEPLAY AND EDITING IT FOR DRAMATIC EFFECT IS MORE APPEALING TO YOU THAN FOUR HOURS SITTING IN THE STANDS EATING HOT DOGS AND BARELY KNOWING???!
@Cinerary2 ай бұрын
Tiktok vs a symphony orchestra piece. Tiktok being the movie obviously. Baseball is the inspiration for all this because it’s thousands and thousands of hours of nuance that crafts the whole piece
@eluberimabib40702 ай бұрын
@@EastWindCommunity1973 hey dickface, i actually played baseball.
@Nate7.752 ай бұрын
That's just true
@keepaliena2 ай бұрын
@@Cineraryactually, more like tiktok vs watching 50 dogs poop one after the other for four hours.
@jimwells42406 ай бұрын
There's a sound, unlike any other is sports, that is made when a batter "gets all of it"....right in the sweet spot of the bat, with just the right bat speed, and meets the ball EXACTLY at the right point to loft it a long, long way. You know it when you hear it....or feel it. Hattieberg knew it the instant he made contact. Caught him completely by surprise.
@johnharris665511 ай бұрын
Star Lord goes deep.
@eastender748 ай бұрын
I can watch this movie numerous times and it still stirs the emotions. One of the greats I can’t get enough of.
@mousekin7 ай бұрын
1:01 That ball was golfed out of the park. I was there.