Moneyball is authentic

by kirbyk on Sep 23, 2011 6:41 PM PDT

It's been a long time since SABRmetric was a dirty word in baseball. Since people argued that Joe Carter and Juan Gonzalez were MVP caliber players, wins and rbis were what mattered most, and the A's were a crazy experiment.

But we were there. I may have moved far away, but tonight found me in a Fairfax, Virginia theater, wearing my A's cap and vintage 2001 Athletics Nation ringer (In Billy We Trust!). It's a magical movie. Utterly authentic, it reminds me why I love the game, love the A's, and love Billy Beane.

I want to quit my job, move back to the bay area, and buy me some season tickets. Anyone need a top notch Perl developer?

We may have never gotten that last out, but the Yankees and Red Sox do not have a movie this good.

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I just saw it

I just saw it. It’s a very good movie with a good story (duh). I loved it.

But I’m not sure “authentic” is the word I’d choose. There are several factual errors, fabrications and truth stretches that folks here will easily spot. I’m perfectly ok with that. This is entertainment, not the history channel, and it makes it big points well.

"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."

-Charles Manson

by kaweahkaweah on Sep 23, 2011 9:29 PM PDT reply actions

Just saw it, too

And what you said.

There were some very funny lines and, even though it was a dialogue-driven movie, they used plenty of silent moments, which is good.

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by PDXAthleticsfan on Sep 23, 2011 11:10 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

I thought the reverse

Too many silent spots and not enough laughs. Jonah Hill was hilarious, as always, and should have had a coupel more laughs. Washington in Hattebergs house: I knew it was coming and it still cracked me up. More like that would have made this movie better, in my opinion

by Screamer on Sep 26, 2011 7:20 AM PDT up reply actions

Ha ha.

You say that as if the History Channel were factually accurate….

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Sep 26, 2011 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions