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Moneyball is a 2011 American biographical sports drama film. It was directed by Bennett Miller with a script by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin from a story by Stan Chervin . The film is based on the 2003 nonfiction book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis .
DePodesta was born on December 16, 1972, in Alexandria, Virginia.He grew up with Thad Levine. [1] He attended Episcopal High School ('91) and then Harvard University, where he played baseball and football and graduated in 1995 with a degree in economics. [2]
Moneyball or money ball may refer to: Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game , 2003 book by Michael Lewis Moneyball (film) , 2011 film adaptation of the book
It's no secret that Moneyball (both the book and the movie) is just as much a story about investing as it is a story about an underdog baseball team. For those unfamiliar with this true story ...
When Brad Pitt's character in the movie "Moneyball" was trying to convince a washed-up catcher that he would have no problem transitioning to first base, he asked his chief scout to reassure the...
Sep. 3—On paper the Tampa Bay Rays seem like they should be a disaster. The team annually boasts one of the lowest payrolls in baseball and draws crowds to its cavernous dome of a stadium that ...
The central premise of Moneyball is that the collective wisdom of baseball insiders (including players, managers, coaches, scouts, and the front office) over the past century is outdated, subjective, and often flawed, and that the statistics traditionally used to gauge players, such as stolen bases, runs batted in, and batting average, are relics of a 19th-century view of the game. [1]
William Lamar Beane III (born March 29, 1962) is an American former professional baseball player and current front office executive. He is currently senior advisor to owner John Fisher [1] and minority owner of the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) and formerly the executive vice president of baseball operations.