Moneyball

Moneyball is a modern film about the Oakland Athletics. Billy Beane, the general manager, was upset because his team lost to the New York Yankees in a 2001 postseason game. The Oakland Athletics were losing three of their star players and Beane was concerned for the 2002 season. Beane was excited for his prospect, a Yale graduate, but then ended up hiring an inexperienced assistant general manager. The transition of assistant general manager is not smooth. Oakland scouts do not like Brand’s approach to scouting players. It is non-traditional and drives people crazy. Brand accepts players based on their on-base percentage rather than the many other factors he could have considered. The theme is not only baseball, but also business. Beane and Art Howe, the Athletics’ manager have disagreements. …show more content…
Like I've stated earlier, Beane and Art Howe disagreed on their process of choosing players for their team. This hurt the Athletics in the beginning of the season because their statistics were poor and many were considering the team a failure. Beane convinced the owner to stay with the team and then somehow the team started improving. The Athletics were very successful at the time and they tied the record for the longest winning streak in American League history. They won 19 consecutive games. Although Beane and Art Howe had many disagreements, they were able to pull their team together and went from a horrible season to a great season. Personally, I think Beane was right in the film. He is the team owner so he has all the say. Since he has the money an is the official owner of the team, the coaches should listen to him. This didn't even happen for many years. If it has been going on for many years and the team kept performing badly, then I think this conversation would have changed. But people need to respect each other and then you will succeed. That is what the film