MONEYBALL, starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, yes, he of Superbad, is not just another sports story-the central theme is the great American pastime of baseball-but rather designed to appeal to a much wider audience. Here we have documented the true story of Oakland A’s memorable 2002 season when the team’s boss, Billy Beane, defied the odds and led the franchise through a record-breaking cycle with minimum outlay. Brad Pitt leads the cast playing Beane, a former player himself, but one who failed to live up to his initial promise.
Following a near-miss season and faced with his almost-championship line-up being gutted by more solvent ball clubs, he has to rebuild the A’s and do it with virtually no budget.
He crosses paths with Peter Brand ( Hill) a Yale graduate with a degree in economics working for the Cleveland Indians.
Peter believes in a much-derided philosophy that values picking players for their statistical results rather than showboating, which gives Beane license to pursue affordable athletes the establishment has branded no-hopers.
Philip Seymour Hoffman is cast as the coach in the dugout, stubbornly butting heads with Beane, dissatisfied across the board with the deal he’s been handed.
