Moneyball (2011) Edit

A baseball being hit in my general direction.

A copy's been sent over to your agent.

A double, a triple, a couple of stolen bases.

A lot of excitement. What a winning streak.

A one year contract means the same thing to a manager as to a player.

A premier setup man isn't gonna get you closer to the play offs.

A true five tool player with speed. This guy is a can't miss prospect.

A very special player.

Actually, 51. I don't know why I lied just then.

Actually, not so much.

Adapt or die.

Add that up and you get...

After I left, you looked me up on your computer.

After that, I'll take a good long look at your contract.

After this catastrophic season you're about to set us all up for.

Ah. And where would I get something like that?

Ah. Sounds nice.

Alicea puts it in play, a looper to left field for a base hit.

All moved in. Yeah.

All right, Billy. Patience.

All right, fellas, smile. Here we go.

All right, tell me about Garcia. To replace Johnny Damon?

All right, where did you say he's at?

All right? I got uptown problems, which are not problems at all.

All right.

All right. I got you.

All right. Your dad's not in trouble.

Almost had it. You gotta feel good about that.

Always. This is threatening not just a way of doing business,

An attitude is good.

An imperfect understanding of where runs come from.

And a daughter I'd like to be able to send to college.

And allow no more than 645 runs.

And Art Howe on the way to the mound to make a pitching change.

And baseball's longest winning streak since 1953.

And didn't like the taste of champagne.

And everyone thought they'd just given up?

And everything we've done here,

And figure out how to find replacements for the guys we lost

And forward face!

And he doesn't have to answer to us.

And he gets a huge offer and then he gets traded.

And he's looking mighty good out there.

And how come soda is a dollar in the clubhouse?

And I don't know why

And I don't know why

And I gotta ask you, what are we doing here

And I hate losing, Chavvie. I hate it.

And I just can't get enough

And I just wanted to say...

And I swore I would never do it again.

And I think we got a hell of a ball club here.

And I, uh...

And I'll give you a nickel's worth of free advice.

And I'm asking you to take a deep breath,

And if things don't pan out, you move on.

And if you dump him and this Hatteberg thing doesn't work out, you know this is

And in order to buy wins, you need to buy runs.

And it could be the turnaround that they've been looking for.

And it might lead to their elimination if they don't get it right in a hurry.

And it says what it says to any player that makes big money.

And it's 20 consecutive victories for the Oakland Athletics

And Jason Giambi delivers

And Jeremy gets on base an awful lot for a guy who only costs 285,000.

And just enjoy the show

And just enjoy the show

And just enjoy the show

And let them wedge their way back in, even when you're

And listened to you tell parents, "When I know, I know.

And Menechino, Hiljus, Tam are all being sent down.

And moreover, I'm playing my team

And my declining skills, some say, but I'm here to prove that wrong.

And nobody wins 18 straight again.

And now they win it.

And now we've been gutted. We're like organ donors for the rich.

And our 240 pound catcher, Jeremy Brown,

And people would be shocked if you just did that. Heh heh heh.

And rebuilding it using your model,

And roar back to

And see if they're still interested. Call me back.

And that is the game.

And that's what I want.

And the A's are still hanging in. We'll get you scores here.

And the A's now lead by a score of 11 to 3.

And the Athletics have taken that 1 nothing lead.

And the brain trust thinking they could reinvent baseball.

And the Giants can't.

And the kid is the new assistant GM.

And the pitch to Raul Ibanez. Strike one.

And then there's us.

And there are poor teams, then there's 50 feet of crap,

And there's a difference.

And they don't get much bigger than this one.

And they see a star who's worth $7.5 million a year.

And they're a strike away.

And they're roaring in the Bronx.

And this game is still in a state

And this leads people who run Major League Baseball teams

And we know what he can't do on the field.

And we need people that can play.

And we wish you the best.

And we're all in.

And we're gonna turn the odds on the casino.

And we're hoping to develop an extra one.

And went nowhere after losing three straight.

And what's gonna prevent you from accomplishing that?

And what's the point?

And when it comes to your son, I know. "

And who can hit with power.

And you can? There's half a million on his contract.

And you don't do that with a bunch of statistical gimmicks.

And you don't.

And you guys sit around

And you paid 260,000.

And you wanna stay in the show.

And you won more games without them than you did with them.

Anderson. Anderson.

Anderson. I'd rather deal with you.

Another thing. No more stealing.

Any of these? Um...

Any other team wins the World Series, good for them.

Anything else?

Appreciate it. And I wanna let you know

Are you okay, Billy? Billy?

Are you on your way to the stadium?

Are you referring to Rincon?

Are you sure this is what you want?

Around third, tearing for the plate, here comes the tying run.

Art Howe is not the problem.

Art, I can do this all day long.

Art, you got a minute?

Artie, who do you like? I like Perez. He's got a classic swing.

As the A's hit the field, we are ready for baseball.

At this moment, if a grounder's hit to first, nobody's there to stop it.

Aw, they're laughing at him. And Jeremy's about to find out why.

Awesome. Couldn't be better.

Ball four and Hatteberg walks.

Ball four.

Ball one.

Baseball isn't just numbers. It's not science.

Be a leader.

Because he gets on base.

Because he's got nonrepairable nerve damage in his elbow and can't throw.

Because he's making the rest of the team look bad.

Because I believe science might offer an answer to the Curse of the Bambino.

Because I hear you hired Bill James. Yup.

Because if you have any objections, of course...

Because it's the Red Sox.

Because you can't trade Jeremy Giambi.

Because you're getting on an airplane, and those things crash all the time.

Because you're upset. Okay.

Been in big games.

Better ask to get traded.

Between Bonds, Kent, Nen, Snow, San Francisco's never gonna do it.

Big parenting decision.

Big spoon or little spoon? Little spoon.

Bill James and mathematics cut straight through that.

Billy I know these guys.

Billy asked me to call you back. Tell him we want 225,000 for Rincon.

Billy Beane has built this team on the ideas of a guy, Bill James,

Billy Beane was taken in the first round of the amateur draft.

Billy Beane, an interesting pick, turned down a scholarship.

Billy Beane's office. Hey.

Billy is just not thinking.

Billy likes to keep the money on the field.

Billy says he needs $225,000 for Ricardo Rincon.

Billy was gonna go to college. He could've been a great quarterback.

Billy, even if you could afford him, respectfully, we love him.

Billy, I if it's not to win a championship?

Billy, look, if I Yeah. Billy, if I may, he's had his problems off the field,

Billy, man, um,

Billy, of the 20,000 notable players for us to consider,

Billy, Pena is an All Star, okay?

Billy, please have a seat. I need to talk to you for a minute.

Billy, quick question. Do you expect these guys to produce more or

Billy, that's a very touching story and everything,

Billy, this is your decision, and whatever that decision is,

Billy, we got 38 home runs, 120 RBIs to make up for.

Billy, we have to talk about Hatteberg.

Billy, we just won 20 games in a row.

Billy, we're a small market team, and you're a small market GM.

Billy, you're out of your depth.

Billy.

Billy. Scratch this out.

Bob. Harder. Hatteberg.

Boston's taken our kidneys, Yankees have taken our heart.

Both sides of the plate. Got it.

Boy, that sounds like fortune cookie wisdom to me, Billy.

Bradford's a righty.

Buddy will help you with the plane flight.

But he said he waddled like a duck.

But how about the calming influence of Art Howe?

But I think we're all very much aware of what we're facing.

But I'd call whoever's interested

But if we win,

But if you lose your job, will you have to move away?

But in the dog days in July, August, we're lucky if he's gonna hit his weight.

But in their minds, it's threatening the game.

But is he worth the $7.5 million a year

But it's for them, all right? That shit ain't for me.

But it's something that, you know, we, you know, all should discuss,

But it's there, yeah. Yeah, it is hard to see.

But just everything is in a funk right now.

But one of the most effective relief pitchers in all baseball.

But remember one thing.

But second half of the season, definitely turn it around. Ricky and I

But she'll be back. Come in.

But she's usually the one that does that for me.

But sometimes you have to make decisions for the team.

But thank you.

But the thing is, is... You don't know how to play first base.

But the Yankees spent 1.4 million per win,

But then he's gotta be successful to be confident.

But theoretically, Hatteberg.

But there's an element of randomness to it.

But this is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

But three defective players to replace Giambi?

But when he sells him for more money next year, he's keeping the profit.

But when I sell him back for twice the amount next year, I keep the money.

But when you swing at things Your pitch is middle in.

But whoever calls me back first gets Venafro.

But you are one.

Butterflies. They're okay.

By "at least one," you mean one.

By July. July.

Bye bye. Bye.

Bye.

Calling for Beane's head. I want your thoughts.

Can I speak with you a minute? Yeah.

Can I talk to you before you get started?

Can we say it's done in theory and start drawing up the paperwork?

Can we talk?

Can we talk? Uh, yeah.

Can you do that?

Carlos, you've been traded to the Tigers.

Check your reports or I'm gonna point at Pete.

Chocolate sauce? Yes.

Cleaning house.

Come on, Billy. Come on.

Come on, let's go. Get yourself loose.

Come on.

Come on. Come on.

Come on. Seriously.

Come with me to the video room. I wanna show you something.

Congratulations.

Could be great. I don't think so.

Crazy. Just plain crazy.

Cut the crap, man.

Dad, look at this one.

Dad, there's no way you're gonna lose your job, right?

Damn, Billy, was that a suggestion?

Damon's on base,.324. And Olmedo's was. 291.

Dave. Pena's going on the block. You're my first call.

David Dombrowski. Okay.

David Dombrowski's on 3.

David Justice. Oh, no.

David, you're 37.

Denise?

Detail, halt!

Did Henry make you a good offer, at least?

Did you hear that?

Discuss with your wife, let us know.

Do I care if it's a walk or a hit?

Do I look worried? Yeah.

Do it. This is stupid.

Do you ? This one's cool.

Do you believe in this thing or not?

Do you do things so you keep the streak alive?

Do you have superstitions going on?

Do you resent the attention you get off the field?

Do you see this as a decimation of the organization?

Do you wanna let us in?

Do you want me to speak?

Does Pete really need to be here?

Doesn't like, what baseball thinks, doesn't think.

Doesn't matter what moves I make if you don't play the team the way they're designed to be.

Doesn't matter. Doesn't matter. What was it? What was it?

Doesn't matter. What was it?

Doesn't mean anything.

Dombrowski's on again, on 3.

Don't be a hero and go to second.

Don't make an emotional decision, Billy.

Don't stop believin'

Don't tell anyone about the first base thing.

Don't tell me the score, Pete.

Don't tell your mother. I won't.

Done deal. We're in trouble.

Down the right field line, fair off the bat of Damon.

Down, gettin' down There's a whole lot of rhythm

Due respect to the Coliseum, but this is a ballpark.

Dum dee dum Da dum dee dum

Duncan, no.

Early. It's still early.

Easy power. And loose.

Eckerton? Eckerton? Eckerton.

Eckerton.

Ed, it's Billy. Billy, what's up?

Ed? Hello?

Eighteen wins in a row!

Eleven to nothing, the A's do lead.

Eric Byrnes, never with an at bat in Yankee Stadium,

Even if the third baseman is back? No bunting whatsoever.

Even yourself?

Ever since the five run fourth inning by the Royals.

Ever.

Every at bat's like a hand of blackjack.

Every card that's dealt, your odds change.

Every time that happens,

Every time we talk,

Everybody, listen up.

Everyone wants to attack. Quit trying to attack.

Except for Barry Bonds.

Excuse me, Carlos? Yeah?

Excuse me, Mr. Beane? Hey, Chad.

Fans don't run my ball club.

Few scouts can go into the mind of a young man

Fifty million dollars in additional payroll.

Fine.

First base is the moon to him.

First job. Whose nephew are you?

First one out of the dugout is rookie sensation Carlos Pena,

For 10 or 20, 30 million dollars.

For 41 million, you built a play off team.

For a variety of biased reasons and perceived flaws.

For emergencies.

For weeks to make this club better, and you're shitting all over it.

Forgive the A's if they're not celebrating.

Forty seven.

Fourteen, the longest run this year.

From a statistical, bean counting point of view.

Fuck you, Billy. Now I will.

Garcia? No.

Get down in it.

Get down.

Get her a bowling ball for all I care.

Get me a little closer and I will get you that championship team.

Get some sleep last night?

Get Steve on the phone. Schott or Phillips?

Get the Giants interested in Venafro, Mark's only got one buyer for Rincon.

Giambi. Giambi.

Giambi's on base percentage was. 477.

Give up the funk

Go on the road with the team.

Go on the road with the team.

Go on.

Go tell Pena he's gotta pack.

Go, come on, now. We gotta spin it.

Go. There's just no feel for the spot.

Gonna compare him to Giambi? What are we talking about?

Good face.

Good looking ballplayer. Can he hit?

Good luck, Art.

Good meeting.

Good morning. Good morning, Billy.

Good news is, we want you at first.

Good to have you here. Boy, you move in fast.

Good to see you. Please sit down. You too.

Good, good, man.

Good. Good.

Good. Really good. Things are peaceful around here.

Got an ugly girlfriend. What's that mean?

Gotta start with the age, 36 years old.

Grab a bat. You're hitting for Byrnesy.

Grab a seat. I'll be right back.

Great at bats. Thank you.

Great.

Great. I need one more thing.

Great. It's a deal.

Guy steps into your office, chat him up.

Guys, you're just talking.

Guys, you're still trying to replace Giambi.

Had a few thoughts. Yeah?

Hammered down the right field line. Justice!

Hang on a sec. Uh, Bennett, maybe?

Happened over the last four days at the Coliseum.

Happy holidays. All right.

Hatteberg at first,

Hatteberg is mobbed at home plate.

Hatteberg? Exactly.

Hattie gets on base more than Pena.

Hattie. Not Pena.

Have one or two tools,

He always gets bloody.

He answers to no one except ownership and God.

He bought a ticket on the Titanic.

He can't throw and he can't field. But what can he do?

He could've gone to Stanford.

He deserves the credit. Great, thanks. Bye.

He didn't pan out. That happens every year.

He doesn't like to mingle with the players.

He had four hits in the series opener.

He had that back thing.

He has one good year.

He hit a home run and didn't even realize it.

He is a freak, and not in a good way.

He is a good hitter. He'll be ready.

He is one of the most undervalued players in baseball.

He just did.

He looked like a clown out there.

He needs to look at what's going on.

He never goes to the games.

He only throws the ball about 82, 83 miles an hour. There must be something

He passes the eye candy test. Got the looks.

He really needs to accept this as life's first occupation, first career.

He should throw 100 pitches before the fifth.

He throws the club head at the ball, and when he connects,

He walks in a room, his dick's already been there for two minutes.

He was gonna say something else.

He would have to pick one or the other.

He'll be fine, Ed.

He's a career. 260 hitter. The best part of his career is over.

He's a decent leadoff hitter. He can steal bases.

He's a luxury you can't afford, man.

He's a shortstop. He's a shortstop from Seattle.

He's expecting your call.

He's expecting your call. He'll take care of everything.

He's getting thick around the waist.

He's gonna be a good hitter against big league arms?

He's gonna be a Rookie of the Year.

He's gonna go for it.

He's gonna really help our season tickets early in the year,

He's gonna round first and he's gonna go for it.

He's got a baseball body. Matty, who do you got?

He's hit everywhere along the line.

He's looking for Hatteberg to get on base,

He's managing an unorthodox team.

He's not a guy that you say, "The eighth inning is yours,

He's one of our guys.

He's ready to play the part. He just needs playing time.

He's the only first baseman.

He's the traveling secretary for the team.

He's young, he's talented.

Heads up.

Hello? Scott?

Hello. Who are you?

Her mother and I will discuss it.

Here you go.

Here's the deal. I'm getting Rincon. It's a done deal.

Here's what's interesting,

Hey, anything worth doing is. And we're gonna teach you.

Hey, Art.

Hey, Billy,

Hey, Billy.

Hey, Billy. Hey, Mark.

Hey, Dad. Hi, honey.

Hey, David. Hey, Billy.

Hey, Ricardo.

Hey, Sharon. Hi, Billy.

Hey, she give me love And I feel all right now

Hey, what time is it? I don't know.

Hey.

Hey. Jeremy Giambi.

His defect is that he throws funny.

His fielding does not matter.

His legs are gone. Grady.

His legs are gone. Not a good idea.

His on base percentage is all we're looking at now.

Hitting for Eric Byrnes,

Honey, everything's fine. Everything's fine.

Honey, I'm not gonna lose my job.

Honey, what are you doing awake?

Honey?

HOST We got Grady Fuson, former head of scouting with the Athletics.

How about you and I be honest about what each of us want out of this?

How are ? Hi, how you doing? Nice to see you.

How are the guys doing? That was a killer.

How are the nerves in your fingers? You know.

How are you? Good.

How can you not be romantic about baseball?

How come your boss doesn't travel with the team?

How do you explain it?

How do you think your body's gonna hold up?

How is the team shaping up?

How many did you do?

How much cash? Two hundred K.

How old? Twenty six.

How was Boston?

How you doing? Billy Beane.

How you doing? I'm fine.

How you liking first base, man?

How's it going? All right. How you been?

How's the elbow, Scott?

Huh? I could be wrong,

Huh.

Huh.

Huh. What else you thinking?

Hundred percent.

I agree with you. La la la la la.

I am starting him at first.

I apologize.

I appreciate it, Sharon.

I appreciate it, sir. Nobody's ever given me a chance like this before.

I asked if you were 100 percent.

I asked you to do three.

I believe in what we're doing.

I believe that there is a championship team

I can give you Guthrie if you kick in some cash.

I can let you have him for almost nothing.

I can make it quick and easy. What's the angle?

I can't compete against $120 million with $38 million.

I can't figure it out It's bringing me down

I can't figure it out It's bringing me down

I can't manage this team under a one year contract.

I can't throw the ball at all. Yeah.

I can't watch this shit.

I did, yeah. You were a good player.

I didn't assemble them for you, Art. No shit.

I disagree with you, plain and simple.

I do.

I do.

I don't care about righty lefty. I do.

I don't give a rat's ass what your name is.

I don't know what Billy Beane and management understands about him.

I don't know where to go Can't do it alone, I've tried

I don't know where to go Can't do it alone, I've tried

I don't know why I'm doing this. But let's do it.

I don't know.

I don't know. Ahem.

I don't know. I shouldn't have

I don't see it. Seriously, guys.

I don't talk to people. I just read stuff.

I don't think he does very often.

I don't think so. He plays for Detroit now.

I don't think we're asking the right question.

I don't wanna dampen the mood at all, but since we picked up Rincon...

I don't wanna go 15 rounds, Billy.

I don't watch the games.

I feel great about it. I feel great about it.

I feel great. I did a lot of work to get Excuse me. Get out of my shot.

I get it. I get it.

I get the impression the market for Rincon is softening.

I got 37 free agents that are better than those three guys.

I got a call. I'll get you back. I'll let him know.

I gotta be able to trade them, send them down,

I hate losing more than I even wanna win.

I have my doubts. He's gotten old.

I haven't got to see you since play offs.

I hear you're looking for a reliever. I can give you Venafro.

I heard "seven in a row. " You get the Cleveland matchups?

I heard the Giants Giants want Venafro for Michaelson.

I imagine you would've passed and taken that scholarship.

I just bought a house here.

I just bought you from the Cleveland Indians.

I know I've been struggling lately.

I know I've got to let it go

I know I've got to let it go

I know I've got to let it go

I know it hurts.

I know the way they think, and they will erase us.

I know you're taking it in the teeth, but the first guy through the wall,

I know your routine.

I know. Okay.

I like Anderson. No, you don't. Nobody likes him.

I like Eckerton. You don't even know who Eckerton is.

I like Geronimo. Yes.

I like him a little bit, but he's a specialist.

I love it.

I made one decision in my life based on money.

I may lose my job.

I mean, anybody who's not tearing their team down right now

I mean, I like him, you know, but I can judge him.

I mean, if you're having any doubt at all about this...

I mean, this is why I'm here. This is why you hired me.

I need another day.

I need Ed Wade for Billy Beane. Hi.

I need more money, Steve. Billy.

I need more money. We don't have any.

I never seen nothing like that.

I pay you to get on first, not get thrown out at second.

I played a little T ball. You're the new head scout.

I question whether the bat speed's there.

I read you lost Giambonni and Damon.

I really did.

I really wanted to win here.

I respect you, Mr. Beane, and if you want full disclosure,

I said it before. This is fantasy baseball.

I see.

I should've made you a bigger part of the conversation from day one.

I studied economics.

I think he was more listening to Bruce than myself.

I think he's gonna dump him. Hard core.

I think it opens up all kinds of interesting possibilities.

I think it's a good thing that you got Damon off your payroll.

I think it's a long shot that he can be a big league first baseman.

I think my recap will be simple.

I think they wanna wait and see.

I think this year, we're gonna show that it takes a team to win,

I think we have to remember this is the man.

I think you seriously need to think about what you're doing.

I think you won pretty big, Billy.

I told you we can't do it, and we can't do it.

I tried to convince Shapiro to pick him up last June,

I wanna win just as much That's my bar. My bar is here.

I want a couple bucks and a sweetener.

I want Dye in right,

I want it to mean something.

I want this to be a friendly meeting.

I want you taking at bats off the 1 Oth and 11th pitcher by the end.

I want you to be my general manager. That's my offer.

I wanted to say thank you for this opportunity.

I wanted to say that New York was heartbreaking.

I wanted you to see these player evaluations

I was gonna leave a message.

I was grateful for the call.

I was surprised he called me.

I would never have to cut a player, unless you...

I wouldn't say I'm intimidated, really. I'm just really excited, like you said.

I'd have taken you in the ninth round. No signing bonus.

I'll call you back.

I'll call you.

I'll do that, but we got Pena, who can play first.

I'll take Billy Beane over Strawberry.

I'll talk to you later, sweetheart. I love you.

I'll tell him.

I'll think about it. Think about it and call me back.

I'll think about it. Think about it.

I'm a bit busy right now. I know.

I'm almost done. Steve Schott.

I'm asking you to be okay not spending money that I don't have.

I'm going in. Text me the play by play.

I'm just a little bit Caught in the middle

I'm just a little bit Caught in the middle

I'm just a little girl Lost in the moment

I'm just a little girl Lost in the moment

I'm just a little girl Lost in the moment

I'm just asking for a bit of help.

I'm just kidding you.

I'm just saying you can't start Pena at first.

I'm just saying, his girlfriend is a six at best.

I'm just wondering. Where'd you hear that?

I'm looking at the spring training roster.

I'm not a baseball player.

I'm not asking you

I'm not gonna do this. I think this is stupid.

I'm not gonna fire anybody, and this is dumb.

I'm not gonna fire you, Grady.

I'm not gonna fire you, Grady.

I'm not in it for a record, I'll tell you that.

I'm not paying you for the player you used to be.

I'm not quite sure what you're asking me, Mr. Beane.

I'm not. You're picking mine. Giambi's name alone is worth more.

I'm paying you for the player you are right now.

I'm Peter Brand.

I'm Peter Brand.

I'm projecting that we need to win at least 99 games

I'm reinvigorated by my love of the game.

I'm so scared But I don't show it

I'm so scared But I don't show it

I'm so scared But I don't show it

I'm sorry for the crap news.

I'm sure for you too.

I'm sure you can understand.

I'm telling you, there is no explanation for what's occurring right now.

I'm thinking Ricardo Rincon.

I'm willing to trade Jeremy Giambi for it.

I've been in this game a long time.

I've been there. I know you have.

I've heard enough of this. Have you?

I've only ever played catcher.

I've sat at those kitchen tables with you

If he wants to be center fielder for the Mets,

If he's good, why doesn't he hit good?

If I take more, I could even take a few strikes, but I'll get walked more.

If it was, anybody could do what we're doing, but they can't.

If not, you're a really great dad.

If someone bunts on us, throw it to first.

If we don't win the last game of the Series,

If we try to play like the Yankees in here,

If you lose the last game of the season, nobody gives a shit.

If you were, our call wouldn't have been the only one you got.

Imagine how bad it'd be if you were a Yankee player

Impressive.

In fact, 20 percent more. And his fielding?

In my opinion.

In order to make it to the postseason.

In your typical A's fashion. They want a base runner here.

Incredibly, have lost 14 of their last 17 games.

Into right center field, broken bat, it'll fall, a base hit.

Is as strong as ours is gonna be in getting you in this upcoming draft.

Is by mid July to be within seven games of first.

Is it attached to that clamp? Yeah, let me unhook it.

Is it fair to say the experiment has failed?

Is it Giambi that's stabbing the back or the Pinstripes on the East Coast?

Is losing fun?

Is losing fun? No.

Is she ready? She's out with friends.

Is that good or bad?

Is that it? Yes.

Is that supposed to make us easier to cut?

Is there another first baseman like Giambi?

Is Venafro hurt? No, he's fine, he's fine.

Isn't that the deal with these guys?

It bounces to the wall. One run is in. Two runs are in.

It defies everything we know about baseball.

It has slingshot the A's into first in the AL West. A nice streak.

It is.

It sells tickets and hot dogs.

It sounds like you're apologizing for what they're doing.

It took weeks of planning to lead up to the big event, but it was well worth it.

It was really an accomplishment. Well, that's nice.

It wasn't to Giambi. Giambi's the worst first baseman in baseball.

It'd be clear what we're trying to do.

It's a good offer, and you gotta match it. I

It's a metaphor. I know it's a metaphor.

It's a problem you think we need to explain ourselves.

It's about getting things down to one number.

It's an 11 to 7 game, the A's in front.

It's an unfair game.

It's Billy Beane of the Oakland A's. Yes.

It's close...

It's coming along. Picking it up.

It's day one of the first week. You can't judge this yet.

It's fun to sing with your song, but I don't want people to listen to me.

It's good to see you.

It's hard not to be romantic about baseball.

It's hard to see exactly,

It's just an issue for us.

It's just getting started. Boston wants to cut him.

It's like we're a farm system for the New York Yankees.

It's my first job anywhere.

It's not all on your shoulders.

It's not easy doing what I do under the cloud of a one year contract.

It's not just the offense, not Thad Bosley and the hitters.

It's not.

It's okay, Joe, you can leave it on.

It's only baseball.

It's only been a few days. Give yourself some time to get over it.

It's patter. It's for effect.

It's threatening the way that they do things.

It's weird, Billy.

It's won on the field with fundamental play.

Jason's gone, Scott.

Jeez, Billy Number two:

Jeremy, how's the team gonna fare without your brother, Jason?

Jeremy, you've been traded to the Phillies.

Jeremy's about to realize

Jeremy's gone too.

Jeremy's gonna take him to deep center.

Jermaine Dye homers again, his second in two games.

Just enjoy the show

Just got off the phone with Dan. You didn't.

Just right here? Why don't we go over there?

Just tell me, do you project we'll win more with Hatteberg or Pena at first?

Justice DH'ing, Pena on the bench,

Kid needs at bats. Give him 400 at bats, he's gonna get better.

Kubota. You never played ball, right?

Lefties vs. righties. "

Let me ask you this.

Let me know if you change your mind and stay in California.

Let the game come to you, man. There's no clock on this thing.

Let them make the mistakes.

Let's do that.

Let's face it, they're getting a deal with you.

Let's go, Oakland!

Let's go, Oakland!

Let's go, Oakland!

Let's go, Oakland!

Let's go, Oakland!

Let's go, Yankees!

Let's go, Yankees!

Let's practice. No.

Life is a maze And love is a riddle

Life is a maze And love is a riddle

Life is a maze And love is a riddle

Like an island of misfit toys.

Like we're looking for Fabio.

Listen, I don't want Rincon pitching against me tonight.

Listen, man.

Listen, would you have drafted me in the first round?

Little bit. Little bit.

Longest winning streak for them that year? Nine.

Look how it's red. It's beautiful.

Look, Billy, we all understand what the problem is. We have to

Look, I need a little help on defense. Okay.

Look, if we're trying to replace Giambi, this guy could be it.

Look, Steve o, let me be straight with you.

Look, Steve.

Look, that one's pretty. I like the red.

Look, we're gonna shake things up.

Losing the first two games at home in the best of five series

Mabry hits one deep to right center field.

Mabry, on one pitch, has shot the A's in front.

Mabry? Maybe what?

Mags. Hey, Billy.

Major League Baseball and its fans, they're gonna be more than happy

Major League Baseball thinks the way I think. You're not gonna win.

Make an example for the younger guys.

Man, I don't get over these things.

Man, I've been doing this for...

Many are called, few are chosen.

Mark Guthrie? Yeah.

Mark, is he healthy? Yeah, he's healthy ish.

Mark. Yeah.

Mark. You can't afford him, Billy.

May I speak candidly? Sure, go ahead.

Maybe bring in a pinch runner.

Maybe Coste.

Maybe I am, a little bit.

Maybe I can teach one of them. The fans don't Good one.

Mike Sweeney with runners at first and third.

Mike, I can't have 26 guys in the clubhouse.

Mike, I need you to stop getting dressed.

Mine's me being left alone

Mm hm. Who are you?

Mm hm. Who you got? What?

Morning, everyone. Art.

Morning, Suzanne. Coffee on? Yes.

Most of the youngsters that we have an interest in

Mostly player analysis right now.

Mr. Beane?

Murderers' Row, some people still say the best team ever.

My bar is to take this team to the championship.

My hat's off to him. It won't work.

My kid just started a new school.

Nineteen in a row.

No angle. Who am I getting fleeced for?

No bunts. Bunts is an out.

No disrespect, I just lost in five for the second year in a row.

No fluff, just facts.

No kicker? Straight up.

No one wants to pick him up. Good. He's cheap.

No problem.

No, Billy, it's me.

No, I can't.

No, I can't.

No, I think we can judge it.

No, I'm not worried. Okay.

No, I'm on my way to Visalia to see our minor league team.

No, Mabry. Hold on.

No, man, I ain't paying you 7.

No, man, I'm not up for film right now.

No, not really. No.

No, seriously, that is.

No, that's just logic. Who's Fabio?

No, you're playing me, and you're still playing me.

No? No.

No.

No. Furbush, no.

No. Go.

No. I want a reliever and cash.

No. No.

No. What's the problem, Barry?

Nobody in the big leagues cares about him because he looks funny.

Nobody reinvents this game.

Nobody?

None of it'll matter.

None of them.

None of those three guys knows how to play first base.

Nope. What's the problem?

Not any individual guy, just a team.

Not even a discussion?

Not like this. You're not looking at the problem.

Not many teams make it that far, and to watch you go that far was

Nothing. That's why we're here, Steve.

Now batting,

Now batting, number 2, catcher, Brent Mayne.

Now, I'm gonna see this thing through, for better or worse.

Now, Pete and I here feel very strongly that we stay on the track we've chosen.

Now, Pete and I here feel very strongly that we stay on the track we've chosen.

Now, there are intangibles that only baseball people understand.

Now, this is no time to push the panic button.

Number 10, Scott Hatteberg.

Number 18, left fielder Raul Ibanez.

Number one: Jason's little brother, Jeremy.

Oakland! Here we go, Oakland!

Of 25 people that we can afford,

Of all the great events taking place downtown in Seattle

Of bringing in good young guys to fill that role.

Oh, and, Scott. Yeah?

Oh, boy.

Oh, boy.

Oh, Casey wants to talk to you. Hang on.

Oh, come on. "Come on" what?

Oh, God. Billy, that's trouble.

Oh, hi, Louisa.

Oh, honey, you need to sing. That's so good.

Oh, I like this one. Yeah?

Oh, I want this one.

Oh, man, you played me. I'm just doing my job for my client.

Oh, man.

Oh, man.

Oh, shit.

Oh, thank you. Thank you, ma'am.

Oh, you gotta be shitting me.

Okay, but you're gonna have Great.

Okay, good. What's the problem?

Okay, good. What's the problem?

Okay, here's who we want.

Okay, I understand that.

Okay, let me talk to my owner. I'll call you back.

Okay, number three:

Okay, okay, my turn. You don't have a crystal ball.

Okay, so Billy says he'll pay for Rincon himself.

Okay, well,

Okay?

Okay? Ahem.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay. He's on

Okay. Hey.

Okay. I don't give a shit about friendship,

Okay. I gotta put a team on the field.

Okay. Okay, fellas.

Okay. People who run ball clubs, they think in terms of buying players.

Okay. Straight up, Garcia for Guthrie, no kicker.

Okay. Thanks.

Okay. Yeah, she's right here. Hold on.

Okay. You got five minutes, Dave. I'm not waiting.

Old Man Justice? Why is that?

On an unbelievable night

One of the few bright lights in this lineup, taking his spot at first base.

One of the great things about money is that it buys a lot of things,

One of which is the luxury to disregard what baseball likes,

One out here in the fourth, and if you're just joining us,

One two pitch. Tejada strikes out.

Opening day is upon us.

Or else my heart Is going to pop

Or more hectic when you're up there trying to get a job done.

Or talk to people.

Or watch TV or read newspapers

Or where we're gonna be at the end of the season.

Or where we're gonna be at the end of the season.

Ouch. I'm sorry. Too soon, right?

Our goal and our expectation

Our sample size has been too small. It's too

Our scouts will find players, Player Development will develop them.

Ow, we need the funk

Ow, we want the funk

Pack your bags, Pete.

Pardon me? We're out front.

Part of the job, man.

Pena.

People are overlooked

Percentages hold up over a season, but for one game, one at bat,

Pete, I gotta let you go. Jack's office will handle the details.

Pete, you're a good egg.

Pete?

Peter Brand. Billy.

Peter Brand. Nice to meet you. Where the hell's Pete?

Phillips on 2. Steve o, it's Billy.

Play like one tonight.

Please hold.

Please.

Probably an All Star. He's an All Star, Dave.

Racing back, Fick can't get it.

Re create him in the aggregate. The what?

Really quality. Thank you.

Really, you don't have to worry.

Really?

Really?

Really? What?

Remember when they traded Jeremy Giambi in June

Right here in the middle of the store?

Right.

Right. It's not a perfect roster.

Saby Sabster, it's Billy. What do you think of Venafro?

Safe.

Safe.

San Francisco. San Francisco.

Say, bro.

Scarf.

Schott hung up.

Scott Hatteberg. Who?

Scott, this is a contract to play ball for the Oakland A's.

Scott, you're not a catcher anymore.

Scott. That's right.

Scotty H.

Scotty H. Sir?

Seventy five points.

Shake off the loss, get back in a room with your guys,

Shapiro on 2.

Shapiro's on 2.

Shapiro's on 2.

Sharon? Yeah.

She's got a cell phone?

Shit.

Should we try?

Slide it up right there.

Sliding safe. And the ball game is tied at 11 all.

Slow it down, make it stop

So Boston's gonna wait and see?

So every first pitch strike, your batting average goes down about 75 points.

So Garcia's gonna be a no. You're kidding me, right?

So he can do both?

So he walks a lot. He gets on base a lot, Rocco.

So it's on me now? No, Art, it's on me.

So that's why I'm cagey about this with you.

So what?

So why did you return my call?

So with this loss tonight, the Oakland Athletics

So you can sign him based on his ability,

So you want us to walk more? Good question. Yes.

So you're not gonna bring in one

So, what are you looking for? A left handed reliever.

So, what do you do?

So?

So...

Social. Social. Like a greeter at the Gap.

Soda money?

Soda. Yeah, I don't want my guys paying for soda.

Some of us are told at 18, some of us are told at 40, but we're all told.

Some of us are told at 18, some of us are told at 40, but we're all told.

Something strange is now happening in Oakland.

Sometimes I sing.

Sometimes you don't find out till you get to the big leagues...

Sorry, go ahead.

Sorry. I don't know. What the hell was that?

Start thinking about a new GM, making changes.

Steinbrenner's so pissed at his decline, he's willing to eat his contract to get rid of him.

Still keeps us in the plus column. We need to be seven over. 500.

Stop.

Streetlight

Strike three called. Twelve straight wins for the Athletics.

Strike three.

Strike!

Strike.

Suzanne, call Shapiro ba Never mind, I got him right here.

Suzanne, get me Ed Wade. Okay.

Suzanne, get me Sabean on the line.

Suzanne, Steve Phillips.

Suzanne. Yes?

Sweetheart, can you...?

Swing and a miss! Struck him out! Number 17!

Take it. Say thank you.

Talking about trying to win a division.

Talking the same old "good body" nonsense like we're selling jeans.

Tam peering in for the sign.

Teach?

Team's good. Rebuilding. Good.

Tejada walks.

Tejada, up the middle. The A's have won 19 in a row!

Tell him I'll pay for him.

Tell him I'm on the other line.

Tell him to change clothes and send him over. I got you the money.

Tell him, Wash. It's incredibly hard.

Tell me about Bradford.

Tell me, why Billy?

Thank you very much. We'll call you back. Thank you.

Thank you, Denise.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you. Good luck.

Thanks, Alan.

Thanks. You're welcome.

That doesn't come along very often.

That it? Yeah.

That keeps us in the hunt. Exceptionally well.

That lineup card is definitely yours.

That makes you the highest paid GM in the history of sports.

That man gets walked more than anybody in baseball

That should tell you something right there.

That smell is getting worse. I'm on it.

That the ball went 60 feet over the fence.

That the Boston Red Sox are paying him?

That was a killer. It's a tough one to swallow. It's...

That was my mistake, Art. I take responsibility for that.

That was us. We misused him. It's Steve.

That would be this working.

That you asked me to do.

That's baseball.

That's beautiful.

That's been released by half the organizations in baseball

That's funny. Seriously, what is it?

That's good to hear. I'm not gonna waste your time.

That's it? Pfft.

That's it.

That's my daughter.

That's my hero.

That's not gonna happen.

That's right. So you can play Hattie.

That's terrible. No, but that is a tough situation.

That's the deal you made. Boston just upped it to 7.75.

That's the third Ranger batter to be hit today.

That's what I'd say. Well...

That's what I'm talking about. Picking machine.

That's what the New York Yankees think of you.

That's what we're gonna do.

That's when people get hurt.

That's why

That's why he's not in New York anymore, not in Cleveland anymore.

That's why I want you to do it. Why don't you?

That's why we get up in the morning. That's all we do.

That's...

The 1947 New York Yankees have company.

The A's are two wins away from tying the American League record.

The A's going to the play offs with the West Division title.

The A's have a date with destiny.

The A's have blown an 11 to nothing lead.

The A's have won 16 in a row.

The A's pull within two of the Angels for the wild card chase.

The A's scored six in the first, one in the second, four in the third.

The A's were on page one ofthe New York Times.

The A's, from 5 nothing down, now lead 6 to 5.

The all time franchise record 17 straight

The all time record of 20 does not seem impossible anymore.

The Athletics have accomplished what no one has before.

The crowd comes back to insane life.

The crowd is roaring. Koch is ready. One two pitch.

The fact of the matter is, this is not about statistics, this is about people.

The first pitch is moments away.

The guy's an athlete. Big, fast, talented.

The guy's got a great glove.

The henhouse is there. I can't blame them?

The lineup card is mine, and that's all.

The man needs to get real. I want Billy Beane gone.

The most amazing thing you could imagine

The nice way to say it is he lacks confidence.

The Oakland A's are gonna win 16 consecutive games.

The Oakland A's have tied the Philadelphia A's.

The past 18 games, they've been shut out or scored one run four times.

The people who are holding the reins,

The problem is in the general manager's office with Billy Beane.

The problem is that Bill James never played, never managed.

The problem we're trying to solve is that there are rich teams

The record doesn't reflect the strength of this team

The Red Sox see Johnny Damon

The Reds have now dropped five in a row

The root of the problem for me is philosophical.

The Seattle Mariners win both games on this series, Ray.

The time is now to get him started.

The Visalia Oaks

The weather was ideal. People are still having a great time.

The Yankees are paying Jason a lot of money.

The Yankees have deeper pockets and they're willing to give him money.

The Yankees have taken the lead.

The Yankees have the tying run at second, down 2 nothing.

The Yankees one out away.

The Yankees will defend their title.

Then what the fuck are you talking about, man?

There have been questions about my age

There you go. Scotty H.

There's not a lot of faith there.

There's not an organization in baseball

There's one thing you're forgetting.

There's reports about him on weed, in strip clubs.

There's some work to be done, I'll admit that, but he's noticeable.

These are hard moves to explain to people.

These are the guys. Guys, Billy. Boys.

They also took back to back series at Boston and at New York.

They are 10 games back in the American League West.

They are an AL best 17 and 4 this month.

They are the story in sports in this entire country.

They call it Moneyball. Moneyball?

They did. They played fantastic. It just didn't fall our way.

They don't have our experience and our intuition.

They don't know what we know.

They go batshit crazy.

They had a flawed concept that started with the general manager

They have won 20 consecutive games.

They made friends. That's, uh...

They played great. They played their hearts out.

They wave around Damon. He will score.

They were in Detroit today He throws to first.

They'll be sitting on their ass on the sofa in October

They'll dismiss us.

They're dinosaurs.

They're drinking champagne, they get a ring.

They're giving you an out. Just giving it to you.

They're just not scoring enough.

They're offering $120 million oνer six years.

They're paying you $3.5 million to play against them.

They're pilfering our players.

They're really ? They're gone? Gone. Yesterday's news.

They're standing, anticipating another trip

They've won 10 in a row. Seattle is 13 and 3.

This better work.

This check here represents the offer

This guy could be not just the best pitcher in our pen,

This guy has never failed at anything. He's coming out of high school.

This guy should cost $3 million a year.

This guy's gonna start with a fastball.

This is a code that I've written for our year to year projections.

This is a process. It's a process, it's a process. Okay?

This is a war of attrition.

This is about you and your shit, isn't it?

This is about you doing your job and me doing mine.

This is all of Jeremy's nightmares coming to life.

This is building in the intelligence that we have to project players.

This is Ed Wade's number. He's a good guy, the GM.

This is Jay Palmer's number.

This is not a discussion.

This is really the kickoff to the holiday season here in downtown Seattle.

This is the kind of decision that gets you fired.

This is the longest win streak in baseball, folks, in 25 years.

This is the new direction of the A's.

This is the specter of a development that has been lurking now

This is the way we do business in Cleveland.

This is Tom Martinez, national cross checker.

This kind of thing, it's fun for the fans.

This one's pretty. Let's try it out.

This situation, or the past.

This son of a bitch is going in the first round.

This team was written off.

This was in a game six weeks ago.

This was very predictable.

Those five tools, you don't see that very often.

Those same kids will be booing in July when the Yankees come here.

Thousands of people were out earlier.

Three ballplayers Three ballplayers whose average OBP is...

Throw in, say...

Throw the percentages out the window.

To be something I'm not

To evaluate three players. Yeah.

To have a winning streak of this duration, you have to be good,

To manage this team you assembled for me.

To misjudge their players and mismanage their teams.

To replace Damon? Yeah.

To the League Championship Series.

To the left. I did.

To throw you and Google Boy under the bus

To understand what is really happening.

Top of my list. Clean cut, good face.

Totally agree. We just need them to cool on Rincon.

Traded?

Trust your slider, yeah? Yes, sir.

Turn around, please, Dad. No way, Jose.

Turn around. Come on, Dad. Nope. Not gonna happen.

Twenty six, Double A? Forget it.

Twice Alex Rodriguez was nicked. The ninth

Two two pitch, here it is.

Ugly girlfriend means no confidence.

Uh uh.

Uh uh.

Uh, yeah, yeah.

Uh... Hollins?

Um, Casey and I, we're here and watching the game at home.

Um...

Unfortunately, he can't do Stanford and professional baseball.

Us. On 3.

Using the stats the way we read them,

Using this equation in the upper left,

Venafro for Michaelson. Anderson. I don't know his name.

Very kind.

Very rare do you come upon a young man like Billy

Voos. Billy.

Wait a minute here. I mean, but what about ?

Wait a minute, let me get this straight.

Wants to be a baseball player,

We are card counters at the blackjack table

We are the last dog at the bowl.

We can get him for 237,000.

We got a problem, David? No, it's okay.

We got six weeks.

We got to think differently.

We gotta have the funk

We gotta replace these guys with what we have

We gotta send someone down.

We had a deal, Scott. We have a deal, if it's 8 million.

We had him. We moved him to Detroit.

We have a nice recap for you

We have to replace three key players in our lineup.

We just don't know when that's gonna be.

We just don't know when that's gonna be.

We just got the record.

We lost.

We make suggestions, he makes decisions.

We need 38 home runs, 120 RBIs and 47 doubles to replace.

We need to score at least 814 runs in order to win those games

We paid him the money we should've been giving to Johnny Damon.

We wanna go with Hattie.

We want you badly, and we think that this amount of money expresses that desire.

We want you to play first base for the Oakland A's.

We were so close. Right there.

We will lose to the Yankees out there.

We'll be lucky to get 60 games out of him. Why do you like him?

We'll come back with the national anthem.

We'll find value in players that nobody else can see.

We'll find value in players that nobody else can see.

We'll have changed the game.

We'll teach them to play Oakland A baseball.

We're all set. Okay.

We're all told at some point we can no longer play the children's game.

We're all told at some point we can no longer play the children's game.

We're cool?

We're cool.

We're counting on David to be the guy he was.

We're gonna have some lunch in a little bit.

We're gonna work within the constraints we have,

We're looking at a guy that's a potential superstar for us in New York.

We're losing Giambi, Damon, Isringhausen.

We're not about to let him go.

We're not gonna compete with these teams that have big budgets.

We're not gonna do better next year.

We're prepared to make a sizable financial commitment.

We're really proud of you.

We're trying to solve the problem.

Well, baseball can hate him, you know.

Well, baseball hates him.

Well, don't do that. Don't go on the Internet.

Well, give him some.

Well, here we are just minutes away from the season opener of 2002

Well, hey, good luck with that.

Well, I don't know.

Well, I go on the Internet sometimes.

Well, it's a big day, one you won't forget.

Well, just you, sir.

Well, let me think. What are you doing?

Well, Steve told me he's offering you a new contract.

Well, sure you can.

Well, we enjoy having you. It's gonna work out well for all of us.

Well, you know, the organization did a great job

Well, you're gonna have to teach one of them.

Well...

Well...

Well... In Oakland.

Were fundamentally not a sound baseball team.

What a dump.

What a series that is gonna be in the next...

What about Giambi? You want me to tell him too?

What about the Mets for Venafro? You offered him to the Giants.

What am I missing?

What are we discussing?

What are we doing? Splitting it in half?

What are we talking about, then?

What are we talking about, then?

What are you having fun for?

What are you trying to say?

What did you tell Bruce?

What do you do?

What do you mean, no? No.

What do you think we can get for Magnante?

What do you think, Wash?

What else can I help you with?

What else you thinking? What are we doing? Is this business?

What happened in that room?

What is it that makes him special?

What is this? What are we doing?

What is wrong with this thing? It's a dollar, man.

What the Minnesota Twins exposed is the fact that the Oakland A's

What was that?

What?

What?

What? On the curb.

What? Why?

What'd you study? Economics.

What's left on Venafro's contract? Two seventy five.

What's this?

What's this?

What's up, skip?

What's up? Wade's on 2.

What's wrong with him? Nothing.

What's your biggest fear?

When I point at you, yeah.

When I see Johnny Damon,

When Oakland went up two games to none on the Yanks in the ALDS,

When they lost an 11 to nothing lead

When you get the answer you're looking for, hang up.

When you say "your source," if it's not me or Peter, they don't know.

When you're getting your pitch, you're hitting. 625, massive.

When your enemy's making mistakes, don't interrupt them.

Where do we expect to be by the All Star break?

Where is she? Where was she? Down the street or...?

Where on the field is the dollar I'm paying for soda?

Where you from, Pete? Maryland.

Where you going with this, Billy?

Where you should be hitting them, why.

Where'd you go to school? Yale. I went to Yale.

Where's Steve in this? Steve's great.

Whether it's a government, a way of doing business, whatever,

Which is something you should learn to do, by the way.

Which is strange after a 102 win season.

Who can run, who can field, who can throw, who can hit,

Who do you wanna talk about first?

Who is it? I'd rather not say.

Who would not have taken a chance on this young guy.

Who wrote an interesting book on baseball statistics.

Who? Chad Bradford.

Who's that?

Who's the kid? A friend of mine.

Whoa. Okay. Okay. Now you declare war on the system.

Why do I get the feeling you're picking my pocket?

Why don't I have some coffee sent up?

Why don't you just let us be responsible for replacing Giambi

Why don't you walk me through the board?

Why is that a problem, Pete?

Why isn't anybody calling?

Why not Hatteberg at first? Because he can't play first.

Why not? Well, you know we're being gutted.

Why would we call Phillips? Phillips has gotta call us.

Why you're working at Dick's Sporting Goods.

Why?

With all due respect, we've been doing this a long time.

With the budget that the A's have. Who are you gonna get?

With the money that we do have.

Would you have drafted me in the first round?

Would you have drafted me in the first round?

Would you sing a little for your dad?

Wow, congrats. Thank you.

Wow.

Wow. Huh.

Yale, economics and baseball.

Yankees are paying half your salary.

Yeah, Boston snagged him.

Yeah, good jaw. Five tools guy.

Yeah, man. How you doing? Fantastic.

Yeah, right here.

Yeah, yeah. Hang on, it's wet.

Yeah, yeah. I got here early this morning.

Yeah?

Yeah?

Yeah?

Yeah? Billy, Scott.

Yeah? Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah. A 12 year old?

Yeah. Damon, Isringhausen.

Yeah. Gonna teach me some things?

Yeah. Have some fun. Relax.

Yeah. Hey, listen, no, I appreciate it. You're welcome.

Yeah. I would've rather seen Bradford in the end than Magnante.

Yeah. I'm a player. You gotta cut me from the roster.

Yeah. It's just you and me, Pete.

Yeah. Take a seat.

Yeah. What about the fans?

Yeah. Yeah.

Yes, and it was a nice theory, and now it's just not working out.

Yes, he does.

Yes, he's had a little problem with Little problem? He can't throw.

Yes, I added the "please" at the end.

Yes, it is.

Yes, sir. Okay.

Yes, you're right.

Yes.

Yes.

Yo, what's up, D.J.? Picking machine.

You are coming here on a dime. How does that make you feel?

You are full of it. Artie is right. This guy's got an attitude.

You are outside your mind. Yeah. Cuckoo.

You can give me Eckerton and $225,000 in cash,

You can hear it all over the ballpark. A lot of pop.

You can run, you can field, you can throw, you can hit,

You can't approach baseball

You can't blame Art Howe.

You can't blame them for pilfering the henhouse.

You can't deny his offensive output. He can play.

You can't look at a kid and predict his future any more than I can.

You can't start Pena at first tonight. You'll have to start Hatteberg.

You cannot argue that point. Twelve straight.

You could replay these 18 games a hundred times over.

You couldn't hit that shit last night with a paddle.

You did good, Billy.

You do know that he's been accepted to Stanford on a full scholarship?

You do not. I do not.

You don't go on the road with the team.

You don't put a team together with a computer.

You don't wish anybody a lack of success, but the facts are in front of you.

You don't.

You good, Billy? Yeah. How are you, Alan?

You got a kid in there that's got a degree in economics from Yale.

You got a scout here with 29 years of baseball experience.

You got this Venezuelan kid coming up.

You gotta be kidding me. How so?

You gotta get men in scoring position, and you gotta bring them in.

You gotta give the Yankees

You gotta see more pitches.

You guys quit distracting him.

You guys try to analyze it from a numbers standpoint.

You have a lot of experience and wisdom in this room.

You have a second? Yeah, what's up?

You have to steal, you have to bunt, you have to sacrifice.

You just tell me what you're looking for.

You know how many kids are wearing Giambi's ?

You know it's fine with your mother and I.

You know, it's good. It's really good. It's great. Uh...

You know, it's her birthday and I need to get her a present,

You know, Oakland Giambi's jerseys and hats and pictures and posters?

You know, tough transition, but I'm starting to feel better with it.

You know, why someone took so long to hire that guy is beyond me.

You knucklehead.

You lost Damon, Giambi, Isringhausen, Pena,

You make a decision on what you see.

You may not look like a winning team...

You mean like wool?

You missed a lot.

You need to have a little faith and let us do the job of replacing Giambi.

You need to take a minute.

You never seen a GM who was a player.

You rather get a bullet to the head or five to the chest and bleed to death?

You ready? I'm ready.

You see what happens to the runt of the litter? He dies.

You should try Giambi.

You should wait. What the hell are you talking about?

You shouldn't pull them out in the middle of the year.

You spend a lot of time in Vegas. I do.

You sure about that?

You there?

You thinking Rincon? His season's done. He's lost faith.

You traded Pena?

You wanna give up baseball to become a scout?

You wanna knock that starter out.

You want me to take Giambi's spot at first base?

You want me to tell Pena? Part of the job.

You want Pena on the bench?

You want this door closed?

You wanted to see me? Yeah, Jeremy, grab a seat.

You were grateful? Yeah.

You'll do better next year. But we were close, though.

You'll find new guys. You found Jason, you found Damon.

You'll have to explain to your kid

You're 25 years old, with a degree from Yale

You're a good ballplayer, Jeremy,

You're crushing the ball.

You're discounting what scouts have done for 150 years?

You're doing it again. What?

You're filling out that chair nicely. I got three weeks in it right now.

You're gonna be fine, though. You always figure something out.

You're kidding me. I'm not.

You're killing this team.

You're listening to the wrong one.

You're never gonna get another job

You're not buying into this Bill James bullshit?

You're not doing it for the money.

You're not gonna jinx it.

You're not worried, right?

You're paying me 7 million bucks a year, man, so, yeah,

You're smart. You get what we're trying to do here.

You're such a loser, Dad

You're such a loser, Dad Just enjoy the show

You're such a loser, Dad You're such a loser, Dad

You're such a loser, Dad You're such a loser, Dad

You're trying to replace Johnny Damon.

You're unhappy, Grady. Why?

You're well read. You went to school.

You've been a huge part of this team.

You've thrown your last ball from behind home plate.

Your goal shouldn't be to buy players. Your goal should be to buy wins.

Your son has five.

Your son was born with a God given ability.

Yup.

1.092. Divided by three.

20 games in a row.

win the big game.

.364.

.364. That's what we're looking for.

'Cause it's too much Yeah, it's a lot

"Well... Well... "? That's all you got to say?