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151 - Moneyball (Patreon)

Published:
2024-08-14 06:00:06
Edited:
2025-04-22 13:27:14
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2026-06
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The lads throw on their Oakland A’s jerseys and get a little romantic about baseball as they cover Bennett Miller’s 2011 anti-sports film: Moneyball. Topics include the chaotic pre-production, the highs and lows of the Zaillian/Sorkin screenplay, and what it means to build a film around a philosophy that would ultimately change baseball for the worse.

Media Referenced in this Episode:

Moneyball. Dir. Bennett Miller. 2011.

“Brad Pitt Reveals What He, Sony Did to Save ‘Moneyball’” by Alex Ben Block. The Hollywood Reporter. December 16th, 2011.

“Soderbergh's Moneyball mothballed” by Xan Brooks. The Guardian. July 3rd, 2009.

“THR’s Writer Roundtable: 6 Top Scribes Talk Standing Up to Clint Eastwood, Dealing with Rewrites and Being Fired by Your Wife” by Matthew Belloni and Stephen Galloway. The Hollywood Reporter. November 21st, 2011.

VIDEO: A-Rod regrets kissing mirror in 2009 photo shoot

TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

Interstitial: “Betrayal” feat. Ben Schrager as “Mr.” and Anne Huston as “Mrs.”

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Comments

BarFly

How do you guys feel (if at all) about John Sayles' baseball drama Eight Men Out?

Colin English

A very funny omission from the movie is the As had an all star left infield with Miguel Tejada and Eric Chavez and the three headed monster of Barry Zito Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder in their starting rotation which was a huge reason they were so good that year

Breathplay

more like Bobby Grossman

Evan Hawkins

Excuse me. Was that a So Long Dental Plan joke?

max graves

if you guys ever do cover monkeybone i want to return as a guest

Jimmy McMillan

Salary caps in sports drive me crazy. So much of sports talk shows is talking about players contracts. Not only do billionaire owners get the people of their city to buy them arenas, they also trick fans into worrying about their finances

Elizabeth Power

Wow, that commercial did not have to go that hard and be that dramatic. Well done. Although, despite being from Pittsburgh, I don’t think the fanatic is that kind of guy.

Förfäders spår

so wait, does the interstitial imply that josh is the phillie phanatic?

Ben Schrager

As the voice of Mr. Met, I have just one message for everyone and that is: Go Phils, baby

Tony Ditty

Dear AJ, My heart soared to hear you talking baseball. The announcer’s name was Jerry Coleman. Josh, save yourself the nightmare of watching another rerun of the 2000 World series, sit down with some popcorn, and watch The Natural. It’s time. Love, Mom.

Trevor Seyfried

I did not expect a Ben Quadineros riff in a (not)baseball episode but I'm here for it. I also owned those deep cut Star Wars encyclopedia books.

Alexander Gebhardt

Thanks for making me look up Alex Rodriguez kissing himself in the mirror as soon as you mentioned it. And also thanks again for misleading me so expertly, I would have bet the lives of all those who are dear to me that it would be the video from the ad break instead of a baseball mascot getting cheated on. I thought it would be even after the woman got mentioned.

Gorbant

EXT. MOS ESPA - DESERT RACE ARENA - DAY On the left side of the tracks across from the grandstands, a line of Podracers emerges from the large hanger. B: I see Ben Quadinaros from the Tund system. J: How about we discuss some baseball, now! A: Poo tula moosta, woe grane champio Sebulba du Pixelito! Splastyleeya bookie ookie!!

Jimmy McMillan

I love rooting for the owner of my team to low-ball my favourite player so we can keep talent and stay competitive! ... woohoo...

Nemo

I went to a baseball game the last time I visited the US and it was painfully boring, so it's nice to know it wasn't always thus. In my memory every pitch took about half an hour with ads between each one, and most of the audience left in the middle of the game

Nick Gully

Saw the Mets knock the Phillies out, and thought of this Interstitial.

Vincent Tringale

Finally listened to this episode, you did a wonderful job with it. Couple thoughts about the Red Sox from a long time fan, who's dropped off: 1. Fenway is great for a game.... if you are 5'3" or shorter. Awful live experience. 2. My burning hatred for John Henry knows no bounds.

alu123

Mrs. Met Rule 34

Sam Reader

The monologue at the beginning of Molly's Game is possibly one of the few good things Sorkin wrote

NowhereMan661

It seems like the best Aaron Sorkin works are the ones where another writer/director takes his stories of perfect, super smart, ideal men being right and successful, and portrays the darkness she shittiness of those kinds of people through that otherwise approving depiction. Sorkin wants the ideal, and others reveal goes that ideal is a mask disguising a real evil at the heart of those values and that system.