Ep. 29 - Are Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill on the money in 'Moneyball?' (featuring comedian Eli Lebowicz)

Film Fury

The Oakland A's faced having to compete with the likes of the New York Yankees with the lowest payroll in the majors. Based on the book by Michael Lewis 'Moneyball" features Brad Pitt as General Manager Billy Bean, who failed as a player but had a success if going against old school scouts and focusing on on base percentage. Beane meets someone he likes in analytics (Jonah Hll) and hires him away. Alan discusses the film with comedian Eli Lebowicz, who once worked as a vendor in Chicago's Wrigley Field. Eli explains what he likes about Pitt and Hill's performance while Alan asks if Lebowicz minds that the film does not include such starts as Miguel Tejada, and ace pitcher Barry Zito. Alan asks why there aren't more good baseball movies and whether or not it's a good thing that "Moneyball" is one of the few films in which Pitt has no love interest.