"The advantage of money is that you can buy what you want"~But I don't buy it

April 2022-03-20 09:01:11

From the beginning of the film straight to the subject,
a very angry Billy!

What appeared before him was a sharp-minded, ambitious figure.
As a team manager, he is not short of money. What is missing is the dream that has not been fulfilled-the "championship"

he found the key to the problem-
"This is an unfair game. Now we are cut open again, It seems like the organ donors of the rich" "We have to think differently" "We are the last dog in the basket, do you know the fate of this weakest dog? It will die!" "If we were here Play according to Yanky's rules, and we will lose to them there."


But when you look at the back, you will find that the "champion" is not what he really wants.
The character that the show really wants to shape, what he wants is a change-
"Listen, I have been in this game for a long time. I am not for the record, nor for the ring."
"If we didn't play We no longer exist in the last game of the winning season. I understand their thinking patterns and they will erase us. Everything we do here will not matter."
"The other teams won, then congratulations to them, they can Wearing a championship ring to celebrate. But if we win, we will change the rules of the game based on the budget we run this team. This is what I want, and I want all of this to make sense."

I was discussing with my friends just now. Fierce-who decides the rules.
You said how to compensate for the loss of vested interests caused by a change? Sorry, no compensation. Whether the impact of an event is good or bad, who can predict? Sorry, the market is changing.
Just need to know: one so-called survival of the fittest, and second so-called poor to think about change ~

Whether it is driven to a desperate situation by money or pushed to the top by money, the question is "what do you want". This is what money can buy-the top king.
The rich want more than money.
Whether it is an open market or a closed market, the rules of the game are determined by the rich?

The end of the film is very interesting.
"Money has an advantage, that is, you can buy what you want." So the boss made a big price~

But I also knew Billy's choice. It is said that "could not pursade him to move across from his daughter"
But anyway~
well, I don't buy it!

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Moneyball quotes

  • Grady Fuson: Artie, who do you like?

    Scout Artie: I like Perez. He's got a classy swing; its a real clean stroke.

    Scout Barry: He can't hit a curve ball.

    Scout Artie: Yeah, there's some work to be done, I'll admit that.

    Scout Barry: Yeah, there is.

    Scout Artie: But he is noticeable.

    Matt Keough: And an ugly girlfriend.

    Scout Barry: What does that mean?

    Matt Keough: Ugly girlfriend means no confidence.

    Scout Barry: OK.

    [Beane buries his head in hands out of frustration with the conversation]

    John Poloni: Now you guys are full of it. Artie's right. This guy's got an attitude and an attitude is good. I mean it's the kind of guy who walks into a room and his dick has already been there for two minutes.

    Phil Pote: He passes the eye candy test. He's got the looks. He's great at playing the part. He just needs to get some playing time.

    Matt Keough: I'm just saying his girlfriend is a 6 at best.

  • Peter Brand: It's about getting things down to one number. Using stats to reread them, we'll find the value of players that nobody else can see. People are over looked for a variety of biased reasons and perceived flaws. Age, appearance, personality. Bill James and mathematics cuts straight through that. Billy, of the twenty thousand knowable players for us to consider, I believe that there is a championship team of twenty five people that we can afford. Because everyone else in baseball under values them. Like an island of misfit toys.