You're such a loser dad, just enjoy the show.

Wava 2022-03-21 09:01:12

When I watched it for the first time, I didn't react at first, why did his daughter sing "You're such a loser dad, just enjoy the show" in the end.

Later, I found a comment on Yahoo ( http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110925180842AA48a47 ), the explanation was really good, and the translation was dropped below as a film review :



Patrick Murphy:
In Moneyball, why In the end, the little girl is going to sing "You are really a loser"?

? (Respondent not signed):
I think it may actually be that Pete was conquered by that big contract just like ordinary people would do, and he was going to Boston to accept that contract. He told his daughter, and then her daughter gave him the CD. So he started broadcasting in the car... When he finished singing, he was deeply moved, so he finally decided to stay in Oakland and stay with his daughter.


Schuyler:
Yes, I also think that the last sentence his daughter sang was too weird if it was a joke. In fact, his daughter knew him better than anyone around her father. Pete was very successful. After he left high school, he went straight to the major leagues (although he did not become the best, but this is still great), then he served as a scout and then became the general manager of Oakland. This may not be enough to prove his success, but he then brought this almost poorest team to the American League conference finals, completely changed the course of baseball, but Pete still did not feel happy. So she sang "You are a real loser" and laughed at her father because she knew that this was who Pete thought she was, and it was not fair. Pete is a victor, a very remarkable victor, but he himself has not been able to realize this. Like the overweight batsman stumbled to first base, he was completely unaware that he hit a home run. This is why she finally sang "just enjoy the show" on the CD. She is telling her father not to be so harsh with herself, he should be happy for what he has done...

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Moneyball quotes

  • Billy Beane: It's hard not to be romantic about baseball. This kind of thing, it's fun for the fans. It sells tickets and hot dogs. Doesn't mean anything.

    Peter Brand: Billy, we just won twenty games in a row.

    Billy Beane: And what's the point?

    Peter Brand: We just got the record.

    Billy Beane: Man, I've been doing this for... listen, man. I've been in this game a long time. I'm not in it for a record, I'll tell you that. I'm not in it for a ring. That's when people get hurt. If we don't win the last game of the Series, they'll dismiss us.

    Peter Brand: Billy...

    Billy Beane: I know these guys. I know the way they think, and they will erase us. And everything we've done here, none of it'll matter. Any other team wins the World Series, good for them. They're drinking champagne, they get a ring. But if we win, on our budget, with this team... we'll have changed the game. And that's what I want. I want it to mean something.

  • Billy Beane: [during a meeting with his scouts] If we try to play like the Yankees in here, we will lose to the Yankees out there.