Moneyball - A lot of respect in sports doesn't need success to back it up

Isabel 2022-04-20 09:01:10


"Moneyball" is one of the few movies that starts from the management perspective, so its perspective is more realistic. "MoneyBall", the names are realistic and emotional. As the only one of the four major sports leagues in the United States without a salary cap, the disparity between team records in Major League Baseball due to investment disparities is outrageous. Even if we don't watch baseball, we can almost feel it when we look at the NBA - look at the gap between Los Angeles and Charlotte, and think about how Cleveland in Toronto cried last year and begged Bosh James to stay. Next, how did the latter get to Miami, and what Zhang Bo said when he analyzed the Western Conference finals in his blog two years ago -



the Western Conference finals are not the PK of Gentry and Jackson's on-the-spot tricks, the PK of the leader's heart of Cyclops and Severe Fingers. Jerry Bass and Robert Savo's checkbooks. The combined annual salary of the eight-man rotation of the Suns and Lakers is 52.16 million to $77.21 million. What does the difference in annual salary of 25 million mean? Should Collins be replaced by Dwight Howard + Haywood + Gortat, or Dudley by Anthony + Butler?

Therefore, the Suns have no chance. Professional sports is a game of calculating money and cost, investment and return. The Lakers are not New York or Shanxi. They are a model of high investment and high return, and they are the most successful team in the NBA in 60 years. And Robert Savo and Steve Kerr, two rookies, are just getting started in their NBA manager game. Phoenix BEAT LA on the premise of a salary difference of nearly 30 million? Then you're not insulting the Lakers, you're insulting money. Therefore, those who wear yellow jackets are destined to kill streakers, and this magical season of Phoenix is ​​about to come to an end.



so. so. so.

But I don’t know if it’s because I’m born with no money, I’m born with a hatred of the rich, or I’m a horse. I still very, very, very hope that the grassroots will create miracles of one kind or another. Strictly speaking, Billy Bane's GM career in "Moneyball" is far from over, his story is still being written, and his legend may continue, and people's evaluation of him is far from over. When the conclusion is reached - although, at the end of the movie, we listen to his daughter's "You are a loser, Dad, but enjoy your life", there is a kind of sad and dark humorous irony, but his subversive reforms have been produced. It has an unimaginable impact - the four major leagues in the United States are now pursuing data that can be described as obsessive. Billy's practice and achievements have won him respect, especially after he rejected Boston's astronomical $1250W contract - which means he rejected both victory and money - this kind of perseverance and perseverance, and the current blindness. Such a stark contrast to sports leagues chasing winning money for their photogenic reputation and refusing to stick to allegiance.

Yes, he didn't use wins to fulfill his dream of revolutionizing baseball, but he earned other things that were just as, if not more, valuable -- like respect.

"I really want to win here." is not the same as "I really don't want to lose again." The former stands out for perseverance, while the latter only cares about winning. I still stubbornly believe that no matter how unprecedented the dynasty James created, when Miami held a retirement ceremony for his No. 6, his jersey must be before Wade-stars are totems, and totems are not immovable.

Much has been said about the possibility of a Nash deal -- a possibility that depends largely on Nash's own mind -- and he insists, stay. Really, I really don't want to complain about the damn owner of Phoenix, Savo, I just want to say, even if it is a winner or loser, even if there is no championship, how about retiring, even if it is the MVP of Lianzhuang, it is in people's YY history. So what about selective disregard for status, a player who ends his career as part of a team's history, as a totem of a city, as a legendary calling card, is far more worthy than the victor who rolls around the team to collect rings Respect - Robert Horry has the most rings in the hands of any player except the Celtics in 2013 and 11, but how many people realize this? !

Victory is good, but even without rings, that's fine—in sports, victory brings most things, but respecting that kind of stuff isn't something you can get just by collecting rings.

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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.