September 13, 200619 yr You guessed it. The ever so popular, book, Moneyball, is being made into a movie. I just gotta laugh at this. How is this even going to be bearable?
September 13, 200619 yr Author LOL, I have no idea. I do know that if it makes it to theatres, I am going, just to see how the hell they could try and make it interesting. I'll probably fall asleep 5-6 times, but it'll be well worth the price of admission. This is probably a case of good book, horrible movie.
September 13, 200619 yr Am I the only poster who likes sabremetrics and dislikes that book? I read a few chapters, and I just thought it was dull. It is a hagiography of someone who is good at his job but not all that interesting otherwise. I mean, I thought I would like it. I'd see the movie just to see if I come away with a better impression.
September 13, 200619 yr QUOTE(Deadspin @ Sep 12th, 2006 -> This Morning) In what seemed more inevitable two years ago than it necessarily does now, screenwriters are hard at work on making a movie out of Moneyball. While some of the main characters -- Jeremy Brown, Scott Hatteberg, Chad Bradford -- have faded in time, there's still that plumb role of Billy Beane to account for, and some big names have expressed much interest, including George Clooney and Vince Vaughn. Dirty Laundry Blog looks at the rest of the cast of characters and tries to decide who'd be a good fit. We particularly like Jeff Daniels as Art Howe (poor, duped, kinda dumb), Superman Returns' Brandon Routh as Jeremy Brown and, our favorite, Paul Giamatti as Bill James, in what they describe as the "Lester Bangs in Almost Famous character." That makes absolute sense to us, though we still think somehow Charlie Sheen needs to be involved. Oh, by the way, as much as we love the book, we can't imagine a scenario in which the movie isn't insufferably boring. Good luck, screenwriters!
September 13, 200619 yr Chad Bradford has not faded!!! He has a sub-3 era this year!!!!!!! And Scott Hatteberg is on a playoff contender~!!!!!!11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111 Faded my ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!!!!!1 Btw, is the role of Jeremy Giambi already taken?
September 13, 200619 yr QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 01:19 AM) Am I the only poster who likes sabremetrics and dislikes that book? I read a few chapters, and I just thought it was dull. It is a hagiography of someone who is good at his job but not all that interesting otherwise. I mean, I thought I would like it. I'd see the movie just to see if I come away with a better impression. I liked the book but I'm not a big fan of sabermetrics
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