Moneyball, directed by Bennet Miller, ranks with the great Bull Durham as one of the best baseball movies ever made, and there may not be five minutes worth of actual baseball scenes.

No, this is a movie about the front office and the statistical revolution that occurred at the turn of the century in Major League Baseball. It’s about the new guard versus the old guard. The new guard is lead by Billy Beane, played by Brad Pitt, the esteemed Oakland A’s general manager. Read more…