YAAAAARRRRRR THERE BE SPOILERS DOWN BELOW, SO PROCEED WITH CAUTION. YE HAVE BEEN WARNED, but as this is a movie based loosely on actual events nothing too earth-shattering is contained.
- I learned that people that don't chew tobacco in real life, look very uncomfortable doing in on film.
- I learned that Billy Beane let money make his choice for him, and he would never do it again.
- I learned that he turned down $12,5000,000.00 to be the GM for the BoSox
- I learned that I personally think that Brad Pitt and Robin Wright would make a much better looking kid than Kerris Dorsey.
- I learned that in 2002 the A's paid $240,000.00 in salaries per win. That Same year the Yankees paid $1,4000,000.00 per win for the same number of wins.
- I learned that Art Howe wasn't on board with the whole "moneyball" theory.
- I learned that in order to get Howe to play Hatteberg at first he traded the probable rookie of the the year and all-star Pena.
- I learned being forced to fired people is dumb.
- I learned when your plan works out and your start winning, people will say there is not reason other than luck.
- I learned that Billy Beane was superstitious about attending the games.
- I learned that if your daughter seems smarter than you you should tell her that planes crash all the time as she is about to board a plane(1 year after 9/11), as that'll show her.
- I learned that if you are superstitious you will get much more fit if you just work out for 3 hours during every game.
- I learned that losing isn't fun
- I learned that Billy Beane hates losing more than he likes winning.
- I learned that silence is the sound of losing.
- I learned that 40 games of Pena starting at first will make you flip you desk, litteraly.
- I learned that is movie was filmed when Jonah Hill was still fat Jonah Hill.
- I learned when you lose the last game of the season nothing else matters.
- I learned Billy Beane didn't really care for his ex wife's new husband.
- I learned if your kid is an accomplished guitar player she will pick out new guitars on how they look, not how they sound.
- I learned that good parenting advise is to stay off the internet, and don't read, or talk to people.
- I learned that silence is the sound of losing.
- I learned that the A's blew an 11 run lead to win 20 games in a row, but Hatteberg hit a home run to secure the win and the record for 20 wins in a row.
- I learned that players don't like paying a dollar for soda in the club house, additionally I learned that you can get three years worth of soda when trading a player to another team.
- And Lastly, I learned that when Billy Beane points at you that is when you talk..
