July 19, 2012

  • Week 27 (Still Behind): Moneyball

    I can see why Daddy was surprised to see it turned into a movie. But unlike him, I am not at all curious to see how they did it. While I was reading it, Mike said that after I was done we could watch the movie together. At the time I thought it sounded like a good idea. But now that I've finished the book I have zero interest in seeing the movie. Well, maybe 5% interest, after all it has Brad Pitt.

    I've never followed baseball so I really had no idea if any of the things Lewis said were generalities or if any of his generalities were unfair. But if I take the book at face value, it's certainly compelling. The book read a little bit like Malcolm Gladwell - trying to take statistics and economics and apply it to something the general public will care about. Only it seemed more focused and less froufrou.

    The afterword was a bit annoying. Just sounded like the author bragging and generally being contemptuous of "The Club." Makes you wonder if there isn't some underlying grudge, which really discoloured the rest of the book, adding that in at the end. *shrug*