THE ASTOR REVIEW

Baseball, like all professional competitive sports, is an unjust arena ruled by the rich. After the New York Yankees destroyed the Oakland A’s in 2001, GM Billy Beane decided it was time to shake things up. Employing an unlikely kid straight out of college with an economics degree from Yale, Beane put together a seemingly insane “winning” team. A fascinating insight into the back-end and often backhand dealings of major league baseball, made even more enjoyable by a sharp script from co-writer Aaron Sorkin. TJ

IMDB SYNOPSIS

Oakland A's GM Billy Beane is handicapped with the lowest salary constraint in baseball. If he ever wants to win the World Series, Billy must find a competitive advantage. Billy is about to turn baseball on its ear when he uses statistical data to analyze and place value on the players he picks for the team.