25 Moneyball Quotes From the Hit Movie
Published February 28, 2023
Sports fans will love these Moneyball quotes from the hit baseball movie!
Moneyball is a sports drama movie released in 2011, based on the 2003 book by Michael Lewis.
The book is based on the Oakland Athletics baseball team’s 2002 season.
Bennett Miller directed the movie, which starred Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Chris Pratt, among other talented actors.
The movie’s plot follows the Oakland Athletics 2002 team and how general manager Billy Beane and his assistant Peter Brand tried to build a competitive team.
The catch for Beane and Brand was that the team was on a minimal budget, so they began going after unrealized talent by focusing on a sophisticated analytical approach.
Enjoy these Moneyball quotes that will give you more insight into the movie.
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The Best Moneyball Quotes From Billy Beane
Check out some of the best quotes from the main person in the movie.
1. “It’s hard not to be romantic about baseball.” — Billy Beane
2. “When your enemy’s making mistakes, don’t interrupt him.” — Billy Beane
3. “You get on base; we win. You don’t; we lose.” — Billy Beane
4. “Would you rather get one shot in the head or five in the chest and bleed to death?” — Billy Beane
5. “I’m not gonna fire you, Grady.” — Billy Beane
6. “I pay you to get on first, not get thrown out at second.” — Billy Beane
7. “I’ve been in this game for a long time. I’m not in it for the record; I’ll tell you that.” — Billy Beane
8. “Pack your bags, Pete. I just bought you from the Cleveland Indians.” — Billy Beane
9. “I made one decision in my life based on money. And I swore I would never do it again.” — Billy Beane
10. “But if we win, on our budget, with the team… we’ll have changed the game. And that’s what I want.” — Billy Beane
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Moneyball quotes for those who love the game
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11. “Yale, economics, and baseball… you’re funny, Pete.” — Billy Beane
12. “I hate it. I hate losing more than I even want to win.” — Billy Beane
13. “This guy could be not just the best pitcher in our bullpen, but one of the most effective relief pitchers in all of baseball.” — Peter Brand
14. “You won the exact same number of games that the Yankees won, but the Yankees spent one point four million per win, and you paid two hundred and sixty thousand.” — John Henry
15. “People are overlooked for a variety of biased reasons and perceived flaws. Age, appearance, personality.” — Peter Brand
16. “There is an epidemic failure within the game to understand what is really happening. And this leads people who run Major League Baseball teams to misjudge their players and mismanage their teams.” — Peter Brand
The Best Moneyball Quotes From the Other Movie Characters
Enjoy these quotes from the rest of the characters in the movie.
17. “Billy, we just won twenty games in a row.” — Peter Brand
18. “Peña is not only the best first baseman on the roster, he’s the only first baseman on the roster.” — Art Howe
19. “I want you to see these player evaluations that you asked me to do.” — Peter Brand
20. “The problem is we have to replace three key players in our lineup.” — Grady Fuson
21. “He’s great at playing the part. He just needs to get some playing time.” — Phil Pote
22. “Artie’s right. This guy’s got an attitude, and an attitude is good.” — John Poloni
23. “Jeremy’s about to realize that the ball went 60 feet over the fence. He hit a home run and didn’t even realize it.” — Peter Brand
24. “I mean, anybody who’s not building a team right and rebuilding it using your model, they’re dinosaurs. They’ll be sitting on their ass on the sofa in October, watching the Boston Red Sox win the World Series.” — John Henry
25. “Billy, of the twenty thousand knowable players for us to consider, I believe that there is a championship team of twenty-five people that we can afford. Because everyone else in baseball undervalues them.” – Peter Brand
Does the 2002 Team Have a Winning Season?
Beane and Brand are met with a lot of resistance with their new-school approach, and the team starts the season poorly by falling ten games behind first place.
After going all in on the approach, the team starts winning and even goes on a record-breaking 20-game winning streak.
Although the Oakland Athletics didn’t win the World Series, with a limited budget, they took their team to the American League Division Series.
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