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A book I have waiting to read for a few years now, the recent release of the movie feature Brad Pitt finally got me to read the book prior to seeing the film. I was pleasantly surprised with ease the writer portrayed a story of statisticians and baseball managers alike. The book was an easy read and a great insiders look into the Old Boys Club mentality that has permeated baseball for over a century. A must read for baseball enthusiasts and your everyday reader as well.
I loved this book! Michael Lewis is a great business writer who gets the "story" out of successful or unique industries. The book is incredibly interesting because it explores how different baseball is from other businesses, as well as other professional sports. While it gives a lot of background and history, the information about current players and managers keep the book current. Moneyball provides a fresh look at the management of an old game, written in a very readable format.
This is one of the best baseball books I've read in a long time. Even if you can't stand the Oakland A's like I do, it's still a wonderful story. It gives the average baseball fan a completely revolutionary perspective on the back room business of baseball. It answers the question of how a team with one of the lowest payrolls is capable of winning and keep winning year after year.
I have been watching, playing, and reading baseball for 50 years, and this is the one book I've read that made me really rethink the way I look at the game. Lewis may be a bit too uncritcal of Billy Beane and his methods, and I'm not sure everything Beane advocates really works, but it does make you think. And many of the principles can be applied to work and business beyond baseball.
My son needed this book for school - great price !!!
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