Finally have some free time to go through this masterpiece. Just as the poster on the right said: "It's more than a movie...". Despite it talked mainly about how GM Billy fight the long way for his belief in statistical analysis for baseball, indeed, we have so much to learn from this old story in 2002.... particularly, startups.
[ kindly warning: spoilers alert. If you haven't watched this movie yet, skip to the end, quickly! :) ]
1. It's All about Talents
At the beginning of the movie, Billy quickly recognized Peter Brand, a fictional character based on Paul DePodesta, as Peter has been influencing the GM of Cleverland Indians in making decision even though Peter is just a graduate. Billy then talked with this young boy regarding his enlightening insights in analytical approach in baseball: "Buy wins, buy runs, but not players". While by that time Billy was planned to trade players with Cleverland Indians, but he turned out bought Peter, a player analyst instead. Throughout the rest of the movie, Peter proves his valuable supports to Billy and brings Oakland to the winning roads. All these won't happen if Billy haven't treasured Peter's ideas, and most importantly, treasured Peter himself as a special talent.
