Name: A Simple Question That Changed Baseball Forever | Moneyball (Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill)
Uploaded: 2025-10-07T07:37:13.000Z
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Well, in that circumstance, I think he was more listening to Bruce than myself.

I don't give a rat's ass what your name is.

I'm not quite sure what you're asking me, Mr. Mead.

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.

People who run ball clubs, they think in terms of buying players.

And in order to buy wins, you need to buy runs.

The Boston Red Sox see Johnny Damon and they see a star who's worth seven and a half million dollars a year.

When I see Johnny Damon, what I see is an imperfect understanding of where runs come from.

The guy's got a great glove, he's a decent lead off hitter.

But does he work the seven and a half million dollars a year that the Boston Red Sox are paying him?

And if you want full disclosure, I think it's a good thing that you got Damon off of your payroll.

I think it opens up all kinds of interesting possibilities.