So this weekend I went and saw the movie “Moneyball” starring Brad Pitt. I haven’t really had high expectations of movies since The Star Wars prequel so you know how deep my emotional movie attachment goes. Moneyball is the story of Billy Beane, the outstanding general manager of the Oakland Athletics, and the person the Cubs should hire… but that is a whole different story.

The story hit home to me. It was a story of romance and despair, not the type of romance that features a guy who falls head over heels for a girl to only have his heart ripped out, but romance of an idea. The character portrayed by Pitt, was nostalgic, and passionate about his idea to change the game.

He believed so strongly in his convictions that he would portray himself as being cool, under control and collected… while carrying the world… his world alone. He was nostalgic about the game and what it meant to him, but also the thought that it needed to change.
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