Jonah Hill and Brad Pitt Pitch Their Radical Plan - MONEYBALL

You can't deny his offensive output. He can play. And we need people that can play. Who do you want to talk about first? None of them. Billy, we got 38 home runs and 120 RBIs. Guys, we're still trying to replace Giambi. I told you we can't do it, and we can't do it. Now, what we might be able to do is recreate him. Recreate him in the aggregate. The what? Giambi's on-base percentage was 477. Damon's on-base, 324. And Almeda's was 291. Add that up, and you get... You want me to speak? What on that point do you get? 1092. Divided by 3. 364. That's what we're looking for. Three ball players, three ball players, whose average OBP is... 364. That doesn't look right. That didn't come out right. That's right, Artie. Billy? You gotta carry the one. Billy. Yeah. Who's that? That's Pete. Does Pete really need to be here? Yes, he does. Okay, here's who we want. Number one, Jason's little brother, Jeremy. Oh, wow. Billy, that's trouble. Billy, look, if I... Yeah, Billy, if I may, he certainly has had his problems off the field, and we know what he can't do on the field. He'll get a little thicker on the waist, yeah. And his reports about him on the weed and the strip clubs. Well, his on-base percentage is all we're looking at now. And Jeremy gets on base an awful lot for a guy who only costs $285,000. Jeez, Billy. Number two, David Justice. Oh, no. Not a good idea, Billy. Old man Justice. Why's that? Steinbrenner's so pissed at his decline that he's willing to eat a big chunk of his contract just to get rid of him. Exactly. Ten years ago, David Justice, big name. Been a lot of big games. He's gonna really help our season tickets early in the year, but we get into dog days in July and August. He's lucky if he's gonna hit his weight. Billy, his legs are gone. Billy... He's a defensive liability, and I question whether the bat speed's still there. His legs are gone. Grady. We'll be lucky to get 60 games out of him. Why do you like him? Because he gets on base. What is this? Okay, number three. Scott Hattaberg. Who? Hattaberg. Exactly. He looks like an upland A already. Yes, he's had a little problem with his elbow. A little problem? He can't throw. He's got nerve damage. He's a career 260 hitter. The best part of his career is over. I say it's just getting started. I know Boston wants to cut him, and no one wants to pick him up. That's good for us. He's cheap. Let me get this straight. You're gonna get a guy that's been released by half the organizations in professional baseball because he's got non-repairable nerve damage in his elbow. He can't throw. He can't throw, and he can't field. But what can he do? Guys, check your reports, or I'm gonna point at Pete. He gets on base. He walks a lot. He gets on base a lot. Rocco, do I care if it's a walk or a hit? Pete? You do not. I do not. Billy, I got 37 free agents that are better than those three guys. Let me get this straight. So you're not gonna bring in one, but three defective players to replace Jim. Is that what I'm hearing? You're not buying into this Bill James bullshit, are you? This is the new direction of the Oakland A's. We are card counters at the blackjack table, and we're gonna turn the odds on the casino. I don't see it. Seriously, guys, I think we have to remember this is the man. He answers to no one except ownership and God, and he doesn't have to answer to us. We make suggestions, he makes decisions. Look, that's all fine and well, but we've been working our asses off for the last six and a half weeks to make this bar club better, and you're shitting all over it. This is not a discussion. What are we discussing? Barry, not a discussion. Billy, man, um... I think there's one thing you're forgetting here. None of those three guys knows how to play first base. Well, you're gonna have to teach one of them. Teach? Which one?