比利·比恩(畢·彼特飾)球員生涯極不順利,很早退役成為球探,之後晉升為總經理,他帶領的奧克蘭運動家在2001年季後美國聯盟分區賽被財雄勢大的紐約洋基淘汰。球季結束後高層拒絕增加預算,又要面對球星被勁旅挖角。比恩在與克里夫蘭印地安人傾談交易球員事宜的過程中巧遇耶魯大學經濟學系畢業的彼德·布蘭特(Peter Brand),見到連對方總經理也聽從布蘭特的意見後,立即把他挖角。起初奧克蘭運動家球探部眾人對比恩聽從布蘭特以數據尋找球員頗有成見,總球探不滿他的手法離開,總教練堅拒比恩依布蘭特分析讓Scott Hatteberg打一壘手的指示…
Billy Beane: I should've made you a bigger part of the conversation - from day one. That way it'd be clear what we're trying to do here. That was my mistake, Art, and I take responsibility for that. Art Howe: What are you trying to say? Billy Beane: I'm saying, it doesn't matter what moves I make if you don't play the team the way they're designed to be played.
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