The moneyball quotes below are all either spoken by scott hatteberg or refer to scott hatteberg. The chapter starts off by describing player scott hatteberg during the christmas holiday, reteaching himself how to catc. Hatteberg, disciplined as ever, tells himself he wont swing at anything down low in the strike zone until he has two strikes. Scott hatteberg, first base, and life imitating moneyball. Its hard not to be romantic about the only walkoff home run of scott hatteberg s career. Scott hatteberg hit 106 home runs during his 14year mlb career, but. But the most interesting character is beane himself.
Scott hatteberg was not expected to do this in moneyball the art of winning an unfair game. He was just the sort of person who might have made an easy fortune in finance, but the market for baseball players, in pauls view, was far more interesting than anything wall street offered. Regarding his personal life, scott hatteberg is married to elizabeth bitsy hatteberg, and the couple has three children. After laying off the first pitch and getting ball, the second pitch comes in high, right where hatteberg is looking for it. Dye sublimation graphics custom back name custom back number all sizes available shipping time 35 weeks with online tracking number be sure to compare your measurements with a jersey that already fits you. Sep 25, 2011 moneyball movie plays games with the truth. Beane insists on having scott hatteberg play first base instead of carlos pena because he thinks hatteberg is more likely to get on base. Seems like the perfect match for pratt to play hatteberg in moneyball, which opens friday. Scott allen hatteberg born december 14, 1969 is an american former professional first baseman and catcher. Though what happened with hattebergs amazing 2002 season is well documented, the book was published in 2003.
Moneyball signing scott hatteberg youtubebilly beane and ron washington sign scott hatteberg. Sep 26, 2011 the man behind the moneyball sabermetrics bill james was working at a kansas cannery when he came up with an idea that would transform baseball. Scott hatteberg moneyball dye sub baseball jersey oakland. The film is based off michael lewis book of the same name and follows oakland gm billy beane who transforms his smallmarket team a competitors that won 103 games in 2002 despite a payroll that was onefourth the size of the yankees.
Feb 15, 20 the biggest laugh in moneyball comes when billy beane and ron washington visit scott hatteberg at home to talk him into learning first base. Scott hatteberg is back with the as in a front office role. Sep 23, 2011 billy and peters system defies current baseball logic, but when the club starts to win games with players like scott hatteberg chris pratt, david justice stephen bishop, and chad bradford casey bond, the eyes of the country turn to oakland, where only seeing is believing. Forget 2002this years oakland as are the real moneyball team. Injuries to his arm forced hatteberg from the catcher position where he had a. Scott hatteberg is a father, a husband, an avid fisherman and a gig harbor resident for the last 10 years. Sidearm pitcher chad bradford is plucked from the white sox triplea club to be a key setup man and catcher scott hatteberg is rebuilt as a first baseman. May 14, 2012 clinches the oakland as 20th consecutive victory featuring both moneyball footage and actual game footage. In moneyball, the film version of michael lewis s study of the legendary 2002 oakland as, one of the most intriguing stories is that of the lefthanded batter scott hatteberg.
As indians aim for 20 straight wins, moneyball hero hatteberg. Hattebergs conversion from catcher to first baseman by the athletics is the subject of a chapter in the michael lewis book moneyball. May 30, 2014 billy beane and ron washington sign scott hatteberg. After a bad accident, he could still play baseball, but his manager and gm thought that his value had gone down a lot. Michael lewis built a legend erroneously around the unusual, thrifty management methods of the 2002 as, but the 20 as prove. The book highlighted a number of key figures, many of whom were still youngsters breaking into the minor leagues.
Moneyball 2011 chris pratt as scott hatteberg imdb. Scott hatteberg moneyball dye sub baseball jersey oakland shirt. Sep 24, 20 forget 2002this years oakland as are the real moneyball team. As 20game winning streak, scott hatteberg, and moneyball. Scott hatteberg, pickin machine since hatteberg lost his ability to throw a baseball, the as signed him with the idea of putting him at first base, even though you still have to somewhat throw the ball over there. The oakland as celebrated the tenth anniversary of their 20game winning streak on saturday night. Moneyball 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Its focus is the teams analytical, evidencebased, sabermetric approach to assembling a competitive baseball team despite oaklands small budget. Following the lowbudget oakland athletics, their largerthanlife general manger, billy beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts, michael lewis has written not only the single most influential baseball book ever rob neyer, slate but also what may be the best book ever written on business weekly. The character of scott hatteberg in moneyball from litcharts. This delightfully written, lessonladen book deserves a place of its own in the baseball hall of fame. Beane also gets upset with jeremy giambis clubhouse antics. Sep 26, 2011 the pivotal player in the movie moneyball is arguably scott hatteberg. Chris pratt talks on playing scott hatteberg in moneyball.
Sep 19, 2011 scott hatteberg is a father, a husband, an avid fisherman and a gig harbor resident for the last 10 years. The film is based on michael lewiss 2003 nonfiction book of the same name, an account of the oakland athletics baseball teams 2002 season and their general manager billy beanes attempts to assemble a competitive team. Moneyball, the movie that was based on michael lewis bestselling book of the same name, chronicled the success of the 2002 oakland athletics baseball team. In another scene, the actor playing athletics bench coach ron washington recoils at the idea of teaching catcher scott hatteberg how to play first base. The book that changed baseballand then most other ballgames. In the movie, beane insists on having scott hatteberg play first base instead of carlos pena because he thinks hatteberg is more likely to get on base. Clinches the oakland as 20th consecutive victory featuring both moneyball footage and actual game footage. But a myth has built up around moneyball the book, a myth largely propagated by the smart guys. The book demonstrates how billy beane used the insights of a baseball.
Actor chris pratt, left, and former oakland athletic scott hatteberg arrive at the paramount theatre of the arts for the premiere screening of the movie moneyball monday, sept. Pena and giambi were traded at the end of may, when the as record was 2026. The art of winning an unfair game by michael lewis. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on scott hatteberg of the cincinnati. Sep 27, 2011 the many problems with moneyball allen barra. We meet jeremy brown, an overweight college catcher who most teams project to be a 15th round draft pick beane takes him in the first. Get all the key plot points of michael lewiss moneyball on one page. In large part, chapter eight is narrated from the perspective of scott hatteberg, one of the most unlikely stars of the as, hatteberg has suffered a serious accident, and, as a result, his salary is cut back, since his gms assume that hes worn out most of his use. Hes a key figure in the book and movie because he embodied a veteran seen as unlikely to succeed. Scott hattebergs home run was immortalized in book and film. Oakland as general manager billy beanes successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computergenerated analysis to acquire new players. But a myth has built up around moneyball the book, a myth largely propagated by. The art of winning an unfair game is a book by michael lewis, published in 2003, about the oakland athletics baseball team and its general manager billy beane. The film is based on michael lewiss 2003 nonfiction book of the same name.
Moneyball ends with as winning 2002 world series on walkoff scott hatteberg homer. The art of winning an unfair game michael lewis isbn. Responding to being asked to play first base for the oakland as ive only ever played catcher. Play hatteberg becomes the mantra of billy beane, much to the dismay of art howe, who.
In july 2002 billy beane decides to trade away a pitcher, mike magnante, who has played badly in a crucial game. Scott hatteberg hit 106 home runs during his 14year mlb career, but undoubtedly his most famous came on sept. I dont own anything i just wanted to share my one of my favorite sporting movies moneyball song the mighty rio grande. Before turning professional, hatteberg attended washington state university, where he played college baseball for the cougars. Runners like catcherturnedfirst baseman scott hatteberg. Oakland athletics first basemen scott hatteberg is one of the people profiled in michael lewis 2003 book moneyball. Though what happened with hatteberg s amazing 2002 season is well documented, the book was published in 2003.
The hero of the streak was scott hatteberg, who hits a home run to win the 20th game. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. As journalist michael lewis recounted in his book, moneyball, even hatteberg hadnt the slightest idea why the oakland as were so interested in him. Billy and peters system defies current baseball logic, but when the club starts to win games with players like scott hatteberg chris pratt, david justice stephen bishop, and chad bradford casey bond, the eyes of the country turn to oakland, where only seeing is believing. Nov, 2011 the moment you see michael lewis and billy beane together, you realise how moneyball. The as 20game winning streak, scott hatteberg, and moneyball new, 19 comments the oakland as celebrated the tenth anniversary of. When scott hatteberg powered the moneyball as into history scott hatteberg hit 106 home runs during his 14year mlb career, but undoubtedly his most famous came on sept. Lewis recounted in his book, moneyball, even hatteberg hadnt the slightest idea. Drafted by the philadelphia phillies in the 12th round of the 1988 mlb june amateur draft from eisenhower hs yakima, wa and the boston red sox in the 1st round 43rd of the 1991 mlb june amateur draft from washington state university. In a narrative full of fabulous characters and brilliant excursions into the unexpected, michael lewis follows the lowbudget oakland as, visionary general manager billy beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur. Now the moneyball protagonist is mesmerized by the indians 19game streak. Another player that billy has acquired for the 2002 season is scott hatteberg. Moneyball follows the story of the smallmarket oakland athletics and their rise to baseball power using an. Sep 12, 2017 scott hattebergs home run was immortalized in book and film.
During his mlb career, spanning from 1995 through 2008, he played for the boston red sox, oakland athletics, and cincinnati reds. Moneyball is a book that shook the world of professional baseball, but not necessarily in the way it should have. With brad pitt, robin wright, jonah hill, philip seymour hoffman. Another point that needs to be made is that pena, although he became a fine player and an allstar later in his career, was not that caliber of player at the time of the trade. Moneyball is framed around the story of billy beane, a hot prospect who never panned out in the majors, who became general manager of the oakland as in 1997. Such is the nature of turning a bestselling book into a blockbuster biopic. What kept billy beane from being a baseball superstar. Forbes moneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball.
In fact, he wasnt really ready to be an impact player in the major le. Scott hatteberg s home run was immortalized in book and film. Sep 22, 2011 toward the beginning of moneyball, brad pitt, as oakland as general manager billy beane, sits down with his scouting staff and begins targeting players hed like to bring in to replace stars. Beane and infield coach ron washington go to scott hattebergs. Scott hatteberg hits a pinchhit, walkoff home run as the athletics win an american leaguerecord 20 straight games check out f. What happened in oakland back in 02 was incredible. As indians aim for 20 straight wins, moneyball hero hatteberg loves it. As everybody who read lewis celebrated 2003 book knows, the as signed hatteberg with the encouragement of the teams bright young assistant general manager, paul depodesta. Moneyball is a 2011 american biographical sports drama film directed by bennett miller and written by steven zaillian and aaron sorkin. Moneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball.
Billy beane and ron washington sign scott hatteberg. The as 20game winning streak, scott hatteberg, and moneyball new, 19 comments the oakland as celebrated the tenth anniversary of their 20game winning streak on saturday night. Oakland as players david justice and scott hatteberg were signed to play themselves in the film, but. Mar 17, 2004 page 19 he was fascinated by irrationality, and the opportunities it created in human affairs for anyone who resisted it. Moneyball is a 2011 american film based on the bestselling book of the same name, following the real life story of how oakland as gm billy beane built a winning team on a shoestring budget despite baseballs therichgetricher environment. Scott hatteberg, pickin machine in michael lewiss moneyball. Scott hatteberg, moneyballs secret weapon mens journal. It centered around general manager billy beane brad pitt and his assistant peter brand jonah hill trying to take on the juggernauts of major league baseball with a payroll that was one of the lowest in the league. Now hes also a character in the upcoming brad pitt project, moneyball, based on the book. Moneyball summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. Baseball fans who remember the 2002 season and business book aficionados who. Photo moneyball movie by pursuethepassion used under creative commons 2. Hatteberg was already in the twilight of his career before he. Additional to his career, scott has been portrayed by chris pratt in the movie entitled moneyball 2011, based on the book with the same name by michael lewis, published in 2003.