Tag: Moneyball

The Pete Alonso home run edited like it was in Moneyball will give you chills

How can you not be romantic about this Pete Alonso home run?

Pete Alonso crushed a home run in the ninth inning and it felt like a movie.

As the ball came off the bat of the New York Mets slugger, the intersection between sports and cinema blended into one. No matter whether or not you were emotionally invested in this game, it felt like time slowed down.

For baseball fans who also like to nerd out at the movie theater, some fans were able to provide the perfect edit for you. It is a highlight of the play but edited to feel like it was included in Moneyball (2011) from Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, including the lovely song “The Mighty Rio Grande” by This Will Destroy You.

First, we can take a look at a version that uses the radio call from Mets announcer Howie Rose:

Another fantastic edit does not use Rose’s voice but instead the national broadcast from ESPN.

While this one doesn’t have the local passion, it does include some of the other highlights from the ninth inning like Jesse Winker slamming his helmet after scoring another run and the double-play ball from Francisco Lindor.

This is beautiful no matter who you are, but it is especially beautiful if you’re a Mets fan who happened to love Moneyball.

Because how can you not be romantic about baseball?

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Michigan State basketball freshman Kur Teng leads Team Goodfellas to Moneyball Pro-Am title

Michigan State freshman Kur Teng leads Team Goodfellas to Moneyball Pro-Am title

Michigan State basketball might have just found their next young star. On Thursday night, MSU freshman Kur Teng, flanked by incoming transfer center Szymon Zapala, led Team Goodfellas to a Moneyball Pro-Am championship win after taking down top-seeded TriStar Trust, which included MSU players Jaxon Kohler and Gehrig Normand.

Kur Teng put up some huge numbers in Moneyball, including a 42-point gam in round one against a team that had Tre Holloman, Tyson Walker, and Marcus Bingham Jr. For his efforts, Kur Teng was named the MVP of Moneyball.

In the final, Teng hit one of the biggest shots of tournament to help Team Goodfellas take the win:

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Two former Spartans to join current Spartans in Moneyball game of the night finale

Two former fan favorites are joining two current Spartans at Moneyball

It is the final game of the night at Moneyball, which will conclude on Thursday. A special treat for the fans will be two former fan favorites are joining two current Spartans in the game.

Tyson Walker and Marcus Bingham Jr. will be joining with Tre Holloman and Carson Cooper for the last Moneyball Pro-Am game of the night.

Stay tuned to Spartans Wire for any fun highlights that come out of the game.

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Watch current and former Spartans have a huge day at pro-am

Current and former Spartans provided all of the entertainment in Flint:

Moneyball is an event that fans and players alike love every year that it comes around in the East Lansing area. It gives the fans an opportunity to see a different, looser side of the players that don the green and white.

On Saturday, in Flint, both current and former Spartans came out to put on a show. Flint hosted a pro-am event that saw many hometown basketball players show out.

Watch Yousef Nasser’s report of the action and the entertainment the Spartans provided:

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Most of MSU hoops roster to compete in annual Moneyball Pro-Am event

The annual tradition of MSU basketball players competing in the Moneyball Pro-Am event will continue this summer

The annual tradition of Michigan State basketball players competing in the Moneyball Pro-Am event will continue this summer.

All but one Spartan from the men’s basketball team will be competing in this year event, according to Kyle Austin of MLive. The lone Spartan to not play in this year’s event is sophomore guard Jeremy Fears Jr.

Fears is being held out from the competition due to precautionary reasons in relation to the injury he suffered last year, according to the official Moneyball Sportswear X account.

Games will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. ET at Holt High School in Holt, Mich. Games will begin this week and run through the summer with the championship game taking place on August 1.

Click on the post below to read more on the event:

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The internet mashed up Moneyball and The Lord of the Rings and made some hysterical memes

They’re taking the shortstops to Isengard! 

The internet is always good for a meme, and the latest social media sensation involves a mashup between The Lord of the Rings and Moneyball.

The gag involves mirroring half-elven Lord of Rivendell Elrond and former Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane putting together their “teams,” respectively.

While Elrond was tasked with assembling the Fellowship of the Ring to lead the fight for Middle Earth, Beane’s forward-thinking roster building methods turned the A’s into a contender on a dime.

It’s fair to argue that Elrond had a bit more on his plate than Beane did, but how can you not be romantic about sending four hobbits to destroy The One Ring To Rule Them All in the fires of Mount Doom?

This is the meme that keeps on giving, and we’ve assembled some of our favorite LOTR/Moneyball jokes from this unexpected collaboration that easily wins the week in memes.

Michigan State basketball F Jaxon Kohler drops 53 points in Moneyball Pro-Am

Michigan State basketball’s Jaxon Kohler drops 53 points in Moneyball Pro-Am

The Lansing State Journal reported this summer on the work Jaxon Kohler has put in inside the gym this offseason, and it looks to be paying off, as the Michigan State basketball forward dropped 53 points in the Moneyball Pro-Am on Tuesday night.

Kohler’s team, Snipback, beat ‘Team Faygo’ 113-103 and Kohler was named the player of the game. Kohler’s 53 points were the highest in the Pro-Am so far and he also added 18 rebounds as he shows off the new body he worked for in the offseason.

Team Snipback was led by Kohler and Tre Holloman, while Team Faygo was led by A.J. Hoggard and high-profile freshman Xavier Booker. Booker and Kohler will definitely be competing for minutes this year at both the power forward and center spots.

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Someone made a perfect ‘Moneyball’ version of Bryce Harper’s epic World Series berth-clinching home run

This is the best.

Remember that moment in Moneyball when Scott Hattberg hits that amazing home run? And it’s shot beautifully — time slows down, the crowd noise goes silent, and then all the sound comes back. An all-timer of a sports movie moment.

Well, someone redid Bryce Harper’s awe-inspiring home run in the eighth inning on Sunday that clinched a 2022 World Series berth for the Philadelphia Phillies, complete with the Moneyball music, similar editing and … well, you just have to watch, it’s so good and perfect.

Here’s the video that’s making the rounds on Twitter, and below is the Moneyball scene to compare it to:

Perfect.

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Gallery: Pictures from Moneyball Pro-Am Championship game with an appearance from Cassius Winston

Pictures from Moneyball Pro-Am Championship game with an appearance from Cassius Winston

 

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A hilarious Moneyball meme has completely taken over Twitter

“Billy, this is …” The meme is everywhere!

Just because Moneyball came out in 2011 doesn’t mean that we can’t have a hilarious new meme out of the classic sports movie.

It’s something that I’ve seen all over Twitter in recent weeks: A still of Brad Pitt (as Billy Beane) and Jonah Hill (playing Peter Brand). Hill is pointing to his board of stats, and declaring: “Billy, this is …”

It follows with an intro about a player, followed by, “his defect is …” just like we saw in the movie.

It is, as you’d imagine, quite hilarious. And it’s grown to go beyond baseball, as you’ll see below. Check out the memes: