Moneyball: He Gets on Base (MOVIE SCENE) | With Captions

You can't deny his offensive output. He can play. And we need people that can play.

Who do you wanna talk about first? None of them. Billy, we got 38 home runs, 120 RBIs to make up for.

Guys, you'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 re-create him.

-Re-create him in the aggregate. -The what? Giambi's on-base percentage was .

477. Damon's on-base, . 324.

And Olmedo's was . 291. Add that up and you get.

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Do you want me to speak? When I point at you, yeah. -1.

092. -Divided by three. -.

364. -That's what we're looking for. Three ballplayers-- Three ballplayers whose average OBP is.

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. 364. -Wait, that doesn't come out right.

-It's right, Artie. -Billy. -You gotta carry the one.

-Billy. -Scratch this out. -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, God. -Billy, that's trouble. Billy, look, if I-- Yeah.

Billy, if I may, he has had his problems off the field. . .

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and we know what he can't do on the field. He's getting thick around the waist. There's reports about him on weed, in strip clubs.

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. -His legs are gone. -Not a good idea.

-Old Man Justice? -Why is that? Steinbrenner's so pissed at his decline.

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. . he's willing to eat his contract to get rid of him.

-Exactly. -Ten years ago, Justice, big name. Been in big games.

He's gonna really help our season tickets early in the year. . .

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but in the dog days in July, August, we're lucky if he's gonna hit his weight. Billy, his legs are gone, and he's a defensive liability. I question whether the bat speed's 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?

-What are we doing? Okay, number three: -Scott Hatteberg. -Who?

-Hatteberg? -Exactly. He sounds like an Oakland A already.

-Yes, he's had a little problem with-- -Little problem? He can't throw. He's a career .

260 hitter. The best part of his career is over. -It's just getting started.

-Boston wants to cut him. -No one wants to pick him up. -Good.

He's cheap. Let me get this straight. You're gonna get a guy.

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. . that's been released by half the organizations in baseball.

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. . because he's got nonrepairable nerve damage in his elbow and can't throw.

He can't throw and he can't field. But what can he do? Oh, boy.

Check your reports or I'm gonna point at Pete. -He gets on base. -He can get on base.

-So 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.

I got 37 free agents that are better than those three guys. Wait a minute, let me get this straight. So you're not gonna bring in one.

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. . but three defective players to replace Giambi?

You're not buying into this Bill James bullshit? This is the new direction of the A's. We are card counters at the blackjack table.

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. . 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.

That's all fine and well, but we've been working our asses off. . .

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for weeks to make this club better, and you're shitting all over it. This is not a discussion. -What are we discussing?

-Barry, not a discussion. Billy, man. .

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. there's one thing you're forgetting. None of those three guys knows how to play first base.

Well, you're gonna have to teach one of them. Teach? Which one?