I saw "Moneyball" last night. Some of you will know it as "that new Brad Pitt" movie, while others will know it as "that Oakland A's" movie. We (the girlfriend and I) had passes to the sneak preview. Yes, I feel special. They checked purses to make sure nobody had a recording device, as if every cell phone in the joint wasn't a recording device. Anyway, the point is, I thought it was an entertaining, well-acted movie. You could say I enjoyed it. I didn't come out feeling like I'd wasted two-and-a-half hours of my life, which is really the barometer I use to determine the worth of a theater experience. I'm downplaying it, but it really was a good watch.
This morning, while tuned to my choice for local sports talk, 1620 AM, I heard the morning show, Zakk and Jack, discussing the movie, which neither of them have seen yet. Zakk and Jack are not local. They are, in fact, based in Indianapolis and are nationally syndicated on Fox Sports Radio. Remember that. It's going to matter, I promise. They apparently didn't get sneak preview passes to the top sports movie of the year. I could really stop there. I think that says a lot about their worth as national sports talk personalities. But stop I will not.
What they did was rip this movie for factual and historical inaccuracy. Did I mention that NEITHER have yet seen "Moneyball?" These two are hacks of the first kind.
I get it. A lot of sports movies that are "based on the true story" are altered stories. For example, one of my all time favorites, "Friday Night Lights", has Odessa-Permian losing in the Texas 5-A state championship. In reality, they lost in the semifinals. No big deal. Still a great movie.
I have no doubt that some of the events in "Moneyball" are added for dramatic effect. However, to go on national radio and tear apart a film which you have NEVER SEEN is detestable. How these two jagaloons managed to get themselves a nationally syndicated show is absolutely beyond me.
My advice--don't listen to Zakk & Jack. You could do something better with your time. Watching "Moneyball" would be a good start. You'll be ahead of those two morons.
This morning, while tuned to my choice for local sports talk, 1620 AM, I heard the morning show, Zakk and Jack, discussing the movie, which neither of them have seen yet. Zakk and Jack are not local. They are, in fact, based in Indianapolis and are nationally syndicated on Fox Sports Radio. Remember that. It's going to matter, I promise. They apparently didn't get sneak preview passes to the top sports movie of the year. I could really stop there. I think that says a lot about their worth as national sports talk personalities. But stop I will not.
What they did was rip this movie for factual and historical inaccuracy. Did I mention that NEITHER have yet seen "Moneyball?" These two are hacks of the first kind.
I get it. A lot of sports movies that are "based on the true story" are altered stories. For example, one of my all time favorites, "Friday Night Lights", has Odessa-Permian losing in the Texas 5-A state championship. In reality, they lost in the semifinals. No big deal. Still a great movie.
I have no doubt that some of the events in "Moneyball" are added for dramatic effect. However, to go on national radio and tear apart a film which you have NEVER SEEN is detestable. How these two jagaloons managed to get themselves a nationally syndicated show is absolutely beyond me.
My advice--don't listen to Zakk & Jack. You could do something better with your time. Watching "Moneyball" would be a good start. You'll be ahead of those two morons.
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