Moneyball

2011 had a number motion pictures I didn’t get to catch in theaters, so it looking like I’m going to be pretty busy catching up with movies that should be up for Awards in the coming months…

First movie I’ve knocked out in  the New Year is MONEYBALL, a film that follows the 2002 Oakland A’s (baseball team) and their improbable climb to the top of the West by assembling a team thru some uncharacteristic methods.  

Said methods are known as “money ball”.   In short, the team looked to get wins by statistically crafting a group of players that could get on base and with high probability score runs.

All in all the movie is pretty good… a little too long in my opinion but I found myself getting goose bumps when the  20 game winning streak occurred during the movie.

If you haven’t seen it yet, bet sure to check it out.  It’s worth the rental…

Rollie A.
Movie 1/365

Favorite Albums of 2011

My Favorite Albums of 2011 :

1.) Future Islands - On the Water
 

2.) The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Belong
 

3.) Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
 

4.) Destroyer - Kaputt
 

5.) The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From the Vaccines?
 

6.) Standard Fare - Out of Sight, Out of Town
 

7.) Summer Camp - Welcome to Condale
 

8.) Cut/Copy - Zonoscope
 

9.) Cults - Cults
 

10.) Young Knives - Ornaments From the Silver Arcade
 

Honorable Mentions : 

Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde
Good Luck - Without Hesitation
Crystal Castles - (II)