Sports movies and films to watch this summer

MONEYBALL

I'm sure that watching those two trailers has left you spellbound already. If not, then this third one might be of some interest to you. Obviously, after Nadal won his seventeenth, you cannot stop at two. This third one is Brad Pitt's 2011 hit film "Money Ball." This movie is meant for anyone with an interest in sports management and creative-critical thinking abilities. It outlines the method used to build an undervalued team to win 20 consecutive games in Major league Baseball(MLB). Billy Beane, General Manager of the 2002 Oakland Athletics(played by Pitt), takes the young economics graduate Peter Brand on managerial team to devise the team's building-up strategy. It shows the actual story that took place in 2002 with the Oakland team and Billy Beane. Why is it a watch for us? Well, simply because it is a roller coaster of a ride. There is just so much adrenaline on this ride, that one is left in a frenzy to decide the outcome. Though the plot is based on baseball, much of it involves mathematical calculations leading to the saber-metric approach of Baseball scouting. After two life-altering stories, this one is a good team and capacity building thrill. Go watch it!