Site icon Side Action

Former MLB Star Jeff Bagwell Calls Popular Movie “Moneyball” A ‘Farce’

BSabitt
Former MLB star Jeff Bagwell slammed the popular movie "Moneyball" on Tuesday night, calling out a lot of the fake aspects of the film

Houston Astros hitting coach Jeff Bagwell answers a question during a news conference announcing his new position with the team Sunday, June 11, 2010 in Houston. Bagwell, who has been serving as a special assistant to the general manager, will replace hitting coach Sean Berry after the All-Star break. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Apparently Jeff Bagwell isn’t one of the many baseball fans who rank Brad Pitt’s “Moneyball” as one of the best movies of all-time.

Bagwell — who now works as an announcer for the Astros — went on a whole rant against “Moneyball” during Tuesday’s broadcast, calling out many of the fake aspect of the film.

“I just think Moneyball’s a farce,” Bagwell said, scoffing at the film.

Jeff Bagwell continued: “They had the three best pitchers in baseball. You could have stuck anybody out there. My son’s 15-year-old team, they could have been out there with those three pitchers and they get all this hype,” Bagwell grumbled. “I just – I don’t know – whatever.”

Moneyball certainly milked the underdog aspect of the A’s at the time. Sure, they had just lost Johnny Damon, Jason Giambi and Jason Isringhausen. But they also had an elite core of Miguel Tejada paired with Mark Mulder, Barry Zito, and Tim Hudson leading their rotation.

The film opted to focus on Billy Beane’s ability to find hidden gems Scott Hatteberg and Chad Bradford instead.

At the end of the day, “Moneyball” still correctly depicts Oakland’s amazing ability to compete in the American League despite having one of the lowest payrolls in all of baseball.

Jeff Bagwell comes off as a bit of a grump here.

Welcome to the game outside the game! Follow us on our Sideaction Twitter handle, Instagram, and Facebook for the latest on sports and pop culture news across the web!

🔥 Hot from Side Action 🔥