Moneyball Quiz

What is the major problem that Billy and scouts for the A's have to solve?

• Buying as many players as they can
• Spending unlimited money
• Building the best team with a limited budget
• Buying only the first round draft picks

What is a "five tool guy"?

• A baseball player who can run, field, throw, hit, and hit for power.
• A baseball player who can build a house with power tools
• A baseball player who can field, throw, hit, pitch, and run

The goal of ball clubs is not to buy players, according to Pete Brandt.  Buying _____________ is important because that is what buys wins!

• hits
• runs
• stolen bases
• outs

Why is Chad Bradford undervalued by other teams in MLB?

• He walks funny.
• He throws funny.
• He talks funny.
• He runs funny.

Why is an on base percentage so important?

• A player needs to be on base to score runs
• A player needs to be on base to be seen by the fans
• A player need to be on base to get thrown out at second
• A player needs to be on base to get thrown out at home

At the end of the 2002 season, the A's won the championship game and had exactly the same number of wins as the Yankees.  How much did the Yankees pay, on average, for each win?

• $1,700,000
• $1,300,000
• 1,500,000
• $1,400,000

At the end of the 2002 season, the A's won the championship game and had exactly the same number of wins as the Yankees.  How much did the A's pay, on average, for each win?

• $250,000
• $220,000
• $260,000
• $240,000

Billy Beane was the coach of which team?

• San Francisco 49ers

• Oakland Raiders

• Giants

• Oakland A's

In building his team, Billy was attempting to try something that no one had ever tried before in the history of baseball

• True

• Fale

Billy hired Pete who studied Biology in college

• True

• False