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MoneyBall Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 9hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In 1991, the total payroll for the New York Yankees was
a)
$120,000,00
b)
$114,457,768
c)
$117,986,034
d)
$892,986,263
2.
In 1991, the total payroll for the Oakland A's was
a)
$39,722,689
b)
$49,834,986
c)
$52,364,657
d)
$35,837,123
3.
Name one of the players that the A's will lose to free agency
a)
George Brett
b)
Johnny Depp
c)
Jason Giambi
d)
Derek Jeter
4.
True or false
Billy Beane's job is to find replacements for players the team already has 
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What is the major problem that Billy and scouts for the A's have to solve?
a)
Buying as many players as they can
b)
Spending unlimited money
c)
Building the best team with a limited budget
d)
Buying only the first round draft picks
6.
What is a "five tool guy"?
a)
A baseball player who can run, field, throw, hit, and hit for power.
b)
A baseball player who can build a house with power tools
c)
A baseball player who can field, throw, hit, pitch, and run
7.
The goal of ball clubs is not to buy players, according to Pete Brandt.  Buying _____________ is important because that is what buys wins!
a)
hits
b)
runs
c)
stolen bases
d)
outs
8.
Finding the value of a player is all about getting everything down to 
a)
one number
b)
the best player
c)
the most money
d)
the most home runs
9.
Why is Chad Bradford undervalued by other teams in MLB?
a)
He walks funny.
b)
He throws funny.
c)
He talks funny.
d)
He runs funny.
10.
Which is the most important
a)
QS (Quality start)
b)
TPR (Total player rating)
c)
OBP (On base percentage)
d)
ISO (Isolated power)
11.
Why is an on base percentage so important?
a)
A player needs to be on base to score runs
b)
A player needs to be on base to be seen by the fans
c)
A player need to be on base to get thrown out at second
d)
A player needs to be on base to get thrown out at home
12.
As it pertains to the movie, finish the phrase
The longest continuous winning_____________.
a)
drought
b)
streak
13.
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?
a)
$1,700,000
b)
$1,300,000
c)
1,500,000
d)
$1,400,000
14.
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?
a)
$250,000
b)
$220,000
c)
$260,000
d)
$240,000
15.

What is the name of the main character, the General Manager of the Oakland A's?

a)

Art Howe

b)

Steve Schott

c)

Peter Brand

d)

Billy Beane

16.

How long was the winning streak of Oakland A's?

a)

21

b)

20

c)

19

d)

18

17.

What was the play that finally gave the A's their 20 game streak?

a)

Homerun

b)

Double

c)

Strike out

d)

Sacrifice

18.

What state is Oakland in?

a)

Oregon

b)

Washington

c)

Minnesota

d)

California

19.

What does a scout do in Major League Baseball?

a)

find good ball players for their team

b)

go camping

c)

find lost people

d)

follow tracks

20.

What team beat the A's to end their dream of winning the World Series?

a)

New York Yankees

b)

Boston Red Sox

c)

San Francisco Giants

d)

Minnesota Twins

21.

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

a)

True

b)

Fale

22.

Billy hired Pete who studied Biology in college

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Which subject did Pete study in college?

a)

Math

b)

Biology

c)

Economics

d)

Law

24.

Billy was a single dad and he loved his daughter.

a)

True

b)

False

25.
What was Billy Beane(GM)  told to do by the team owner of the Athletics?
a)
Increase the payroll
b)
find replacements for the money the team already has
c)
trade more people
26.
According to Pete Brandt,..."the goal of people who run ball clubs is not to buy players, it is to _________.  In order to _________, they need to __________.
a)
buy wins; buy wins; buy runs
b)
buy runs; buy runs; buy coaches
c)
buy coaches; win games; buy runs
27.
Pete knows that there are 25 potential players that must be out there and available for Oakland because _______________.
a)
they are overvalued.
b)
they are undervalued
c)
they can't get on base
d)
they are injured
28.
The team that Billy has assembled is based on a statistical theory know as "Moneyball", who invented this idea?
a)
Bill James
b)
Bill Gates
c)
Steve Jobs
d)
Jackie Robinson
29.
Why does Billy prefer Hatteburg on first?
a)
he is the best first base player
b)
he gets on base more than Pena
c)
because he has a daughter too
30.

Which team won the world series using the moneyball philosophy.

a)

Oakland A's

b)

Boston Red Sox

c)

New York Yankees

d)

Dodgers

31.

Did Billy take the offer from the Boston Red Sox

a)

Yes

b)

No

32.

What team offers Billy a general manager's position?

a)

Yankees

b)

Red Sox

c)

Blue Jays

d)

Astros

33.

What happened when the head scout stood up to Billy?

a)

He got a Promotion

b)

He got Fired

c)

He got Traded

d)

He Quit

34.

How much money did the Oakland organization have?

a)

$39,722,689

b)

$239,942,289

c)

$103,772,664

d)

$49,722,689

35.

How did you like the movie? What was your take away after watching the film?

4 lines

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