Late last night one of my favorite sports movies happened to be playing on the television. Moneyball, the story and movie about how the 2002 Oakland Athletics managed to replace superstars such as Jason Giambi and Johnny Damon with a limited budget has cemented its place in the sports world. As I was watching, there was one scene in particular that stood out to me, a scene in which Brad Pitt, playing as Billy Beane, approaches his scouts with a new strategy on replacing Giambi.
“Guys, you’re still trying to replace Giambi, I told you we can’t do it.