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October 9, 2011 Off Topic Joe Janish

How The A’s Won Before Billy Beane

If didn’t see Saturday Night Live this past weekend, no worries, as you didn’t miss anything, it was dreadful — one of the worst SNL episodes ever.

But, there was one funny segment, which was a parody of the TV commercials currently running for the movie Moneyball:

Some might argue that this commercial parody is more historically correct than the movie starring Brad Pitt.

BTW I’m stunned that Jose Canseco wasn’t available for a cameo.

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  1. Timo October 10, 2011 at 10:10 am
    LOL! SNL is pretty bad these days. I’m glad I can’t stay up that late to watch it. However, that skit was funny! Glad you shared.
  2. Joe October 10, 2011 at 10:35 am
    Did you see the film? How was it?