One was pictured as a stubborn bumbler played by a chubby Philip Seymour Hoffman. The other was portrayed as a suave baseball savant -- and played by Brad Pitt.
And you wonder who's upset with 'Moneyball'?
Former A's manager Art Howe, who ran the team on the field during the real-life era of the movie, is furious with his on-screen character, according to the San Jose Mercury News.
In the movie, Howe is not a believer in the idea of "moneyball" and is in fact defiant.
He says the movie is a form of "character assassination," a furious Howe told both the Oakland Tribune and San Francisco Chronicle.
"They couldn't have demeaned me more."
It's known that Beane and Howe have had a frosty relationship. Howe thinks that Beane is at least partially responsible for the negative light in which he is portrayed on the big screen.
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Beane, for his part, dismissed Howe's comments, before dismissing all "Moneyball"-related talk.
"I was wondering who was going to be the first guy to think I produced, wrote or directed this movie," Beane told Bay Area News Group. "Now I have my answer. [Howe's] comments are completely misguided."
