They're Making a Movie Out of Moneyball?

Apparently so:

Moneyball will be directed by Steven Soderbergh and stars Brad Pitt as Billy Beane, the Oakland A's GM who spun an above-par ball-team from a sub-par budget. Martin will play Paul DePodesta, a stats whiz who helps Beane devise his winning formula.

The film is an adaptation of Michael Lewis' book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. It will - and here's where it gets really good - reportedly also star real-life former players such as David Justice, Lenny Dykstra and Daryl Strawberry.

In the climactic final scene, Billy Beane will break out his calculator and figure out that an obscure, overweight catcher from the University of Oklamhoma will be the A's first pick in the draft based on his On Base Percentage.

I loved the book, but I can't see this as a film.

Michael Lewis: The Death of the Wall Street Investment Bank

I'm a fan of Michael Lewis after reading his brilliant book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Gameabout Oakland A's General Manager Billy Beane. His writing career exploded onto the scene with 1989's Liar's Pokerwith his insider's take on Wall Street.

He revisits Wall Street in this shocking article about the Subprime Meltdown. (Read here)

It's a long one. I printed out 17 pages. Make a pot of coffee. Well worth it. What I love is that he tracked down finance people who saw it coming, and describes their journey through this farce.