Former A’s pitcher Mark Mulder live tweets his first viewing of ‘Moneyball’
Jul 3, 2014, 6:26 PM | Updated: 6:27 pm
Mark Mulder had a relatively short MLB career, but the left-handed pitcher left his mark in the league, particularly when he was with the Oakland Athletics.
The Michigan State product struggled in his last three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, but four of the best campaigns of his nine-year career came with the A’s, including 2002 — the year on which the movie “Moneyball” focuses.
On Wednesday, Mulder finally got around to watching the 2011 film starring Brad Pitt and Philip Seymour Hoffman, as he candidly let all of his 38,000 Twitter followers know. The 6-foot-6 hurler live tweeted his first viewing of the biographical film, and below are some of the best posts from Mulder’s evening.
There is no reason I haven't seen it yet. Just have not gotten around to it. So I will tonight. That way all of @BBTN can ask about it.
— Mark Mulder (@markmulder20) July 3, 2014
I've seen myself throw a pitch and now my ugly mug in first 2 min of #moneyball pic.twitter.com/2c7P1dMkcT
— Mark Mulder (@markmulder20) July 3, 2014
No. We never paid for drinks from a machine in clubhouse.
— Mark Mulder (@markmulder20) July 3, 2014
Jeremy never turned on music and team never did that after a loss.
— Mark Mulder (@markmulder20) July 3, 2014
Can't say I remember the Billy pep talks. Ha
— Mark Mulder (@markmulder20) July 3, 2014
Note: The previous two tweets refer to outfielder Jeremy Giambi and general manager Billy Beane, respectively.
This guy plays a pretty good Hatteberg. Ha
— Mark Mulder (@markmulder20) July 3, 2014
Note: Scott Hatteberg was depicted by “Parks and Recreation” actor Chris Pratt in the film.
Hattebergs homer was one of the coolest things I ever experienced in baseball.
— Mark Mulder (@markmulder20) July 3, 2014
Boy did I blow it game 5 against the Twins. That was a day game by the way. Not a night game.
— Mark Mulder (@markmulder20) July 3, 2014
Art Howe was one of the nicest kindest men I've ever been around in baseball.
— Mark Mulder (@markmulder20) July 3, 2014
And here’s the two-time All-Star’s final thought on the movie:
Honestly thought it was a really good movie. Sure, things were embellished but whatever. Still good.
— Mark Mulder (@markmulder20) July 3, 2014
Mulder went 19-7 with a 3.47 ERA during that fateful year when the A’s surprised everybody by going 103-59 in the regular season, eventually losing the AL Division Series 3-2 to the Minnesota Twins.
Despite being an integral part of the 2002 squad’s success, Mulder wasn’t depicted in the film, but he was seen in actual footage from that season — as he comically pointed out in one of his tweets early in the evening.
