Book 2 Review 2 - Book Cover

The cover of Moneyball is just a close up of a black and white baseball player holding a ball signed with the title of the book in bright red. Obviously the novel is about baseball, so that is why they include the baseball and the player’s hand, but I think that there is a much deeper meaning to the cover. The way that the player is represented in black and white sort of makes me think about old time baseball and tradition in the game. The traditional way of scouting players like they say in the fourth chapter is based on five things; Arm strength, hitting, hitting with power, speed, and looks. I believe that the player being black and white on the cover kind represents these things by just showing how it was the traditional way to scout players. The bright red signature of Moneyball on the baseball I believe shows us how they are challenging what is considered traditional and normal by most Major League Baseball Teams. The color red in this dull cover just really pops off and makes the title stand out. It makes you know that what Billy Beane is doing, by getting players based on stats and money, is a lot different and stands out from any other baseball organization in the league. I would defiantly make some changes to the cover, because it is just so boring. I feel that with out the movie the book wouldn’t sell as many copies because of the boring cover. I think that maybe they could have like a statistical analysis of a player with his picture on it, or a collage of them, just like how in the scouting room they lay down all the players pictures with the stats next to them. I think that this would be a lot more colorful and outgoing, and maybe get the attention of more sports fans because they can see that the novel is about real players and it is a true story.