The efforts of the duo became the subject of a 2003 book that was later adapted into the Aaron Sorkin/Bennett Miller film "Moneyball," which remains one of the best baseball movies of all time.

Lewis is best known for enormously successful books like "Liar's Poker," "Moneyball," and "The Big Short." In recent years he's also taken up podcasting, and his most recent focus has been on the ...