Guardians of the Galaxy: Chris Pratt Goes Moneyball on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Fans of Chris Pratt may remember that before he was a Guardian of the Galaxy, he played Oakland Athletics first baseman Scott Hatteberg in Moneyball, a baseball drama based on a true story.He brought some of those skills to bear tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live, where he had promised fans on Twitter that he would send them “secret signals” and asked for some ideas of what to do.When he actually came out on stage, the actor didn’t say much that could be construed as a signal…at least it seemed.”The Guardians of the Galaxy are a group of misfits who are brought together to win a big baseball game,” Pratt joked. “They use this trick play…no, that’s The Bad New Bears.”Starting over again, he said, “The Guardians of the Galaxy are misfits who live in outer space and they’re like these badasses who go around shooting people and being all tough and bad in space.”Then, they screened the trailer and Pratt left.And here was the thought process we had:”Now, he did strut in, talk with his hands a lot and make some goofy faces…but we’re guessing that, in reality, he wasn’t communicating in any kind of secret code unless there’s something about the Bad News Bears that we should be remembering, and aren’t…”…or maybe he’s just talking about signals like the ones you give a base runner? We’ve seen some third base coaches in baseball use the hands-on-hips signal, like how Pratt stood just before he started answering questions. Same thing with the crossing his hands across his chest, clapping and rubbing his nose.”It might be interesting to go back and rewatch Moneyball to see whether those were signals used in the film.”Bear in mind, a couple of the specific things he did with his hands were things that fans on Twitter had recommended…but a lot of it looked suspiciously like baseball signals, and since he actually used the word “signals,” it seems it was a fun, inside joke.