Intangiball, Lonnie Wheeler
Intangiball, Lonnie Wheeler
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Intangiball
The Subtle Things That Win Baseball Games

Author: Lonnie Wheeler

Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer

Unabridged: 8 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/11/2015

Synopsis

Intangiball tracks the progress of the Cincinnati Reds through five years of culture change, beginning with the trades of decorated veterans Adam Dunn and Ken Griffey, Jr. It also draws liberally from such character-conscious clubs as the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, and Tampa Bay Rays. Author, sportswriter, and eternal fan of the game, Lonnie Wheeler systematically identifies the performance-enhancing qualities (PEQs) that together comprise the "communicable competitiveness" that he calls "teamship."

Intangiball is not designed to debunk Moneyball, but rather to sketch in what it left out: "What order is there to a baseball world in which a struggling rookie benefits not a bit from the encouraging words of the veteran who drapes his arm around the kid's shoulders; in which Derek Jeter's professionalism serves none but him; in which there is no reward for hustle, no edge for enthusiasm, no payoff for sacrifice; in which there is no place for the ambient contributions of David Eckstein, Marco Scutaro, or the aging, battered Scott Rolen; in which shared purpose serves no purpose?"

About Lonnie Wheeler

Lonnie Wheeler's numerous books include collaborations on the autobiographies of Hank Aaron (I Had a Hammer), Bob Gibson (Stranger to the Game), Mike Piazza (Long Shot), a baseball dialogue between Gibson and Reggie Jackson (Sixty Feet, Six Inches), and reflections on a summer at Wrigley Field (Bleachers). He lives in New Richmond, Ohio.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jay

The short summary of the book “Moneyball” is that you can build a high performance baseball team by understanding the statistics behind what players provide to enable the team to win – the objectively measurable actions, or in a broader sense, the objectively measurable results. The “Moneyball” way......more

Goodreads review by Allen

I appreciate and understand the author’s intention in writing this. He easily makes his case for intangibles in a sport dominated by statistics and formulas for determining a player’s worth. He strengthens his credibility by acknowledging the value of saber metrics and money ball. The problem with t......more

Goodreads review by Thomas

Wheeler's book deals with the real inner workings of who is a high value player and why. There is great insight here, although I think it is hard for the average fan to apply these principles. Still you get to learn how managers and general managers identify players that will make significant contri......more

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