Thinking About Writing A Book

[JollyElm]

Make sure you do a deep dive with each of your subjects, namely how they were perceived and respected by their teammates and opponents. That inside insight is invaluable as to what their worth truly was on the field. For instance, Keith Hernandez was brought up. That guy was a frickin' leader and a huge driver of those successful Mets teams. The theoretical WAR that everyone always seems to immediately turn to tells us nothing about that aspect of a player's impact on the game.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

The theoretical WAR that everyone always seems to immediately turn to tells us nothing about that aspect of a player's impact on the game.

For gameplay, that's exactly what WAR does. It does not capture things like leadership in the clubhouse, however

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Make sure you do a deep dive with each of your subjects, namely how they were perceived and respected by their teammates and opponents. That inside insight is invaluable as to what their worth truly was on the field. For instance, Keith Hernandez was brought up. That guy was a frickin' leader and a huge driver of those successful Mets teams. The theoretical WAR that everyone always seems to immediately turn to tells us nothing about that aspect of a player's impact on the game.

You are exactly right, sir. +1 agree totally. By all means, Keith Hernandez goes in. Mattingly goes in, too.

I know there will be folks upset about some of these guys going in. Likewise, there will be someone who doesn't go in, that I somehow overlook. I will do my best with it.

What I envision at this point is to go chronologically, 1800s to now. In the end, I will come up with a list, and go with it.