Moneyball
English
Etymology
After the 2003 book by Michael Lewis; from money + ball.
Noun
Moneyball (uncountable)
- Baseball management relying on sabermetrics.
- More generally, any management using business analytics.
Quotations
- 2011, John Sides, The Moneyball of Campaign Advertizing (Part 1), The New York Times,
- 2012, Patrick Mayock, Bill Marriott shines in primetime spotlight, www.hotelnewsnow.com :
- The technical savvy on display was enough to show any guest that there’s more—a lot more—to the hotel business than the front desk and housekeeping. As host Wapner said, “It’s moneyball for hotels.”
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