Jul 19, 2019 keri has written two books the extra 2% about the 2008 tampa bay rays and up, up, and away about the montreal expos. Jonah keri lists the things he cant wait to watch this year. In the case of the 2008 tampa bay rays, an american league championship happens the culmination of one of the greatest turnarounds in baseball history. What can we learn from the baseball book, the extra 2%, by. For jonah s sake, we hope people hate wall street less in spring 2011, when the book comes out, than they do now.
He interviewed all sorts of people with connections to the franchise, past and present. Jun 01, 2019 i gave a talk at my alma mater concordia university, talking about the future of journalism and the craft of storytelling. In the extra 2%, jonah keri records the remaking of the tampa bay rays by wall streeters, a plan that met with success. Ive decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e books and audio books. In the extra 2%, financial journalist and sportswriter jonah keri chronicles the remarkable story. The books title refers to rays owner stuart sternbergs philosophy that rather than attempt to lap the fieldan unrealistic goal, given the teams. How wall street strategies took a major league baseball team from worst to first. Jonah keri arrested again, faces eight new charges. Jonah keri currently covers baseball for cbs sports and sports illustrated. Keri has written two books the extra 2% about the 2008 tampa bay rays and up, up, and away about the montreal expos.
The extra 2% by jonah keri the story of the rays rise to the first division gets a write up. Welcome to baseball prospectus tuesday november 18, 2003 8. The extra 2%, by jonah keri, is, in many ways, a more modern version of moneyball. Jul 19, 2019 keri did not immediately respond friday to a request for comment on the charges. May 24, 2011 in the case of the 2008 tampa bay rays, an american league championship happens the culmination of one of the greatest turnarounds in baseball history. Jonah keri ranks every mlb team as spring training. How wall street strategies took a major league baseball team from worst to first by jonah keri. Download audiobooks narrated by jonah keri to your device. In the extra 2%, financial journalist and sportswriter jonah keri chronicles the. Jonah keris the extra 2% is a combo baseball and business book, but its not a howto about how to run a baseball team or a business. If you are a rays fan, or simply a baseball fan who wants to relive the incredible worsttofirst run that the rays put together in 2008, you will find some enjoyable moments here.
The author of the new york times baseball bestseller the extra 2% ballantineespn books, keri is one of the new generation of highprofile sports writers equally. The short version is the publishing partnership of espn books and ballantine approached me with an idea, so i said yes. Find the full talk, as well as concordias complete thinking out loud speaker and podcast series, here. Jonah keri writes the chief baseball column for grantland, and routinely makes appearances in canadian media such as the jeff blair show, prime time sports and off the record. Jonah keri, columnist for the athletic, reportedly.
Mar 17, 2017 in the case of the 2008 tampa bay rays, an american league championship happensthe culmination of one of the greatest turnarounds in baseball history. Sportswriter jonah keri suspended from the athletic after. The extra 2% what happens when three financial industry whiz kids and certified baseball nuts take over an ailing major league franchise and implement the same strategies that fueled their success on wall street. Jonah keri never worked for the tampa bay devil rays or rays, but he did the nextbest thing. Jonah keri is a canadian journalist, sportswriter and editor. This book by jonah keri attempts to describe the strategies that the front office. In the superb the extra 2%, jonah keri will remind readers of michael lewis moneyball. Up, up, and away on the montreal expos and the new york times bestseller the extra 2% on the tampa bay rays. Im talking today with jonah keri, author of the new book the extra 2%, how wall street strategies took a major league baseball team from worst to first. He wrote a new york times bestseller about the tampa bay rays. Jonah keri is the author of baseball between the numbers 4. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. First of all lets preface this by saying that it was in spite of his harvard education, and not because of it obviously.
How wall street strategies took a major league baseball team from worst to first, by jonah keri espn booksballantine, 2011. How great management turned around baseballs worst team. New baseball book chronicles the rise of the tampa bay rays. How wall street strategies took a major league baseball team from worst to first, by jonah keri espn books ballantine, 2011. Mar 08, 2011 jonah keri never worked for the tampa bay devil rays or rays, but he did the nextbest thing.
This book by jonah keri attempts to describe the strategies that the front office team of stuart sternberg, matt silverman and andrew in 2008, the tampa bay major league baseball club not only changed its name from devil rays to rays, they jumped from fifth place to first in one of the toughest divisions in baseball, and then went on to capture the american league pennant. Meanwhile, his book detailing the franchise history of. The team went from laughing stocks that players avoided to, more recently, a surprise powerhouse that outdid the much richer new york yankees and boston red sox. Talking baseball, expos, cleveland, and beyond with jonah keri.
Ron barr interviews writer jonah keri about his motivation for writing the book, the tampa bay rays ownership and how the rays used wall street to become a great baseball team. Jonah keri records the remaking of the tampa bay rays by wall streeters, a plan that met with success. Jonah keri has given us a fascinating look at how the tampa bay devil rays became winners. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an ebook these days, so im not going to comment at all about the quality. Mar 08, 2011 the two sides consummated the deal in april 2005. In the case of the 2008 tampa bay rays, an american league championship happensthe culmination of one of the greatest turnarounds in baseball history. The extra 2% is a captivating book if you love baseball, but its.
Jonah keri wasnt embedded in the rays draft room or hanging out in the teams video room during games. How wall street strategies took a major league baseball team from worst to first, by jonah keri. That includes the decade that the franchise spent wandering in the proverbial desert, and the time after that when they finally reached the oasis of postseason play. Grantland and has written two books about the tampa bay rays and. Jul 19, 2019 sportswriter jonah keri suspended from the athletic after being charged with assaulting his wife. Jonah keri born september 20, 1974, in montreal, quebec is a canadian journalist, sportswriter and editor. He also contributes to the sports television network sportsnet. Keri cowrote and edited the book baseball between the numbers.
How wall street strategies took a major league baseball team from worst to first, chronicles the tampa bay rays. The extra 2% on apple books apple books apple apple. The extra 2% goodreads meet your next favorite book. One of our favorite new baseball books is jonah keri s exhaustive, intelligent the extra 2%, which chronicles the rise of the tampa bay rays over the. Jonah keri was a new york times bestseller for his book on the tampa bay rays, published in 2011, the extra 2%. Keri has written two books the extra 2% about the 2008 tampa bay rays and up, up, and away about. The extra 2% is a captivating book if you love baseball, but its an even more captivating book if you love success. Apr 29, 2019 scott and jonah close out the show with a draft of their top 5 best sports books ever 46. For ten years, the tampa bay devil rays ambled up to home plate and struck out. Exciting day of hot stovery with the mvp vote and the big aspadres trade, so lets get going.
The athletics jonah keri calls in to join scott pianowski on all things al east on the yahoo fantasy. I gave a talk at my alma mater concordia university, talking about the future of journalism and the craft of storytelling. Keri published it in 2011 and describes the tampa bay rays from their founding in 1998. The focus here in keris book is the rays, the wall street geniuses who bought.
Feb 28, 2011 as a rays fan, and as someone who loved michael lewis moneyball, i came to jonah keris the extra 2% with high expectations. Keri has written two books the extra 2% about the 2008 tampa bay rays. Apr 03, 2011 jonah keri records the remaking of the tampa bay rays by wall streeters, a plan that met with success. Montreal baseball writer jonah keri, who has been charged with assaulting his wife and a minor, hopes to settle his legal troubles without a. The kid, the hawk, rock, vladi, pedro, le grand orange, youppi.
When former goldman sachs colleagues stuart sternberg and matthew silverman assumed control of the tampa bay devil rays in 2005, it looked as if they were buying. In the extra 2%, financial journalist and sportswriter jonah keri chronicles the remarkable story of one teams cinderella journey from divisional doormat to world series contender. Mar 09, 2011 one of our favorite new baseball books is jonah keris exhaustive, intelligent the extra 2%, which chronicles the rise of the tampa bay rays over the last halfdecade, how they did it, what they. The extra 2% is a captivating book if you love baseball, but.
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