The focus here in keris book is the rays, the wall street geniuses who bought. According to jonah keri, author of a new book titled, the extra 2%, the turnaround had as much to do with changes in the rays boardroom as it did with changes on the baseball field. In the extra 2%, jonah keri records the remaking of the tampa bay rays by wall streeters, a plan that met with success. The extra 2% by jonah keri penguin random house canada. He also hosts the jonah keri podcast, which you should subscribe to on itunes. Jonah keri was a new york times bestseller for his book on the tampa bay rays, published in 2011, the extra 2%. The books title refers to rays owner stuart sternbergs philosophy that rather than attempt to lap the fieldan unrealistic goal, given the teams. The paperback edition of his new book, up, up, and away, on the history of the montreal expos, is now available. Apr 02, 2014 new york times bestselling author jonah keri s new book up, up and away is being called the definitive history of the expos.
The extra 2% this novel, the extra 2% by jonah keri is about the tampa bay rays, a team that made a historic turnaround from perennial loser to consistent contender. The extra 2% by jonah keri the story of the rays rise to the first division gets a write up. Three years after pecota projected 88 wins for a tampa bay rays club that had never before surpassed 70only to see those expectations eclipsed by a team that went on to earn 97 victories and an american league pennantthe teams rise to relevance in baseballs most competitive division has received the fulllength book treatment, courtesy of jonah keris. Montreals jonah keri is the author of the extra 2%. Mar 14, 2011 jonah keri is a former stockmarket columnist for investors business daily and now a writer for the wall street journal and fangraphs. Discover other books like this, author exclusives, and more. Talking baseball, expos, cleveland, and beyond with jonah keri. Those who value stats see the rays as proof that objective, coldstatistical analysis works. How wall street strategies took a major league baseball team from worst to first, about the tampa bay rays. Defying the economics of baseball the new york times. Jonah keri born september 20, 1974, in montreal, quebec is a canadian journalist, sportswriter and editor. When major league baseball adopted free agency in the mid1970s, it created a system in which players.
This book by jonah keri attempts to describe the strategies that the front office. The book s title comes from sternberg telling keri that the rays had to do everything 2% better to beat the odds in professional sports toughest division. Im talking today with jonah keri, author of the new book the extra 2%, how wall street strategies took a. Jonah keri records the remaking of the tampa bay rays by wall streeters, a plan that met with success. Moneyball is about more than just baseball stats the movie moneyball opens friday. Jul 19, 2019 jonah keri, who writes and hosts a podcast for the sports news website the athletic, was charged with assault causing bodily harm and uttering death threats. For ten years, the tampa bay devil rays ambled up to home plate and struck out.
On tuesday, sports and stock market writer jonah keri stops by to about his new book and the upcoming mlb season. For ten years, the tampa bay devil rays ambled up to home plate and. How wall street strategies took a major league baseball team from worst to first first kindle edition by jonah keri, mark cuban. Yesterday we, as well as the guys at draysbay and theprocess report started bouncing around the idea of doing an event related to jonah keris new book on a game day. The kid, the hawk, rock, vladi, pedro, le grand orange, youppi. Friendly toast, the official breakfast place of this blog makes a case as entertaining as it is thorough in. Friendly toast, the official breakfast place of this blog makes a case as entertaining as it is thorough in his new book that the rays, even with their. Mar 09, 2011 the new book on the rays is very good. As a rays fan, and as someone who loved michael lewis moneyball, i came to jonah keri s the extra 2% with high expectations. Up, up, and away on the montreal expos and the new york times bestseller the extra 2% on the tampa bay rays. The answer to that question is the major draw to jonah keris excellent new book the extra 2%.
Jun 01, 2019 i gave a talk at my alma mater concordia university, talking about the future of journalism and the craft of storytelling. He interviewed all sorts of people with connections to the franchise, past and present. Jul 20, 2019 jonah keri was a new york times bestseller for his book on the tampa bay rays, published in 2011, the extra 2%. For jonahs sake, we hope people hate wall street less in spring 2011, when the book comes out, than they do now. How wall street strategies took a major league baseball team from worst to first by jonah keri in chm, fb2, fb3 download ebook. Mar 10, 2011 three years after pecota projected 88 wins for a tampa bay rays club that had never before surpassed 70only to see those expectations eclipsed by a team that went on to earn 97 victories and an american league pennantthe teams rise to relevance in baseballs most competitive division has received the fulllength book treatment, courtesy of jonah keris the extra 2%. How wall street strategies took a major league baseball team from. Andrew friedman, the rays ecutive vice president for baseball operations, sought a different course. He takes us from the lows of the tampa group being denied a baseball franchise multiple times and the vincent naimoli years to the highs of drafting carl crawford, signing evan longoria to a multiple year deal, and the world series run. 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 keris the extra 2% is a combo baseball and business book. 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.
Find the full talk, as well as concordias complete thinking out loud speaker and podcast series, here. Being a montreal expos fan is a frustration like no other. I gave a talk at my alma mater concordia university, talking about the future of journalism and the craft of storytelling. With the muchadmired tampa bay rays as a case study, he helps locate those seemingly inconsequential actions, in management and in human resources, that cumulatively add up to major victories. In the extra 2%, financial journalist and sportswriter jonah keri chronicles the. The extra 2% is a captivating book if you love baseball, but its. How great management turned around baseballs worst team. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the extra 2%. May 06, 2010 for jonahs sake, we hope people hate wall street less in spring 2011, when the book comes out, than they do now. Jonah keri is a staff writer for grantland and a contributor to fivethirtyeight. Aug 18, 2011 jonah keri is a staff writer for grantland. Jonah keri has given us a fascinating look at how the tampa bay devil rays became winners. Mar 08, 2011 the extra 2% is a book written by jonah keri about the history of the rays franchise and the wall street management style of the new regime.
He will be in court in january 2020 to face criminal charges of domestic violence against his wife. The books title comes from sternberg telling keri that the rays had to do everything 2% better to beat the odds in professional sports toughest division. In the superb the extra 2%, jonah keri will remind readers of michael lewis moneyball. The answer to those questions shifted depending on whom keri asked. In 2005, a group of investment bankers with little baseball experience. Keri, a financial reporter, takes inspiration from michael lewiss trailblazing moneyball, and can recount a ball game and break down revenue with equal ability. Jonah keri is a former stockmarket columnist for investors business daily and now a writer for the wall street journal and fangraphs. For sports readers, business readers, and fans of moneyball, jonah keris the extra 2% is both a. Based on the michael lewis book, it focuses on the rise of advanced statistical analysis in major league baseball. The extra 2%, by jonah keri the objective standard. The extra 2% is a captivating book if you love baseball, but. Jonah keri writes about baseball and numerous other topics for cbs sports. Jonah keri, columnist for the athletic, arrested and. J upton best describes their team by saying, i used to tell people that i played for the devil rays and theyd ask, who are the devil rays.
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 books title refers to rays owner stuart sternbergs philosophy that rather than. Jonah keri, who writes and hosts a podcast for the sports news website the athletic, was charged with assault causing bodily harm and uttering death threats. How wall street strategies took a major league baseball team from worst to first, canadian author and wunderkid jonah kerri tells the story of baseballs tampa bay rays and how new ownership too the team through a transition from a small market baseball team in a bad stadium with atrocious management on and off the field and. Mar 25, 2014 jonah keri has given us a fascinating look at how the tampa bay devil rays became winners. In the case of the 2008 tampa bay rays, an american league championship. Jonah keri, columnist for the athletic, arrested and charged. Ironically, jonah later got in touch with us about continue reading. 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.
Jan 11, 2011 weve talked before about jonah keri s upcoming book about the tampa bay rays, but in case you forgot, its called the extra 2%. One of our favorite new baseball books is jonah keris exhaustive. Jun 25, 2015 jonah keri is a staff writer for grantland. Feb 28, 2011 the extra 2% this novel, the extra 2% by jonah keri is about the tampa bay rays, a team that made a historic turnaround from perennial loser to consistent contender. Author jonah keri decides to try to find those answers and more in his new book the extra 2%. The extra 2% is a book written by jonah keri about the history of the rays franchise and the wall street management style of the.
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He shares years of baseball trauma with the baseball rabbi audience. Jonah keri never worked for the tampa bay devil rays or rays, but he did the nextbest thing. How wall street strategies took a major league baseball team from worst to first is a. Adapted from ap a few years ago the tampa bay rays werent just the. The extra 2% is a captivating book if you love baseball, but its an even more captivating book if you love success. How wall street strategies took a major league baseball team from worst to first is a new york times best seller. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jonah keri is the author of baseball between the numbers 4. He will be in court in january 2020 to face criminal charges of.