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“jonah keri”

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  • Up, Up, and Away

    The Kid, the Hawk, Rock, Vladi, Pedro, le Grand Orange, Youppi!, the Crazy Business of Baseball, and the Ill-fated but Unforgettable Montreal Expos

    by Jonah Keri ...
    The definitive history of the Montreal Expos by the definitive Expos fan, the New York Times bestselling sportswriter and Grantland columnist Jonah Keri.2014 is the 20th anniversary of the strike that killed baseball in Montreal, and the 10th anniversary of the team's move to Washington, DC. But the memories aren't dead--not by a long shot. The Expos pinwheel cap is still sported by Montrealers, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Extra 2%

    How Wall Street Strategies Took a Major League Baseball Team from Worst to FirstFirst

    by Jonah Keri ...
    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? 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.In The Extra 2%, financial journalist and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Rock Solid

    My Life in Baseball's Fast Lane

    by Tim Raines, Alan Maimon ...
    For more than a decade, Tim Raines patrolled left field for the nascent Montreal Expos, igniting the powder keg of what would become one of the most innovative, entertaining, and talented teams of the modern era. Raines, nicknamed "Rock," hit and stole his way into the hearts of baseball fans across North America. The seven-time all-star tore through the Expos record books before moving on to the ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Baseball Between the Numbers

    Why Everything You Know About the Game Is Wrong

    by Jonah Keri, Baseball Prospectus ...
    In the numbers-obsessed sport of baseball, statistics don't merely record what players, managers, and owners have done. Properly understood, they can tell us how the teams we root for could employ better strategies, put more effective players on the field, and win more games. The revolution in baseball statistics that began in the 1970s is a controversial subject that professionals and fans alike ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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    The Extra 2%

    How Wall Street Strategies Took a Major League Bas

    by Jonah Keri ...
    Narrated by Lloyd James ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 44 min

    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? 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. In The Extra 2%, financial journalist and ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

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  • Bigger Than the Game

    Restitching a Major League Life

    by Dirk Hayhurst ...
    The Toronto Blue Jays pitcher recounts his fateful season of injury, rehab, and reinvention in a memoir by “the best writer in a baseball uniform” (Tyler Kepner, The New York Times).After nearly a decade in the minors, Dirk Hayhurst defied the odds to climb onto the pitcher's mound for the Toronto Blue Jays. Newly married, with a big league paycheck and a brand new house, Hayhurst was ready for a ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • The Only Rule Is It Has to Work

    Our Wild Experiment Building a New Kind of Baseball Team

    by Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller ...
    "A kind of gonzo Moneyball": The New York Times–bestseller about two statistics-minded outsiders being allowed to run a professional baseball team ( New York Times Book Review).It's the ultimate in fantasy baseball: You get to pick the roster, set the lineup, and decide on strategies—with real players, in a real ballpark, in a real playoff race. That's what baseball analysts Ben Lindbergh and Sam ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Guy on the Left

    Sports Stories from the Best Seat in the House

    by James Duthie ...
    If you’re a sports fan, you know James Duthie.The biggest games, the biggest trades, the juiciest rumours—chances are Duthie is the guy you tuned in to hear talk about them. There are other experts and insiders, stats guys and analysts, but no one else who can talk about sports with the humour, the knowledge, and the charisma Duthie brings to every event he covers. He also makes the best spoof ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Scorecasting

    The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won

    by Tobias Moskowitz, L. Jon Wertheim ...
    In Scorecasting, University of Chicago behavioral economist Tobias Moskowitz teams up with veteran Sports Illustrated writer L. Jon Wertheim to overturn some of the most cherished truisms of sports, and reveal the hidden forces that shape how basketball, baseball, football, and hockey games are played, won and lost.Drawing from Moskowitz's original research, as well as studies from fellow ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Journeyman

    The Many Triumphs (and Even More Defeats) Of A Guy Who's Seen

    by Sean Pronger ...
    Every young hockey player dreams of one day playing in the NHL, of skating on a line with his hero and drinking champagne in the dressing room after winning the Stanley Cup. But kids should watch what they wish for. They may make it to the pros, like Sean Pronger, only to end up playing for sixteen teams over eleven seasons. They may end up on a team with a guy like the Great One, but skate on his ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • If You Love This Game . . .

    An MVP's Life in Baseball

    by Andre Dawson, Alan Maimon ...
    Reflecting on his accomplishments, his colleagues, and the future of baseball, Andre Dawson tells the story of his four-decade career as a player and executive in this intimate memoir. Seriously injured at a young age, Dawson struggled with chronic pain throughout his career and was only seriously scouted by the Montreal Expos during college. Overcoming these odds, he went on to be named the ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Coach

    The Pat Burns Story

    by Rosie DiManno ...
    Pat Burns was one of the great NHL coaches. He worked with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils, and seemed always to enjoy instant success. He capped his extraordinary career by coaching the New Jersey Devils to a Stanley Cup victory in 2003. Cancer--his third bout--finally claimed him in 2010, aged 58.Rosie DiManno, who knew Burns well, has written a ... Read more

    $13.99 USD