* Announcement: Move over Moneyball, Keri's comin'

December 27, 2008

Jonah Keri announces on his blog that his has agreed to terms with ESPN Books and Random House on a book analyzing the Tampa Bay Rays and the team’s “Wall Street approach to baseball.” (The concept sounds very interesting, but with the way Wall Street is going these days, maybe the Rays should look for a new philosophy.)

There’s no publication date yet or even a title, but on his blog, Keri’s enthusiasm is unmistakable:

I’m psyched about the project, because there’s an amazing story to be told. Three guys with limited baseball experience but a wealth of Wall Street experience, Stuart Sternberg (Goldman Sachs), Matt Silverman (Goldman Sachs) and Andrew Friedman (Bear Stearns) have taken the Rays from the worst team in baseball to the 2008 AL champions. That’s not even stating it strongly enough. When these Wall Street guys took over three years ago, the Rays were the butt of constant jokes, the weak sister in a division ruled by the unbeatable Yankees and Red Sox. Now…well, I’m writing a book about them! They’ve got a loaded team that’s going to be very good for many years to come.

Michael Lewis’ examination of  the Oakland Athletics in Moneyball has become one of the all-time classics about the game. Here’s wishing Keri the same success.

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